My reading list except it’s only Spanish and Latin American literature
One of my favorite ways to prepare for the year ahead, or for a return to reading after a slump, is to go through my reading list and pick out the books I’m most excited to read.
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My language learning progress: 2025 wrap-up and 2026 goals
2025 was my third full year of language learning. Portuguese and French were new additions, and since they’re similar to Spanish, which I’d already been learning, I was able to go (almost) straight to native audio. And they say there are no shortcuts!
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Tips for intermediate language learners
How to break into native content
In a nutshell, you’re tired of content made for learners, but you suck at understanding content made for native speakers.
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A car-free week in Sydney, Australia
Itinerary
This itinerary is organized into six days spent in walkable areas so you can take public transit to the area, spend the day exploring it on foot, and catch a ride back to your accommodations for the night.
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15+ things to do in Dallas in fall 2025
This 2025, I’m here to share with you the caramel-dipped fruits of my labor, i.e. over a dozen awesome fall activity ideas for families – or 21+ singles – to put to the test this season.
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The best Japanese comprehensible input resources for absolute beginners and beginners
No prior experience necessary!
In 2024 I started learning Japanese by consuming comprehensible input, no textbooks or classes, coming in knowing nothing.
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The best restaurants in Athens and Naxos for vegetarians on a budget
2025 Favorites
I spent a week in Greece in May 2025, crisscrossing the Athens metroplex and Naxos. While all the restaurants I stopped at were pretty good, some of them had an extra-special something that set them apart from the crowd.
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Everything I packed for a week in Greece in spring
What worked and what didn't
This May, I took my FIRST international trip (since I was nine years old, anyway), and it taught me so much about what (and what not!) to pack. I made some good decisions, plenty of mistakes, and I want to share everything so we can all learn from it!
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Spanish-language content recommendations: My Favorites
Listen up, advanced Spanish learners! We all know nothing can be more frustrating than trying – and failing – to find good stuff to watch. That’s why I decided to compile an ongoing list of my top Spanish-language content recommendations.
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How far can you go in language learning using only comprehensible input?
A Spanish language case study
Textbooks are too boring, you don’t have the time or money to commit to a class, and a certain app with an owl logo isn’t getting you anywhere. There has to be a better way.
