January 2010
4 posts
Learning a language on your own - reality vs....
One of the reasons I chose to go to Argentina for a month (or two?) was to improve my Spanish. I had been studying a little on my own prior to leaving, courtesy of the Michel Thomas audio courses.
So what is the reality of learning on your own? Well, the Michel Thomas courses are excellent - I’ve learned more Spanish, and built an understanding of the structure of the language in a way...
Home is not a place, it's a state of mind
“Papa was a rolling stone, where ever he laid his hat was home”
A moment ago I was struck by a moment of home sickness and I thought to myself: “In less than 24 hours, I’ll be back home”. As I’m writing this, I am in a hotel room in Hotel Esturion, Puerto Iguazu, northern Argentina. In 24 hours time I’ll be back in Buenos Aires (this will likely be...
Location Independence - yep, I could do this
I’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a little over a week now. I came from London via Madrid last Friday, and I’m staying in a beautiful split-level apartment in the Palermo part of town.
I found the apartment via BYT Argentina, who specialize in short term rentals in Buenos Aires, and they where most helpful in arranging everything from airport transport to meeting me at the...
Finding Freedom in an unfree world
Those who have known me for long will know that I went through a phase of heavy political awareness a few years back - I was (and still am to some extent) what most people would probably call a wild-eyed libertarian with some leanings in the past that even bordered on anarcho-capitalistic thoughts and principles.
At the core of my moral beliefs are the principles of man as Sovereign over...