Recently, I wrote about the abroad version of WebMD and how sometimes we read too much about a place before getting there and instead of feeling confident we end up freaking ourselves out. As I mentioned then, researching is a good thing but we also have to be careful where we get our information from. MYTH: […]
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Myth or Truth #2: You Need to Learn the Language
“Myths are an attempt to narrate a whole human experience…” ~ D.H. Lawrence … but we’re usually not trying to tell a whole human experiences’ story, we’re trying to tell just one… ours. Some myths are based in truth but when we forget that a myth is a widely believed idea and not ultimate truth, myths could be […]
Myth or Truth #1: Living Abroad is a Grand Adventure
“Myths are an attempt to narrate a whole human experience…” ~ D.H. Lawrence … but we’re usually not trying to tell a whole human experiences’ story, we’re trying to tell just one… ours. Some myths are based in truth but when we forget that a myth is a widely believed idea and not ultimate truth, myths […]