language integration

I bet that the first phrase that popped into your head upon seeing “Spanish language mishaps” in the title of this post is the iconic phrase “estoy embarazada.” As Spanish…

Tourism in Morocco is booming, and it’s easy to see why. Morocco is a beautiful country with delicious food, rich history and culture, and a strong tourist infrastructure that makes…

The first time I said goodbye to Seville (aka Sevilla, its proper name in Spanish and how it will remain written in the rest of this post), it was with…

“Hay un toilette fii el camión?” I found myself thinking. One sentence, three languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, and Spanish again. “Probably not,” was the follow-up thought. And there was English.…

I’m a huge lover of languages, and a big proponent of language learning in conjunction with travel. Language learning, even just the basics, helps us connect to cultures and people…

The feeling of humidity engulfing me immediately gave me a strange sense of peace. Which is kind of weird. I mean, come on. It’s humidity. It makes once-tame hair practically…

Believe it or not, In Locamotion has been up and running for an entire year now! Happy anniversary to me! So of course, I had all of these grand plans…

“It’s hot.” Probably my first tangible thought, which occurred about as soon as I stepped off the plane onto the jetbridge. Maybe the jacket and scarf were a mistake? I…

Leap of faith Setting: Dubai International Airport. State of being: jetlagged and frenzied. I cursed my stone age travel phone for about the 1,000th time, trying to connect to the…

Of everywhere that I visited in Guatemala, Cobán was my favorite. It ended up being a destination by chance, and arriving there was a journey. I traversed Guatemala City in search of the…