Art that Resonated in 2025
One of my goals for 2026 is to reflect more, and this includes reflecting on all the art I engage with every day. While I often value good art for that “in the moment feeling”, I’ve realized that it’s also…
Category French
Year of the Dragon: My 2024 New Year Language Goals
Happy Year of the Dragon! Six months in Taiwan have flown by, and I’ve done a lot of reflecting about what my 2024 new year language goals are. When it comes to language learning, I’ll be focusing on four of…
Fieldnote #2: When a Pokémon Master knows 17th-Century French Literature
I’ve recently been playing through the French version of Pokemon Omega Ruby for Nintendo 3DS— partly for the nostalgia/escapism, but also as a means to improving my French reading. For those who aren’t familiar, there’s a place called Maison de…
How to Learn Nouchi like an Ivorian
On dit quoi? At first glance, Côte d’Ivoire’s colorful argot can be difficult to decipher. Some call it a dialect, some call it a creole, while others may consider it a completely different language. No matter which way you see…