This post is a free bonus chapter to go with my book “Greensplaining”. You can get the full book here.
In case you haven’t heard: the list of countries planning to ditch gas- and diesel-powered cars and vans is growing. Some places want to go emissions-free as early as 2025! More people agree that going car-free makes sense. So what can you do to prepare for the inevitable?
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This post is one of the free bonus chapters that go together with my eBook “Expat Flow”. You can get the book here.
It’s one of the main worries with each big project I plan. And when traveling, it’s one of the first things I’m aiming to get right. Money: how can an expat life handle it better? And what help is available to let happy nomads work their budgets from all around the world? Here are my top three money-managing tools. Suggest yours on social media!
This post is a free bonus chapter to go with my book “Brave Language Learning.” You can get the full book here.
Polyglot adventures often begin when you decide to leave your foreign language course, and look for exposure to languages on your own. It’s an ideal situation if you can make it happen: immersion in a language you’re learning, provided by somebody who speaks the language and is willing to teach you. But how to negotiate this? How can you persuade anybody to become your language teacher? As it turns out, researchers into psychology of negotiation have a lot of helpful tips for us.
This post is a free bonus chapter to go with my book “Brave Language Learning.” You can get the full book here.
You might have been taught a foreign language at school. Maybe you spent some time abroad and could pick up a language there, but then you came back home. Or maybe you began to learn a language, but then you stopped. How to make sure you remember a language after a while? Try these four stages to help your polyglot total recall – and to make sure you remember better the next time!
This post is a free bonus chapter to go with my book “Greensplaining”. You can get the full book here.
It is a pleasure to write posts like this one. The reason for such stories is to celebrate the good news coming from people interested in green ideas. Another reason for this: to show you that caring for the planet can be profitable, fun, and immensely successful. What are some of the great ecology and green success stories?
I read this Bloomberg story with great pleasure. It now looks like the only profitable kind of energy in certain parts of Texas is wind and solar! This means that renewable energy sources are winning in America – and it also means that companies which invest in such enterprises make more money. Crucially, it changes the stereotypes, too. Texas is no longer just seen as a great state full of oil fields and gas works – now these energy sources matter, too. If green energy can win in Texas, where else?
In the UK, that’s where! The story of Ecotricity is a cool one to follow if you’re based in Great Britain. Basically, new wind and solar farms are built by this company every year, and its owner becomes more and more recognized as someone who wants to make a difference to how “green business” is perceived. It’s working, too – suddenly being green or vegan is no longer a weird, niche thing, but an accepted and successful lifestyle decision.
One of my favourite charities these days. If you buy my books, you’re helping me support them. The cause is worthy – making communities switch to more resilient and agile ways of moving around, by providing bicycles, maintenance, training and parts. This means more kids doing better at school, more jobs for mechanics, and more time for people to bring their goods – or good selves – to work. The bicycle, which I saw earlier this year in London on a bike fair, is a heavy duty beast, and the whole idea fills me with really positive thoughts.
Have you heard of good, successful green initiatives? Or are you starting one yourself? Let us know on the usual social media!
This post is a free bonus chapter to go with my book “Brave Language Learning.” You can get the full book here.
If you are serious about learning a foreign language, at some point you will need to move beyond just learning single words. This is when authentic language becomes important. How can you get more authentic language practice? This short post is a list of my favourite ways. The good news is that none of this is likely to cost you much!