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Palaces in GranadaExploring Granada's Moorish heritage

View of The Alhambra from The Generalife Gardens

The Alhambra is the most visited of all the palaces in Granada. It’s also an important part of Spain’s heritage. With ornate Arabic stuccoes, stunning views of the Sierra Nevada and Valpairíso Valley, and rich insights into Granada’s past. But […]

May 23, 2018January 30, 2019 Chris BehrsinTravel Stories, Food, History and Culture, Europe
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Flashcard Apps and How They Changed My LifeThe easiest way to learn vocabulary

Flashcard apps, for me, were revolutionary. You see, when I was a teenager, I really struggled with learning vocabulary in foreign languages. It was easy for me to pick up the basic stuff, but when it came to learning 100 […]

May 12, 2018February 19, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions
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10 Tantalizing Polish SoupsSome of the best of Polish cooking

Zurek soup in a bowl of bread

Polish soups are amazing. I lived in Poland for a couple of years and I had to adjust to sweet lunches from time to time and eating the main meal much earlier in the day. But these meals came first […]

May 5, 2018January 30, 2019 Chris BehrsinFood, History and Culture, Europe
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HSK 3 to HSK 4 in 5 MonthsHow I achieved it and how you can too

HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试). It’s a standard Chinese language test with 6 levels. HSK 1 is the lowest and HSK 6 the highest. HSK 3 and HSK 4 are in the middle. According to Hanban these two levels […]

April 28, 2018January 30, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions, Asia
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Sacromonte Caves and Cave MuseumExploring Granada's famous caves dwellings

It’s January near the Sacromonte Caves Museum in Granada, Spain. The air is as warm as a summer’s day back home in the UK, without the humidity. We navigate the narrow paths around the hill, the Albaicín behind us, the […]

April 23, 2018January 31, 2019 Chris BehrsinEurope, Travel Stories, Food, History and Culture
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My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 3Final year in China, two unexpected trips, and why to stay friends with your school

Ola standing outside, some Chinese men loading boxes onto a cart in the background
My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 3/3

In the previous post I described my second year in China and how I had to go back to Poland for the operation. After that, we went to Europe for the summer holidays. We knew by then that we were […]

April 15, 2018February 1, 2019 Ola JagielskaTravel Stories, Living Abroad, Asia
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My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 2My experience as a non-native English teacher during my second year in China

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My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 2/3

After a first rocky year living in China, it seemed like the next would be much easier. I was happy. I finally had a permanent job, after one whole year of just some odd hours here and there. But my […]

February 12, 2018February 1, 2019 Ola JagielskaTravel Stories, Living Abroad, Asia
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6 Weird Chinese Foods We Learned to Love(And one that wasn't quite for us)

Cooked softshell turtle served on a plate with red chilies and other vegetables

There are a lot of weird Chinese foods. I’ve heard of people eating scorpions, snakes and spiders in China. Truth be told, however, when we lived there for 3 years we didn’t see so much of these stranger foods. Admittedly, […]

January 24, 2018January 31, 2019 Chris BehrsinAsia, Living Abroad, Food, History and Culture
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Above The AlbaicínExploring Granada's highest points

It would be easy to visit Granada and never see the Albaicín quarter. There’s just so much going on in the Spanish city of Granada’s city centre. Flamenco shows with melodious guitar solos and dancers clicking their heels like hoof […]

January 9, 2018January 31, 2019 Chris BehrsinTravel Stories, Food, History and Culture, Europe
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My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 1Problems during my first year in China and what I learnt

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My Chinese Visa Problems: Part 1/3

Towards the end of our second year living in Poland my husband and I both needed a change. We wanted to travel, to see more, and our working lifestyles made this difficult. Teaching English in Poland, it’s difficult to make […]

January 4, 2018February 1, 2019 Ola JagielskaLiving Abroad, Asia, Travel Stories
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