Travel experiences: Crossing language barriers while traveling 7 Articles

by RoseAnna Woods

Testimonies: Crossing language barriers while traveling Nothing angers me more then watching a reality show like the "Amazing Race," and seeing the competitors talk to the natives of a country like they are stupid. O...read more

by Elizabeth Ann West

I am a submarine groupie. This past year I followed my husband to three different port calls, of which the Navy determined it fit their needs for him to only make two. I spent 10 days in both Yokosuka, Japan and Brisbane...read more

by Joanne Olivieri

French Fries and Ice Cream The air was dense, humid - a pungent aroma of diesel fuel, baked yams, and other harbor delicacies. I'd been sightseeing for hours, roaming the busy streets of Kowloon immersed in cultural fla...read more

by Lostinchina

I followed closely behind my new Tibetan friend as she led the way inside her now dark house. We had been chatting over the garden fence while I showed her the digital photos on my camera. We both laughed as I tried expl...read more

by Carmen Henesy

Little did I know how much I would benefit from persevering through four years of conjugating verbs and memorizing vocabulary during my Spanish classes in Columbus, Georgia - especially since, as the inaugural third and f...read more

by Laura Hageman

Traveling to a country that does not speak English is a scary feeling at first. You do not know really what to expect and how you will be able to communicate if you cannot speak their language and they cannot speak yours. ...read more

by Tamara Fagg

Travelling in this world is no longer a huge thing, the saying the world is becoming a smaller place it so very true. How many times do you go on holiday, only to find that finding a local to the place is near impossible....read more