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Category: Randoms & My Life

  • Why Writers Should Take a History Degree

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    “Take journalism,” people will advise young, aspiring writers who feel they should go to university to get a degree in something. “You’ll learn more about writing, and get a practical job out of it too.” Clearly this was not advice I took, or could take, since none of the colleges around where I live offered…

  • Is it a Language or a Cultural Problem?

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    “A speaker of variety A who is dismayed or annoyed because speakers of variety B do not talk like the folks back home does not have a linguistic problem but a cultural one, which can only be solved if one is genuinely willing to work to develop the ability  – which does not come naturally…

  • Surviving a Language Immersion, in 3 Steps

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    I write about languages because I’m interested in them. So yes, this post is kind of a general interest post, rather than a writing post, but I will start by putting in a plug for writers to learn a little of the languages of the countries they are writing about. After all, you wouldn’t want…

  • How Not to Write About Brazil (Several Tips)

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    Let’s just say you’re going to write a novel set in Brazil. I know, I know, there’s not a whole ton of novels out there set in Brazil, but I think the world could use a few more set in South America. If you’re going to go that route, or even if you just want…

  • Love In Friendship*

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    Today is Monday, so it should be Quotables Day, but I am writing a longer post because I’ve been MIA for about three weeks now. Nice to be back, by the way! While I was travelling, I came to the realization that friendship love doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Sure, people go on and…

  • Jet Lag

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    I can’t believe I thought I’d be aware enough to write a post today. The sad thing is, I know what I want to write, but I can’t put the words together coherently right now. So once I recover from two days of traveling back to Canada, I will update. See you then!

  • 2 Things That Scare Me About Going (Back) to Brazil

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    I’m doing better this time – last year I wrote about the 3 Things That Scare Me About Travelling to Brazil, and this year it’s only two things! Two minor things, as you’ll see below. The real reason for this post was to let all my lovely readers know I will be leaving in a…

  • Is the World Ruled by Extroverts?

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    Extroverts are stimulated by being around other people, while introverts are re-energized by being alone, or so the common definitions go. And that seems pretty accurate – I fit right into the definition of introvert. Then I ran across this article, which argues that our modern world actively filters out the introverts, and even worse,…

  • No post Friday! The horror!

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    I really hate to do this, but there will be no post this Friday. It’s a combination of exams and being away for several days. Hope you read something interesting today!

  • Broken Genius: True Art is Flawed

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    Well, that’s pretty obvious, you might say. Nothing in this world is perfect, so why should we expect any piece of art to be? Yet you point out faults in something that everyone accepts as ‘genius,’ and people wonder who you are to criticize the work of such a great artist. This is despite the…