Lingo in Transit
Travel, Languages and Life
Tag: lingointransit
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When I arrived, I came to quickly realise that waste and recycling is taken seriously here. Each area has council rubbish bags that can be purchased at the local convenience stores and supermarkets. One for general rubbish and one for food waste. Everything else needs to be recycled. I had to look up online what…
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At the beginning of the year, I wrote a post about the 5 things that I’m going to keep doing in 2022. I think the middle of the year is a good time to see how I’m tracking and refresh myself on all the things that I had set out to do for myself this…
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If you are like me and the idea of learning another alphabet seems harder than climbing Mt Everest, fear not. It is possible! One of the perks of learning Korean is that it’s quite phonetic. Once you learn the alphabet (hangul), you will be able to read in no time but not know what the…
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After spending the past 8 years working almost non-stop in the scientific world, I’m taking a break. Switching gears. Crossing a bridge. Whatever you want to call it. It’s a big deal for me. I guess I’m still quite traditional in the sense of thinking of my working life as a “career” and assuming that…
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There is no greater way to see New Zealand than hiring a campervan or car and driving around both islands. The roads are well maintained and there are plenty of camping sites around the country that will suit your needs. There are a handful of campervan hire companies and the one that we have previously…
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Most of the pieces of the puzzle have almost fallen into place. I have resigned from my job, moved back to my parents and am now officially unemployed for a few weeks until I fly. I’ve always wanted to live abroad, even if for a little bit. I’ve also always wanted to teach English abroad,…
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Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference Robert Frost It always seems that society thrusts a map in the hands of everyone dictating what they should do. It’s the acceptable path to take. Why would you possibly need to…
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I’m currently in the process of moving. Moving is such an experience. Mostly a bad one. Who knew how much stuff one has accumulated and don’t even get me started on the amount of computer cables that seem to have multiplied in their box. I’ve also come to learn that things are almost quite worthless…
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A lot of happiness books advise that you should find purpose in your life, help others, stop comparing yourself to others, eat well and maintain your social contacts. But what if you could design it into your life? Happiness by Design by Paul Dolan (behavioural scientist) looks into paying attention to how you act as…
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In one of my last few post, I wrote about my conundrum on what should we do with our last legged clothes. I was having a conversation with someone about this and was reminded of this segment that I had previously seen where clothes were being recycled. Everyone, meet Professor Veena Sahajwalla who is turning…
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