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Sep

Life Lessons at the Top of a Paris Tour Bus

by Sheron Long on September 27, 2012

Open air tour bus in Paris leading to life lessons

The best seat in the house?
© Sheron Long

The seat at the top of a Paris tour bus—I wanted it. I ran for it. I got it. My good friend often tells me, “Watch out what you wish for.” OK, buddy, after it rained all kinds of “Oh, I see” moments on me, now I see what you mean!

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Art of Travel/Life Lessons

24

Sep

Being Bilingual Builds Brain Power

by Sheron Long on September 24, 2012

“Rainy Day in Paris” © Sheron Long

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French? You Can Learn It!

Chatting in a French café makes for a good day even in the rain. Chatting in a French café in French is worth even more—knowing the language, just some or being bilingual, deepens how you experience the life and culture.

Benefits of Being Bilingual

A brain lifting weights to signify the brain power of being bilingual (Image courtesy of Thinkstock)

Flex your brain with a second language and build bilingual brain power

Connecting across cultures is one benefit of being bilingual, but there are many more.  Read more...

 

Becoming Bilingual/Crossing Cultures/France/Language & Culture

20

Sep

Life After Technology: To Correct or Auto-Correct?

by Sheron Long on September 20, 2012

Help key, symbolizing challenges of life after technology, especially with the auto-correct feature

Help is what we need in life after technology!
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How I Got the Wrong Spelling and the Right Answer

The other day on a talk show about cars, the caller identified herself as a software engineer for Microsoft in charge of spell-check.

The car conversation made a sudden U-turn into how technology affects our lives, specifically the perils of spell-check. Finally, the software engineer wriggled her way out of a tight spot and shared one of life’s secrets: for spell-check to work, “you have to get close.”  Read more...

 

Innovations/Secrets to Life

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