Folium: You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s an Experience via NPR

… Connect You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s an Experience via NPR … There is a common proverb that you have probably heard that reads; “money can’t buy happiness.” Well I beg to differ. You can buy happiness, but the happiness depends on what you spend your money on. Advertising tries to catch your eye […]

Folium: Languages Are Mostly Made of Happy Words via The Atlantic

… Connect Languages Are Mostly Made of Happy Words via The Atlantic … Words are an outlet for expressing feelings to others through text. There is a constant mix of positive and negative words used in YouTube Comments, Facebook Posts, and Tweets. Some may use language to harm, while others use it to analyze situations […]

Spanish Vocabulary: Fish

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: Fish el vocabulario español: los peces Fish are a cultural staple in many diets. Identify and correctly name various species of fish. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics … Study la alosa : twaite shad La alosa permanece en el Mar Mediterráneo. The twaite shad permanece en the Mediterranean […]

Folium: Teaching Unaccompanied Minors in NYC International Schools via NPR

… Connect Teaching Unaccompanied Minors in NYC International Schools via NPR … … Making headline news these days is the issue of refugees trying to settle in foreign countries.  A particular subset of these refugees – children – face unique challenges.  Among these many challenges is how these children are to get educated in a […]

Folium: The US Would Be A Better Place If Americans Traveled More via MatadorNetwork

… Connect MatadorNetwork: The US Would Be A Better Place If Americans Traveled More … It may seem more and more taboo for Americans to take their vacation time during the year, but why? More than half of Americans in the recent years aren’t taking their vacation time for the year. Those are precious moments […]

Spanish Vocabulary : Student Services

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary : Student Services el vocabulario español : los servicios estudiantiles Familiarize yourself with academic buildings and offices. Utilize a variety of student services at schools and universities. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics … Study la biblioteca : library La estudiante está en la biblioteca. The student is in the […]

Folium: How to Get By in a Foreign Country When You Don’t Speak the Language via Lifehacker

… Connect How to Get By in a Foreign Country When You Don’t Speak the Language via Lifehacker … The term “ugly American” is well known throughout Europe and perhaps in other countries around the world.  So what is an ugly American?  Urban Dictionary provides the following definition: “The tendency of American tourists visiting foreign […]