When you’re learning a language, you’re bound to make mistakes. Many mistakes. I myself seem to stumble from one blunder to the next. This may at times be slightly embarrassing. Get over it – making mistakes is a very powerful way of learning. One type of mistake is when you mix up words that are […]

A quiet Sunday afternoon after a long walk on the beach, I was on the roof terrace of the flat we rented in Sicily, enjoying a refreshing footbath. I had poured water in the tub first and added some liquid soap afterwards, so it wasn’t foaming up. I was happy as a lark. The terrace […]