French Word Of The Week- Sou

February 3, 2013 8:23 pm0 comments
French Word Of The Week- Sou

  A Sou is a colloquial French word which can translate to penny, money or cents The most common introduction to the word sou is when someone is penniless and they will say “Je n’ai pas de sou“. I don’t have a penny/cent. The currency sou has not been in [...]

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Spanish Word of the Week- Rollo

January 28, 2013 8:35 pm0 comments
Spanish Word of the Week- Rollo

When learning a language, as we delve deeper into the language, we start to notice words that are used frequently. Sometimes we find these words confusing because the same word has many different meanings depending on the context. Rollo is one such word in Spanish that has that effect. Although [...]

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The Iconic New Zealand Haka

January 24, 2013 9:11 pm0 comments
The Iconic New Zealand Haka

It’s a rugby game. You’re up againgst the world champions for many years New Zealand. You know you don’t stand a chance. Then you line up on the field, looking straight at the New Zealand team, the All Blacks. They are all bigger than you and all solid players. Then [...]

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