This week I will be focussing on New Year’s traditions. By the time you listen to this podcast, the new year will be behind you. How did you celebrate the solar new year? Join me in this brief foray into the new year’s traditions we celebrate in our home.

Join in while I share with you some interesting ways of accessing language learning without pressure. I will also share some New Year’s rituals in our family that tie in with this same kind of physical approach to language learning that could also be seen as something of a philosophy.

Have you ever wondered what different kinds of celebrations are celebrated at the end of the year in different cultures? In honour of our German heritage we celebrate Heilig Abend and new this year, the Rauhnächte. In honour of our North American heritage we celebrate Christmas. And in the tradition of a Celtic past we celebrate the Feast of Lights at Winter Solstice.

In this episode we are using a quote from modern day rapper, author and philosopher Robert Gwisdek from his fictional tale, The Invisible Apple, and in German, Der Unsichtbare Apfel. In this episode we are exploring the dilemma of seeking guidance or trusting one’s intuition.

Join me on a short journey to my young life where we will see several common idioms in action that make use of the verb 'to hit'.

In this brief retelling of the fairy tale about Six Brothers under a magical spell and made to live as Swans, we look at a few different kinds of commonly used phrases so that we can understand them in context.

In this episode on Samhain, otherwise known as Halloween, we will briefly look at where this festive holiday came from and learn some new words and phrases in just under 6 minutes.

In this episode we are using a quote from the philosopher Lao Tzu to have a short discussion on the acquisition of knowledge. These discussions are designed to bring us closer and explore the ideas and thoughts that might help us on our language learning journey.