Erin McGann is a Canadian freelance writer focusing on travel, living abroad, parenting, history, and culture. After nearly a decade living in the UK, Erin settled in Heidelberg, Germany with her husband and son. Dragging her family to every castle and open-air museum is a favourite activity, along with sewing, archery, and historical reenactment. You can check out her travel blog, and follow her obsession with half-timbered houses on her Instagram account.
Dec 15, 2020
People learn a new language for all sorts of reasons: immigration, love, work, or just to stretch their brain. Whenever...
Dec 09, 2020
You’ve decided to really get focused about your German language learning – but now what? A popular choice are German...
Dec 04, 2020
You’ve made a resolution to learn a language Great! But where to start? There’s everything from apps to in-person classes out there...
Nov 16, 2020
You would think this is a simple question, but things have been changing when it comes to work, pensions and...
Nov 11, 2020
Learning the days of the week in German is one language skill you need to master early on. And although...
Nov 10, 2020
It’s not clear who said this phrase originally – was it Oscar Wilde or Richard Porson? – but it’s a...
Nov 10, 2020
Erin had a conversation with a woman the other day who said she learned German really quickly because she attended...
Nov 05, 2020
I’m into year five of my learning German journey, and I learned French all through school and university (yay Canada!) so I...
Nov 01, 2020
You’ve been looking for a job, and landed an interview! But what should you expect and what kinds of things...
Oct 27, 2020
There are lots of options out there for how to learn languages – particularly for people who aren’t able to...
Oct 26, 2020
We’ve all heard the stories of people learning a language from watching soap operas at home on TV. Okay well...
Oct 19, 2020
There is no question that improving your English makes it easier to find a job, progress in your career, or...