Alexandra Bornhoft, Author at The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/author/alexandra-bornhoft/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Moving Abroad? 7 Things to Remember https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/moving-abroad-advice/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/moving-abroad-advice/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:32:36 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=9667 Moving abroad is equally thrilling and terrifying! It’s an opportunity to call another country home, learn a new language, and foster your own independence. It also means you’ll be far away from friends and family, will be surrounded by a completely unfamiliar culture, and will need to build a whole new community. Whether you are Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/moving-abroad-advice/feed/ 0 Learning German with Pimsleur: An Expats Review https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/learning-german-with-pimsleur-an-expats-review/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/learning-german-with-pimsleur-an-expats-review/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:00:35 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=9721 Learning a Foreign Language When Living Abroad While on a hike a few weeks after moving to Zurich, I commented to my friend that I was proud to be developing an ear for German. “It’s so weird, though,” I said, “that the Swiss say ‘bitte’ to you as a greeting.”  Bitte means please, and while I thought it Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/learning-german-with-pimsleur-an-expats-review/feed/ 3 Two Days in Nuremberg, Germany: Bavarian Beer, Bratwurst and the Burden of History https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/two-days-in-nuremberg-germany/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/two-days-in-nuremberg-germany/#comments Fri, 31 May 2019 22:00:12 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=6141 Nuremberg, Germany: More than Meets the Eye Nuremberg (Nürnberg in German) may be infamous for the World War II war crimes tribunals and hosting massive Nazi party rallies, but there is much more to this Bavarian city than that! It also has more breweries per square capita than anywhere else, a charming medieval old town, teeny Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/two-days-in-nuremberg-germany/feed/ 1 A Weekend in Amsterdam – Wanderers Guide to the Dutch Capital https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/a-weekend-in-amsterdam-wanderers-guide-to-the-dutch-capital/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/a-weekend-in-amsterdam-wanderers-guide-to-the-dutch-capital/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 14:00:36 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5817 A weekend in Amsterdam is barely enough time to scratch its surface. With a mind-boggling amount of museums (seemingly for every persuasion), markets, and parks, not to mention cafes, coffeeshops, and canals – it’s impossible to do it all. But, 48 hours in Amsterdam is better than no hours at all. And with tulip-seekers flocking to Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/a-weekend-in-amsterdam-wanderers-guide-to-the-dutch-capital/feed/ 0 Finding Fairyland: The Absinthe Trail in Val-de-Travers, Switzerland https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/finding-fairyland-the-absinthe-trail-in-val-de-travers-switzerland/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/finding-fairyland-the-absinthe-trail-in-val-de-travers-switzerland/#respond Thu, 02 May 2019 13:00:51 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5013 Absinthe – The Green Fairy, Devil in the Green Bottle Absinthe has a storied past. It carries an air of mystery and a sense of lawlessness, the mere mention conjuring up scenes of dim-lit Parisian cafes and patrons with small glasses of a glowing green elixir. It represents both creativity and artistry, and distorted perceptions and Read More >>

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