This isn’t the usual list of Italian words and phrases you often see in phrase books. This personal collection is based on travels in Italy during last October, roaming the north and south of the country for twenty days. I am far from speaking like a native Italian but being a francophone gives me the [...]

Long after leaving the luxury of Bora Bora or any of Tahiti’s enchanting islands, the local greeting Ia Orana plays in the mind like an enchanting melody. The Tahitian language has a musical intonation, and much like a siren’s song, it calls every so often. Tahiti’s official languages are Tahitian and French. Although English is [...]