Then, once we can roam the globe again, we can gleefully jump right into conversations with locals - and their pets. We can keep our travel muscles limber with foreign language classes. To learn another country's language in these circumstances, I had to accept the new reality.Īt this point in time, we have no idea when we will be able to travel abroad again. With the encouragement of Duolingo, a foreign language app, I have also been Paul and un chien (a dog).
Illustration / Thomas BywaterĬlearly, I am not a cat, but to fill my self-quarantined time, I have been repeating this French phrase over and over again. Learning a new language can be a great way to beat cabin fever and get travel ready.