那达慕 Nadam Festival: Sandy Perkins – Beijing, November 2019
Recently I attended a Nadam celebration in Beijing. Nadam is one of the most important Mongolian festivals. Beijing’s Nadam celebration was held in the Central Minzu University of China (“Minzu” translates to ethnic minority). At this event I experienced many aspects of traditional Mongolian culture. The festival began with the…
Joshua Binfor, Lisbon, Portugal – November 2019
This month I went to Porto. Porto is the second biggest city in Portugal, and it has the most famous Portuguese wine, Port wine. The city is also nicknamed Invicta because during the civil war the Portuguese city withstood a siege of over a year. It was my first time…
Réunion lé la ! Réunion is Here!
Réunion lé la! Réunion is here! For those who are unaware that was Réunionais Creole. Apart from French, Réunion Island also has another language spoken throughout the Island which one calls Creole. Creole has a proximity to French, and one can find different versions of Creole spoken in the Antilles,…
Sam in Tajikistan – ХАЛҚИ ОШ – LAND OF OSH
Номи ман Сам аст ва ин моҳ ба Душанбе, пойтахти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, барои таҷрибаомӯзиям омадам. Дар донишгоҳ забони форсию забоншиносӣ таҳсил мекунам. Тоҷикӣ як забони Осиёи Марказӣ аст, ки наздики форсӣ аст, вале бо хатти кириллик навишта мешавад. Дар ин “блог”ҳо умедворам, ки хотироти хуб дар бораи ин кишвар гузорам.…
