How boring would it be if we don't ask questions? As a child, a programme called "Willem Wever" in Holland was my favourite programme on...

Learning as an adult with busy lives is difficult and therefore it does really need a different approach. For me learning on the spot...

Recently I watched several talks from Lera Borodistky, "how language shapes the way we think". She is a cognitive science professor and...

This week I am tracing back the word folly. I t is a noun that popped up during my Italian lesson when I was trying to decipher what...

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are the components of the SWOT analysis. It is a well-known tool used in business to...

The expression 'mover and shaker' caught my attention when the term was used in a documentary describing a self-idolising narcissist. At...

It is a fact that spending time can be a battle. If you have a lot of time on our hands you could be less effective, but as you have too...

Oh no, you think another story about how to overcome the anxiety of staying home all the time, but fear not, it is and it isn’t. I am...

Holiday, normally a great relief and looked forward to with great anticipation. My daugther just finished her last school day “online”...

Speaking another language is a challenge, but a very rewarding ambition. As soon as you "utter" the first words to a native speaker and...

Starting this blog with a more serious title than the lovely flowers last time, but very appropriate in the current times. This very...

Life is certainly not allowing us now to compare it to "a bed of roses", there is nothing blissful and comfortable right now. I would...