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Dear Responsible W.O.R.L.D. Traveler,
I have lots of exciting news to share with you this month. This means you've got a juicy e-zine here, so grab a cup of coffee, relax, and enjoy!
Rio de Janeiro
I'm happy to be back with you after a magically intense experience of language and cultural immersion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I thought of you often while I was there, particularly about your answer to this question:
Have you ever considered language immersion? Have you ever thought of traveling to Buenos Aires, or Paris, or Rome, and coming home with another language under your belt? Do you sometimes wonder what that experience would be like?
Although I speak several languages, it's been a long time since I thrust myself into serious, round-the-clock language-learning: the mind-altering, 24-hour-a-day immersion that is exhausting, but can't be beat for making serious progress. Believe me, if you really want to wrap your mind -- and, equally challengingly, your tongue -- around a new language, immersion is the fastest way to go.
Check out this month's Feature Article for a How-To guide on surviving-and even enjoying-the language-immersion experience.
Linda's Rio de Janeiro Video Online
I wanted to share my travel experience with you, so I've put together a slideshow of my experience in glorious Rio. I think you'll like it! Treat yourself to a 3-minute break from your busy day, and relax your mind with the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, one of the most heaven-kissed spots on earth.
Big News:
Peace Through Travel Announces WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE and an AGRITOURISM ADVENTURE!
I'm thrilled to announce to you Peace Through Travel's three extraordinary holidays for 2008:
- SENEGAL: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE
- MEXICO: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE
- ITALY: AGRITOURISM ADVENTURE
We have collaborated with wonderful partners in Senegal, Mexico and Italy to bring you three unique travel experience you won't find anywhere else. Together we've created outstanding programs that bring you deep into the cultures you'll be visiting - and bring those cultures forever into your heart, as well.
Happy reading and happy viewing!
Love and Peace,
With love and peace,
Peace Through Travel
Is Language Immersion Right for You? How to Survive-and Enjoy!-the Experience
My Special Report on 5 Sure-Fire Tips for Learning a Foreign Language* lays the foundation for a solid, easy-to-navigate approach to acquiring a new spoken language, and Peace Through Travel LingoLinks have some great tools to get you started.
Now let's go one step further and see what's emotionally involved in making this learning happen. What is required of you, psychologically, to get maximum benefit from an immersion experience? What will it take?
While I don't want to discourage you, we need to start with the reality. What are the challenges you're likely to face?
You'll need to remember, all at once:
Cultural correctness (Do you want the formal form? The familiar? Do you want to be forward? Casual? Outspoken? Demure?)
Conjugations (Was that an -er or an -ir verb? Is that the preterit form or the present? Or is it future?)
Vocabulary ("I've looked up that word seven times already! When is it going to stick?")
That you better start speaking before your patient listener falls asleep or regrets asking you the question.
You'll make mistakes, just as I did years ago when I ordered a large cup of mantequilla (butter), while I was hankering for a large cup of manzanilla (chamomile tea). Or when my Salvadorian friend asked me if we were having kitchen for dinner. (Have you ever thought how easy it is to confuse "kitchen" and "chicken"?) Or my Roman friend asked, as I was leaving for a wedding, if I was a friend of the bride or the broom. Mistakes happen.
You'll need to understand the response. This is often the toughest part! A delighted listener hears your valiant attempt at communication and is thrilled to answer you -- exactly as they'd answer the guy in the fish market or their sister next door.
There's a good chance you'll feel like a five-year old when you speak, and a really good chance when you don't understand what someone says back to you. You'll probably get frustrated.
But if you want to speak another language, the immersion experience will definitely get you where you want to go. It's sometimes bumpy, and it is intense. But you'll come home speaking!
How To Survive Language Immersion
1. Surrender to irregular verbs. They can be frustrating, it's true. But if you learn just one or two a day, at the end of two weeks, your efforts will pay off in your comfort level. (See 5 Sure-Fire Tips for Learning a Foreign Language for a road map through the process. Check out PTT's LingoLinks, too.)
By the way, if you're the kind of person who doesn't care about grammatical details, let me just remind you that without some grammar, you can't make a sentence that makes any sense. And, of course, how would you feel toward someone who doesn't take the time to learn the grammar basics while in your country?
2. Soak up the language constantly. During my immersion in Rio de Janeiro, I was with Brazilians 12-13 hours a day and spoke no English for two weeks, except for the 10 minutes I called home on the 11th day. Alone in my hotel room, I filled the air either with samba and Bossa Nova, complete with written lyrics that I pored over, or with local television: Brazilian dramas of love betrayed or plastic surgery gone awry. The content really doesn't matter. What matters is that you prove to your psyche that you're serious about learning this language.
3. Get enough sleep. This really helps. Though I'm usually in top form with 7 to 8 hours of sleep, in Rio I repeatedly fell into a blissful rest lasting 9 or 10 hours! That was what my psyche needed. Listen to your body.
4. Leave your cultural expectations at home, but bring your loves with you. For me, it's music and dance. I've been in love with samba and Bossa Nova for decades; and for me, absorbing Portuguese through music and movement is a lot easier than memorizing from a book. What's your passion? Canoeing? Hang gliding? Tropical birds? Seek out those who share your interest so you can pursue what excites you as you travel. You'll find your learning will be easier and more fun with your personal passion fueling your progress.
Remember, too, that language-learning is a proven way to keep your mind supple and young. Now that's a nice plus!
Language immersion is demanding, yes. But when you find yourself able to sit back, chat, and joke with people you couldn't have spoken with before, you'll feel exhilarated, and very proud!
* This handy article is available now; just drop me an email at lrivero@peacethroughtravel.net, and I'll see you get your Special Report asap! © 2008 Linda Rivero, Peace Through Travel LLC
DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:
Linda Rivero, President of Peace Through Travel LLC, publishes Responsible W.O.R.L.D. Traveler, a FREE monthly e-zine for today's mindful and savvy adventurers. If you're ready to jump in and seize travel opportunities that enrich your mind, thrill your heart and benefit your world, get your FREE tips and inspiring articles today at www.peacethroughtravel.net.
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For an astonishingly extensive resource on global travel, check out the World Tourism Directory at www.worldtourismdirectory.com. The Directory is a goldmine of country-specific information covering the globe: travel info, addresses, phone numbers, email and website addresses.
But the World Tourism Directory doesn't stop there. You'll also find international travel news, a bookstore, interviews, and more.
Author Burkhard Herbote has done a formidable job of presenting an avalanche of material in an easy-to-navigate format. It's a great help for travel-planning, and great fun for just wandering around and learning about your favorite destinations.
You can subscribe to the World Tourism Directory newsletter by clicking here.
Have fun!
PTT NEWS: COMINGTHIS FALL:
WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE 2008
SENEGAL
: November 2008
MEXICO: October 2008
This fall, Peace Through Travel debuts WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE 2008, an exciting initiative to connect our traveling women with women involved in grassroots efforts in other parts of the world.
We will begin our project with two magnificent travel opportunities to SENEGAL and MEXICO!
These unique travel experiences blend voluntourism and community-based travel with the beauty of women connecting and learning from each other.
BONUS: All Peace Through Travel participants in these adventures will enjoy language and cultural training before departure!
The wonderful women who join me on these unforgettable adventures will experience the deep joy of working with other women, side-by-side, helping them improve their lives and those of their families.
The local women we will meet in these beautiful countries are models of joy, strength and courage.They will inspire those fortunate enough to join me for an extraordinary  week together as we work, laugh, cook, and sing, living the beautiful bond that unites women everywhere.
BONUS FOR ALL PEACE THROUGH TRAVEL ADVENTURERS:
FREE Language Training!
Senegal: French
Mexico: Spanish
FREE Cultural Training!
Question and Answer Session with your Host in your Destination
NOTE: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE are intimate cultural experiences limited to 8 travelers.
I will share the exciting details with you in March!
Click here for up-to-the-minute updates on these one-of-a-kind travel adventures!
 
Linda
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from Linda:
Feature Article: Is Language Immersion Right for You?
PTT News: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE in SENEGAL and MEXICO
PTT Recommends: World Tourism Directory
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Dear Responsible W.O.R.L.D. Traveler,
I have lots of exciting news to share with you this month. This means you've got a juicy e-zine here, so grab a cup of coffee, relax, and enjoy!
Rio de Janeiro
I'm happy to be back with you after a magically intense experience of language and cultural immersion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I thought of you often while I was there, particularly about your answer to this question:
Have you ever considered language immersion? Have you ever thought of traveling to Buenos Aires, or Paris, or Rome, and coming home with another language under your belt? Do you sometimes wonder what that experience would be like?
Although I speak several languages, it's been a long time since I thrust myself into serious, round-the-clock language-learning: the mind-altering, 24-hour-a-day immersion that is exhausting, but can't be beat for making serious progress. Believe me, if you really want to wrap your mind -- and, equally challengingly, your tongue -- around a new language, immersion is the fastest way to go.
Check out this month's Feature Article for a How-To guide on surviving-and even enjoying-the language-immersion experience.
Linda's Rio de Janeiro Video Online
I wanted to share my travel experience with you, so I've put together a slideshow of my experience in glorious Rio. I think you'll like it! Treat yourself to a 3-minute break from your busy day, and relax your mind with the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, one of the most heaven-kissed spots on earth.
Big News:
Peace Through Travel Announces WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE and an AGRITOURISM ADVENTURE!
I'm thrilled to announce to you Peace Through Travel's three extraordinary holidays for 2008:
- SENEGAL: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE
- MEXICO: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE
- ITALY: AGRITOURISM ADVENTURE
We have collaborated with wonderful partners in Senegal, Mexico and Italy to bring you three unique travel experience you won't find anywhere else. Together we've created outstanding programs that bring you deep into the cultures you'll be visiting - and bring those cultures forever into your heart, as well.
Happy reading and happy viewing!
Love and Peace,
With love and peace,
Peace Through Travel
Is Language Immersion Right for You? How to Survive-and Enjoy!-the Experience
My Special Report on 5 Sure-Fire Tips for Learning a Foreign Language* lays the foundation for a solid, easy-to-navigate approach to acquiring a new spoken language, and Peace Through Travel LingoLinks have some great tools to get you started.
Now let's go one step further and see what's emotionally involved in making this learning happen. What is required of you, psychologically, to get maximum benefit from an immersion experience? What will it take?
While I don't want to discourage you, we need to start with the reality. What are the challenges you're likely to face?
You'll need to remember, all at once:
Cultural correctness (Do you want the formal form? The familiar? Do you want to be forward? Casual? Outspoken? Demure?)
Conjugations (Was that an -er or an -ir verb? Is that the preterit form or the present? Or is it future?)
Vocabulary ("I've looked up that word seven times already! When is it going to stick?")
That you better start speaking before your patient listener falls asleep or regrets asking you the question.
You'll make mistakes, just as I did years ago when I ordered a large cup of mantequilla (butter), while I was hankering for a large cup of manzanilla (chamomile tea). Or when my Salvadorian friend asked me if we were having kitchen for dinner. (Have you ever thought how easy it is to confuse "kitchen" and "chicken"?) Or my Roman friend asked, as I was leaving for a wedding, if I was a friend of the bride or the broom. Mistakes happen.
You'll need to understand the response. This is often the toughest part! A delighted listener hears your valiant attempt at communication and is thrilled to answer you -- exactly as they'd answer the guy in the fish market or their sister next door.
There's a good chance you'll feel like a five-year old when you speak, and a really good chance when you don't understand what someone says back to you. You'll probably get frustrated.
But if you want to speak another language, the immersion experience will definitely get you where you want to go. It's sometimes bumpy, and it is intense. But you'll come home speaking!
How To Survive Language Immersion
1. Surrender to irregular verbs. They can be frustrating, it's true. But if you learn just one or two a day, at the end of two weeks, your efforts will pay off in your comfort level. (See 5 Sure-Fire Tips for Learning a Foreign Language for a road map through the process. Check out PTT's LingoLinks, too.)
By the way, if you're the kind of person who doesn't care about grammatical details, let me just remind you that without some grammar, you can't make a sentence that makes any sense. And, of course, how would you feel toward someone who doesn't take the time to learn the grammar basics while in your country?
2. Soak up the language constantly. During my immersion in Rio de Janeiro, I was with Brazilians 12-13 hours a day and spoke no English for two weeks, except for the 10 minutes I called home on the 11th day. Alone in my hotel room, I filled the air either with samba and Bossa Nova, complete with written lyrics that I pored over, or with local television: Brazilian dramas of love betrayed or plastic surgery gone awry. The content really doesn't matter. What matters is that you prove to your psyche that you're serious about learning this language.
3. Get enough sleep. This really helps. Though I'm usually in top form with 7 to 8 hours of sleep, in Rio I repeatedly fell into a blissful rest lasting 9 or 10 hours! That was what my psyche needed. Listen to your body.
4. Leave your cultural expectations at home, but bring your loves with you. For me, it's music and dance. I've been in love with samba and Bossa Nova for decades; and for me, absorbing Portuguese through music and movement is a lot easier than memorizing from a book. What's your passion? Canoeing? Hang gliding? Tropical birds? Seek out those who share your interest so you can pursue what excites you as you travel. You'll find your learning will be easier and more fun with your personal passion fueling your progress.
Remember, too, that language-learning is a proven way to keep your mind supple and young. Now that's a nice plus!
Language immersion is demanding, yes. But when you find yourself able to sit back, chat, and joke with people you couldn't have spoken with before, you'll feel exhilarated, and very proud!
* This handy article is available now; just drop me an email at lrivero@peacethroughtravel.net, and I'll see you get your Special Report asap! © 2008 Linda Rivero, Peace Through Travel LLC
DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:
Linda Rivero, President of Peace Through Travel LLC, publishes Responsible W.O.R.L.D. Traveler, a FREE monthly e-zine for today's mindful and savvy adventurers. If you're ready to jump in and seize travel opportunities that enrich your mind, thrill your heart and benefit your world, get your FREE tips and inspiring articles today at www.peacethroughtravel.net.
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 <missing logo)
For an astonishingly extensive resource on global travel, check out the World Tourism Directory at www.worldtourismdirectory.com. The Directory is a goldmine of country-specific information covering the globe: travel info, addresses, phone numbers, email and website addresses.
But the World Tourism Directory doesn't stop there. You'll also find international travel news, a bookstore, interviews, and more.
Author Burkhard Herbote has done a formidable job of presenting an avalanche of material in an easy-to-navigate format. It's a great help for travel-planning, and great fun for just wandering around and learning about your favorite destinations.
You can subscribe to the World Tourism Directory newsletter by clicking here.
Have fun!
PTT NEWS: COMINGTHIS FALL:
WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE 2008
SENEGAL
: November 2008
MEXICO: October 2008
This fall, Peace Through Travel debuts WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE 2008, an exciting initiative to connect our traveling women with women involved in grassroots efforts in other parts of the world.
We will begin our project with two magnificent travel opportunities to SENEGAL and MEXICO!
These unique travel experiences blend voluntourism and community-based travel with the beauty of women connecting and learning from each other.
BONUS: All Peace Through Travel participants in these adventures will enjoy language and cultural training before departure!
The wonderful women who join me on these unforgettable adventures will experience the deep joy of working with other women, side-by-side, helping them improve their lives and those of their families.
The local women we will meet in these beautiful countries are models of joy, strength and courage.They will inspire those fortunate enough to join me for an extraordinary week together as we work, laugh, cook, and sing, living the beautiful bond that unites women everywhere.
BONUS FOR ALL PEACE THROUGH TRAVEL ADVENTURERS:
FREE Language Training!
Senegal: French
Mexico: Spanish
FREE Cultural Training!
Question and Answer Session with your Host in your Destination
NOTE: WOMEN'S TRAVELS FOR PEACE are intimate cultural experiences limited to 8 travelers.
I will share the exciting details with you in March!
Click here for up-to-the-minute updates on these one-of-a-kind travel adventures!
In Closing:
Rio de Janeiro: A Moving Image
Be sure to check out Peace Through Travel's slideshow of a beautiful summer sojourn in Rio. (Summer in January, that is.)
Just click here to enjoy three relaxing minutes, soaking up the romantic aura of Brazil's Cidade Maravilhosa, the Marvelous City.
Enjoy!
Love and Peace
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In Closing:
Rio de Janeiro: A Moving Image
Be sure to check out Peace Through Travel's slideshow of a beautiful summer sojourn in Rio. (Summer in January, that is.)
Just click here to enjoy three relaxing minutes, soaking up the romantic aura of Brazil's Cidade Maravilhosa, the Marvelous City.
Enjoy!
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