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کوه به کوه نمیرسه آدم به آدم میرسه

A mountain will not reach a mountain; a person can reach a person.

– Persian Proverb

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”

― C.S. Lewis

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    • Balkh: The Ancient Battleground
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  • Bravo
    • The Fruit Wallah
    • A Dari Language Lesson: Buzkashi – بزکشی
    • New Page
  • qumrank
    • My Extraordinary Mother
    • Pamiri Aush
    • The Value of Snow
  • Tango
    • 10 Days, 10 Countries, 10 Songs: Day 10
    • 10 Days, 10 Countries, 10 Songs: Day 9
    • 10 Days, 10 Countries, 10 Songs: Day 8

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A Dari Language Lesson: Buzkashi – بزکشی
Language Learning, Teach

A Dari Language Lesson: Buzkashi – بزکشی

I learned to speak Dari, the Afghan dialect of Farsi or Persian, as a teenager. It is the only language … Continue reading A Dari Language Lesson: Buzkashi – بزکشی

New Page
Teach, Travel

New Page

I’ve added a new page to our blog, entitled Online Language Resources. Check it out if you are interested. I’d … Continue reading New Page

Life after Pimsleur and the Marmite of Language Courses
Teach

Life after Pimsleur and the Marmite of Language Courses

I finally finished all 5 levels of Pimsleur Russian. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and loved being able to use my … Continue reading Life after Pimsleur and the Marmite of Language Courses

Language Teachers Hate This Man
Teach, Travel

Language Teachers Hate This Man

Some years ago I came across advertisements for Pimsleur language products. They contained pictures of the late American linguist, Paul … Continue reading Language Teachers Hate This Man

Choosing Russian
Teach, Travel

Choosing Russian

Language learning has been an interest of mine for most of my life. It goes hand in hand with travelling. … Continue reading Choosing Russian

Seeds of Inspiration
Teach, Thoughts

Seeds of Inspiration

Continue reading Seeds of Inspiration

Dovetail Joints and 3D Printing
Teach, Thoughts

Dovetail Joints and 3D Printing

Something that scares me about today’s society is what I perceive to be a loss of skills. I fear that … Continue reading Dovetail Joints and 3D Printing

Arts and Crafts
Teach, Thoughts

Arts and Crafts

The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it. – … Continue reading Arts and Crafts

Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia
Teach, Travel

Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia

In the same way that Scotland could be read as “land of the Scots,” Tajikistan means “Land of the Tajiks.” … Continue reading Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan
Teach, Travel

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

The suffix “stan” means “land” in Persian. And so in the same way that many countries end in ‘land (think … Continue reading Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

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