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Hello
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Take a topic, play with it, and then see what happens.
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Data, facts, and figures offer no value until you can use them. Then they become information. However, information is useless unless you can apply it somewhere.
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So why learn anything as an adult?
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Learning a language is often seen as a tool. I need to do something with a foreigner. I need to speak English. And for many, that is perfectly correct. I see it differently.
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It pays to listen very closely.
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When I edited the podcast with Cléa and Maxime, both described why languages were necessary for their global futures. It provides the ability to communicate and exchange ideas.
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Igor and I also worked on a series of podcasts about how he found a new job. In total, we talked for over 4 hours on this subject. And if anything, it provides an alternative process for people like Cléa and Maxime. Will your LinkedIn profile replace your CV? And, instead of a 90-Minute interview, maybe a 2-week project, paid, to test your abilities? Why not?
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Current events force us to rethink many things. Ismar challenges us with our life priorities.
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Nathalie commented on restaurant culture in South Korea. I decided to flip it on its head and say, explain to a South Korean, European restaurant culture. But why describe something so ordinary? It is easy to forget how strange a European might view Korean restaurant culture. It is easier to fall into another trap because we think our normality is boring. Until, as Nathalie told us, Koreans asked her why French people are so obsessed with food. Clarisse and Bernard & Monique provided the answer. One is health and bingo, and we are back to Ismar’s topic.
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And we do not have to travel so far because Manfred and Walter in Germany were surprised by a few new things when comparing restaurant culture in their neighbouring country.
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Maxime will publish his St. Malo presentation next week. What he talks about from his perspective will it be enough to satisfy the curiosity of those who asked him to prepare this presentation? We will see.
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Speaking of different, Friday evening, I had a delicious meal. Guy cooked a Vol-au-Vent. See the picture below. But there was a twist. Instead of it being filled with veal, it was filled with tuna, onions, oregano and mint. If you want the recipe, ask him. I, for one, can certainly recommend it.
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All these little things, which make up the tapestry of our lives, are discussed here in Brida and in English.
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PS. Just a brief reminder. The Brida Journal is back. And it is in a new format.
You can download it here.
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The current themes in Brida.
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Materialism?
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What is important to us, a materialistic lifestyle or something else? Ismar is provoking us.
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K-Pop
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What we see is a bunch of young people jumping energetically around and singing modern music. What we learn over time is that there is much more than meets the eye. Cléa can lift the veil a little.
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Pastries
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A pastry is just a pastry, right?
No, it's that small special delight in the morning which sets the tone for the rest of the day. Nathalie is curious.
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A project in a São Paulo school.
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São Paulo is an enormous city. You have to learn how to use it. Rosii and her colleagues created a project to teach exactly that to their classes.
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Houston, we have a problem.
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There is no place like it. Space, that hostile environment that surrounds our planet. Maxime asks, should we venture out again? The first comments have been surprising. What do you think?
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Would you like to practise speaking with others in English? As a member of the Brida Community, you can go to the Brida Café and meet me and other community members from other countries. Choose from the meetings below:
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Tuesday Get-together.
18h UTC / 19h CET (Duration 60 minutes)
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Thursday Morning Get-together.
9h UTC / 10h CET / (Duration 90 minutes)
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Hosted by me in France, meet Ismar & Lisa from Brazil, Levent in Turkey, Sebastian in Germany. The level of English is upper-intermediate.
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Nathalie in Seoul, Clarisse, Monique and Bernard in France, and Babette in Germany. We span half the globe and there is plenty to talk about.
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The level of English is intermediate.
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Thursday Afternoon Get-together
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Thursdays
13.30h UTC / 14.30h CET
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The young at heart group. Maxime and I talk about Engineering for beginners, and anything else, with a focus on being young.
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The level of English is upper-intermediate.
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Fridays
13.30h UTC / 14.30h CET
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Brazil and Europe are connected. What do we have in common? Let's find out.
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The level of English is upper-intermediate.
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Become a member of the community.
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Would you like to practise and improve your English? You can do so by joining the Brida Community. I offer a 30-day free trial and then if you like it, become a member.
With your membership, you can:
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1. Have regular meetings with me and other community members to practise and improve your English. Meeting times are flexible to suit your routines.
2. Participate in and contribute to the community conversation.
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3. Read our conversations when you want.
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4. Collaborate in global projects.
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5. Read and contribute to the Brida Journal.
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Contact me for more information or :
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