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A quick guide to Chinese New Year
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January 28, 2017, is the first day of the New Year on the Chinese calendar, and it not only marks the beginning of the Year of the Rooster but also th...

Go-to meals for host families
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Sharing your culture with your international students at meal times is an easy way to welcome them into your home – and it doesn’t have to break the b...

How to make a multilingual relationship work: 6 tips
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We all know there’s a ‘language of love’ – but what happens when love is spoken in different languages? Or, more precisely, what happens when two peop...

12 awesome Christmas traditions from around the world
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There’s a lot to love about Christmas – food, family, friends, and all kinds of other words that don’t start with the letter F. What makes the holiday...

Thanksgiving for beginners
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Thanksgiving – celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November – is the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas songs try to say otherwise, but it ju...

Nothing says Halloween like caramel corn: Easy recipe
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Nothing says Halloween like a bowl of fresh, poppin’ caramel corn. Kendra, in the video above, will show you how to make some (tip: it’s a great, home...

13 thrilling facts we bet you didn’t know about Halloween
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Get your adrenaline pumping in a haunted house, carve pumpkins by the bonfire and eat your yearly allotment of candy in one sitting. It’s easy to see ...

10 Things to Eat in Japan
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When people think of Japanese food, they tend to just think of sushi or ramen. However, Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other cit...

9 things you realize when living in Paris
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There is nothing like being a true connoisseur of Paris – knowing the ins and outs of the city and the ways of the Parisians. No matter if you’ve just...

10 things only those who lived in Germany understand
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Germany has way more to offer than amazing cars, cozy Biergartens, and picturesque castles: The country in the heart of Europe also boasts a high qual...