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Bread Expressions: Baking Better Connections

Bread, it turns out, isn’t just food — it’s a metaphor for connection, effort, and sometimes, a lack of planning. Let's dig in.

Blood Expressions: Making Peace with Your Inner Social Butterfly

When emotions get heated, it’s not just the language barrier that makes things tricky. It’s also the "bad blood" bubbling under the surface.

Overthinking Grammar: Surfing the Waves of English Anxiety

Today we’re diving into the ocean of grammar, where some of us feel like we’re clinging to a tiny raft, convinced that sharks are circling.

Fluent with Flair: Dance Your Way Through English

Today, we’re diving deep into a topic that messes with a lot of learners' confidence — feeling judged when speaking English.

Level Up Your English: From Minions to Boss Battles

Today we’re diving into a topic that’s all about battling those pesky vocabulary limitations and turning them into your secret weapons.

Superpowering Your English Confidence: Why Mistakes Make You Mighty

Today’s article is all about embracing the messiness, the mistakes, and those moments when English feels like wrestling a slippery eel.

Got the Gift of Gab? Or Just Talking in Circles?

We're all different when it comes to how much we chatter, and that variety is what makes conversations so interesting, or so exhausting.

Embracing the Messy Side of Language Learning

Today, we are getting cozy with one of the biggest monsters in the language-learning closet: the fear of making mistakes.

Thin-Skinned or Thick-Skinned? A Sassy Spin on Skin

Join us on a sassy dive into skin expressions! From "no skin off my nose" to "skin in the game," discover the fun side of idioms!

From Vocabulary Lists to Real Conversations

From vocabulary lists to real conversations. I’m coach Nina, and today, we’re going to talk about something that might just blow your mind.

Play It By Ear with These Musical Phrases

Ever had news so good it was music to your ears? Or faced the music after a mistake? Let’s dive into these musical phrases!

Fluency: The Unicorn of Language Learning

Buckle up, cuz we’re about to debunk the myth of fluency and set your sights on something much more practical (and dare I say, attainable.

Rocking These Hat Expressions ‘At the Drop of a Hat’!

it's time to get stylish with some snazzy hat expressions that you can whip out faster than you can say "fashion faux pas."

Get These Expressions Down to a Science: The Lab of Love and Logic

Welcome to the wacky world of science-inspired expressions, where testing and understanding aren’t just for the lab—they’re for life!

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WELCOME TO THE

SOCIAL EXPAT JOURNAL

NEW POSTS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

CREATE A BETTER LIFE ABROAD

LATEST Posts

Bread Expressions: Baking Better Connections

Blood Expressions: Making Peace with Your Inner Social Butterfly

Overthinking Grammar: Surfing the Waves of English Anxiety

Fluent with Flair: Dance Your Way Through English

Level Up Your English: From Minions to Boss Battles

Superpowering Your English Confidence: Why Mistakes Make You Mighty

Got the Gift of Gab? Or Just Talking in Circles?

Embracing the Messy Side of Language Learning

Thin-Skinned or Thick-Skinned? A Sassy Spin on Skin

From Vocabulary Lists to Real Conversations

Play It By Ear with These Musical Phrases

Fluency: The Unicorn of Language Learning

Rocking These Hat Expressions ‘At the Drop of a Hat’!

Get These Expressions Down to a Science: The Lab of Love and Logic

HI, I'M ALEKSANDRA

Expat & language coach
for women feeling stuck after 6+ months abroad.

CONTACT

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WELCOME TO THE

SOCIAL EXPAT JOURNAL

NEW POSTS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

CREATE A BETTER LIFE ABROAD

LATEST Posts

Bread Expressions: Baking Better Connections

Blood Expressions: Making Peace with Your Inner Social Butterfly

Overthinking Grammar: Surfing the Waves of English Anxiety

Fluent with Flair: Dance Your Way Through English

Level Up Your English: From Minions to Boss Battles

Superpowering Your English Confidence: Why Mistakes Make You Mighty

Got the Gift of Gab? Or Just Talking in Circles?

Embracing the Messy Side of Language Learning

Thin-Skinned or Thick-Skinned? A Sassy Spin on Skin

From Vocabulary Lists to Real Conversations

Play It By Ear with These Musical Phrases

Fluency: The Unicorn of Language Learning

Rocking These Hat Expressions ‘At the Drop of a Hat’!

Get These Expressions Down to a Science: The Lab of Love and Logic

HI, I'M ALEKSANDRA

Expat & language coach for women feeling stuck after 6+ months abroad.

CONTACT

READY to START YOUR TRANSFORMATION?

Expat & language coach
for women feeling stuck after 6+ months abroad.