Diary of a Language Freak

Future-proofing your serenity as an emigrant: the importance of learning the local language


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Some months ago I wrote a little email course about the importance of learning the local language abroad – even when it sounds like a waste of time.

My target was mainly foreigners in Italy, but I think it applies to

any immigrant in that grey situation where you have a very nice life
without knowing the local language. I think for example about the thousands of people in Brussels speaking neither French nor Dutch and considering learning them just useless.

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Diary of a Language FreakBy Chiara Maggi