Without language, how could we make friends, be entertained, or fall in love? Why should any of this change with age? Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts Personal observation and public opinion condition us into accepting that aging negatively affects language. But what is the science to back it up? Veteran authors Roger Kreuz and Richard …
Self-isolated? 20 new things to do – part 1/2
A month into self-quarantine, after hours of coloring and Netflix binge watching, my family is ready to take on some new activities to spend our down time at home. Select a new city, in your own or foreign country. Research it as if you will visit it in 6 months. Find out about its history, …
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Pivot to discover new personalized life interests
A young Toronto woman made international news headlines in 2017 when she had to be rescued from the top of a construction crane, about 25-story high in the air. The question everybody had in mind was why she scaled the crane in the first place. She explained herself in court: I climbed to the top …
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On my way to becoming a polyglot
Music is a divine gift. So is language. My mother tongue, Chinese, is a gift from my mother. There is no denying of that. I was very blessed that I acquired a second language, English. It took me almost 2 decades before my English was elevated to the same level of proficiency as my Chinese. …