Leaving Kansas and Learning Languages
Annie Simmermon in the University Daily Kansan found it scary deciding to go abroad but decided that she needed to know more than Kansas.
And when you want to know more about anything in life, there’s no better man than a taxi driver in Dublin:
The minute I stepped off the plane in Ireland I felt like a small child in a big world. No familiar faces, no idea where to go or what to do.
I remember asking the cabby why all the highway signs were in two languages. He said, “It’s Irish, girl. Did you think we didn’t have our own language?”
Despite my sudden embarrassment, I stayed silent and thought that maybe I should have done more research about my new “home.”
I learned more in the 25 minutes after I got off the plane than I did in my first two years of college.
It’s an article about language, a lament for the lack of bilingualism in the US.
See related:
• Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom
• Irish Language Course Begins in Kansas City
• Grandmother in Irish (Gaelic / Gaeilge)
• Irish Glossary of Gaelic Words/Terms
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