by Yuna Guillamot | Jun 18, 2025 | OLI HR
If I am so passionate about languages today, it’s because they have been a part of my life forever. My childhood was steeped in the changing melodies of very different languages. I spoke English with my Welsh mother and Breton with my father, and my sisters sometimes...
by Rich Sutton | May 26, 2025 | OLI HR
I grew up in a small East Coast town in the US that lived up to most small-town stereotypes. Exposure to other cultures and languages was rare — almost as foreign as the words themselves. Everything started to change when I moved to Washington, D.C., and later to the...
by Susan Ring | May 21, 2025 | OLI HR
A while back, someone asked me what I was passionate about. My answer was this: I love facilitating spaces where people can grow into themselves, where learning feels like fun rather than a chore, and where professional development still leaves room for personal...
by Tanya Quintieri | May 12, 2025 | OLI HR
Calavan Youluvu Realevead Thilivis? You probably can. I have no idea what it is called, but when I was a small kid, the adults in my family would use this language when they were trying to keep their conversations private from kids or strangers. I probably...
by Chinthi Chathurika | May 12, 2025 | OLI HR
This article is the second part of Chinti’s introductory post When Languages Meet, People Do Too. Many say they wish they could return to childhood, when things were freer and happier. I’d rather not. Even if you bribe me with chilli paste (which, for the...
by Chinthi Chathurika | May 9, 2025 | OLI HR
Multilingualism isn’t just a skill. For some, it’s a calling — a quiet obsession that grows from childhood curiosities into a compass guiding our lives. I’m one of those people. I’m a project manager now, but at the heart of what I do is still that kid who wants to...
