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Member since 10th March 2008
Occupation: science teacher
Suzanne Brown is a semi-retired teacher who is working on self-improvement for her mind, body and soul.

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Whether we like it or not, we live in a fast paced technological world of instant gratification and waning patience. We live in a quick-fix society in which to accomplish our goals or needs, the quicker the better. When it comes to weight loss, a quick ...
Women of today have the expectation to look like models and movie stars. Being pregnant seems to be the only reprieve society allows for women to not be their prefect size. But after the nine-month honeymoon, most women are expected to quickly lose wei...
Living in Japan is the best way to learn Japanese because you have the bonuses of having first hand experience of Japanese culture, the country and its people. But before you leave, you need to get your ...
Wham! Bam! Just like that I wanted to learn German quickly and easily, and I needed to find a way. I had a 2-step strategy to do so. It's called the "Dip and Dive". The "Dip" step was to sign up for a beginner German class at the Goethe Institute in my...
Dos cerveza por favor. If you know what that means you have probably vacationed in a Spanish-speaking country that had sandy beaches and nice hot weather. Or maybe you're the person who enjoys going south for the winter and spending some time in the Cari...
For those of us who find ourselves spinning so fast that our life seems but a blur, we need to STOP and think about where we are and where we are heading. For those of us whose days blend into each other so much so that we can't distinguish one day from ...
It, truly, is not easy being green or going green for that matter. So, what does going green have to do with learning to speak Japanese online? If you stop to think about it, by deciding to go the route of learning online there are many benefits, one of...
Despite the fact that Japanese is a language that is getting more exposure, thanks to the popular Japanese exports such as sushi, Manga comic books and Anime, Japanese is still not a language that has an abundance of eager students. The individual who e...
Move me momma! Just to jump right in and say it like it is. We all know that there are many different types of motivation, but the type that we are concerned with is intrinsic verses extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation refers to the desire to d...
Everyone wants to learn Spanish the easy way, but we have to be realistic and not delude ourselves to think that motivation and desire are not needed, they are the two things that will keep your discipline and perseverance in check. But the 3 often-overl...
In today’s unpredictable job market and economy, as Forest Gump said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." With the merging of companies and out-sourcing of jobs, gone are the days when we felt secure in our jobs ...
For those of you who want to learn to speak German the good news is that you have made a wise choice; that is, only if your online course uses a variety of effective teaching strategies to help you learn. First, in order to learn German quickly, you must...
Culture shock is a perfectly normal but inevitable part of the adjustment process whenever a person enters a new culture. If you are going to spend more than a few weeks in any French-speaking country, with these 5 important forget-me-nots you can minimi...
Not feeling so good about your French lessons? Here is an idea! At your next fast food binge to cheer up your language blues, instead of super sizing your order of burgers and fries, why not decide to forego the delicious tasting fat and grease and opt ...
Listen, if you are the brave person who has chosen to study Japanese you are taking the path less trodden regarding languages and choosing a less commonly learned language will stand out on your resume and will set you apart from the crowd. Congratulation...