Learning Swahili from the Locals in the Masai Mara in Kenya

Tribesmen of a Maasai village close to the Sarova Mara in the Masai Mara, Kenya. Learning Swahili from the Locals. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Learning Swahili from the locals in the Masai Mara was a really fun part of our Kenya experience. Every person we met made an effort to teach us a word or two of Swahili, the local language. Imagine how much better we’d all communicate with each other if that enthusiasm for sharing local languages was … Read more

Learning the Moroccan Language in Morocco – French or Arabic?

Learning the Moroccan Language – French or Arabic? Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Nothing brings a smile to the face of a local in the Middle East and North Africa than a foreigner saying salam aleikum, or peace be upon you – which is really just a nice way of saying hello. But which Moroccan language option should you use before you travel to Morocco? French or Arabic? … Read more