Language Mishaps
We’ve all had them. A couple brave souls were willing to share...
Topics Best Left for Another Day
By Heidi Kleister
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anguage mishaps during PST are unavoidable. You are new to the country, eager to learn more and more of the language(s) and
trying to test out the new language skills while you na gosti with the host fam. A few words of caution: choose your topics of
conversation wisely.
About a month into my service, I was sent on a solo mission to deliver homemade sweets to Olga, the woman who lives
alone and works at the local prodav. I had been to her house with my host mom before, but I found myself nervous about going
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