Posts by Jake Nowak

Here are the main reasons Polish is so difficult to learn, in order of significance: It's extremely difficult to understand spoken Polish Grammatical cases with complex declension...

I have been studying Romanian for over eight years and I’ve been fluent for nearly six years. Becoming fluent in Romanian has been a challenge, but I’ve found the experience of mastering a...

1. Romania Does not Use the Euro Although Romania is a member of the European Union, it has not adopted the Euro as its currency. Rather, Romanians use a national currency, the Romanian Leu, for...

Before we dive into the differences between Italian and Sicilian, it may help to know a bit about Italian history. Prior to 1861, the Italy we know did not exist. Rather, the regions of modern-day...

Is it weird to travel solo? As an avid solo traveler, this is a question I seem to get a lot… Why I Solo Travel While I’m not opposed to travelling in groups, the truth is that I haven’t...

Fun fact: Bucharest is the first city I ever visited outside of the United States. I've spent a combined total of over a year in and around this city and it's one of my favorite places to visit in...