About Me
Hi! I am Dwane Thomas, author of the Visual Latin Series. I am glad you are here.
Hang out here for a while, and you will hear a lot about Latin. But that is not all, of course. In fact, I started this site, because I was tired of only talking about Latin. I have taught Latin locally and internationally. Naturally, people associate me with Latin. But, I am also a husband, father, writer, hiker, biker, and spider striker. (I hate spiders. All of them.)
I grew up all over the place. I was born in Oxford, England, and have lived in Holland, Germany, Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Oklahoma, and places I would love to forget (Louisiana. It’s hot there. Really hot.). After college, my wife and I settled down in Franklin, Tennessee to raise a family. It’s been fun, but I am itching to move on. I miss travel. And, I really miss Germany.
Growing up internationally, I became interested in languages. My sister learned Dutch in Holland. I didn’t. I regret that. When we moved to Germany, I decided not to make the same mistake twice. I learned German. In college, which was a major waste of time, I learned about Latin and its influence on English. (I did not learn about Latin in college. Rather, I learned about it at a conference I attended while attending college.) I decided to learn Latin, but had to wait until after college, which was a major waste of time.
After college (which was… oh, nevermind), I taught myself Latin. Well, for a while, I taught myself Latin. I realized I needed some help, and, at age 23 enrolled in a local high school class. For three years, I studied Latin. I had two children before finishing high school. Heh.
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Almost every Saturday, I send out a Tip of the Week. The tip of the week is usually something I have picked up along the way that may make your life a little easier.
If you would like to hear from me (almost) every Saturday, just go to the home page of my site and plug in your name and email. You will also get a free digital copy of my book on learning Latin (and almost anything else). Just go here: https://dwanethomas.com/ and enter your name and email.
If you want to buy the digital book instead (because you just feel like buying me a cup of coffee) go here: https://dwanethomas.gumroad.com/l/fzixlh
If you are interested in learning Latin, you can go through the classes on my site 24/7. I recommend the book Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg.
If you tackle the book and find yourself bogged down, you may find the classes on my site helpful. To join, just click here: https://dwanethomas.com/join/
If you want a more professionally filmed Latin learning experience, check out the best-selling DVD series: Visual Latin.
Or, if you want to skip Latin, and just jump right into learning English words from Latin and Greek roots, you may enjoy the series Word Up! Warning. Word Up! is a bit wacky. You will learn a lot… but, you may find yourself rolling your eyes, too.
I teach other languages on my site, too. The current schedule is here: https://dwanethomas.com/schedule/
By the way, some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Not trying to pull a fast one on you. I only promote what I believe in. Not only that, but commissions from affiliate links allow me to continue offering training and books at low prices and sometimes free.