by Dwane | Feb 8, 2016 | Education, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish
These days I am focusing on learning Italian. That is, when I have a few spare moments, I am focusing on learning Italian. I have two reasons. First, I am going for better Latin pronunciation. I believe the “Italian” pronunciation of Latin is the...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin, Travel, Van on the Run
I received this question: Hi, I saw your Youtube video and enjoyed it immensely, well done. I am currently studying theology and hope to study Greek in another year or so . Someone has suggested that I learn Latin first however. Is this necessary/beneficial? And if...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2016 | Greek, Latin, Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
One of the fastest ways to learn anything is to teach what you want to learn. There is an old Roman proverb, docendo discimus. It means, “We learn by teaching.” I live by this motto. When I decided to learn Latin, I volunteered to teach Latin. When I...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin, Van on the Run
I received this question: I hear you are moving to Greece soon! That’s exciting! How will that impact the end of this course? Here is my reply: I hope that my move will have no impact at all on the end of the course. I had two weeks scheduled for spring break...
by Dwane | Jan 7, 2016 | Ebook, Education, Greek, Latin, Van on the Run, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
I have confused too many people. Let’s see if I can clear this up. You do not need to study Latin. It is a luxury, not a necessity. If you do it the traditional way, it may not even be a luxury. It will likely be torture. Why would you pay thousands for...
by Dwane | Jan 5, 2016 | Greek, Latin, Travel, Van on the Run
In 68 days, my family and I are moving overseas. We will be gone at least four months. I am going to start writing about the process here on my blog. I typically don’t write about private affairs, but so many people are asking. It would actually save me a...
