Where have you traveled?Which languages do you speak?...

Discussion in 'The International Perspective' started by Be-you-tiful86, Jul 8, 2009.

  1. Ches

    Ches Well-Known Member

    US (born and raised, lived on the east, west and Gulf coasts and a couple places in between.)

    Spain (lived there 3 years)

    Portugal (visited)

    Languages spoken: English and Pig Latin. Also a few sentences in German and Spanish. Can sometimes decipher Amish (PA Dutch) swear words. :p
     
  2. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    I'm so jealous. Have a great time
     
  3. Bliss

    Bliss Well-Known Member

    Co-siggle.

    Beautiful86, you will both LOVE IT! Get out of Athens once you see the Parthenon, then HIT THE ISLANDS! :smt057

    And blissy-speak :smt023
     
  4. stiletoes

    stiletoes Well-Known Member

    Born in Ireland

    Grew up here in the States

    Spain 7 times including a semester in college

    France

    Portugal

    Italy

    UK

    Ghana

    Jamaica

    Speak acceptable Spanish, understand some Italian and Portugese
     
  5. Ches

    Ches Well-Known Member

    Ohmygosh! How did I forget that????!!! And that is such a specialized skill - only a few of us in the world that can understand Blissy-speak!! I'm honored to be one of them. :prayer:
     
  6. Bliss

    Bliss Well-Known Member

    Love you too much! :freehug: My girl.... :partyman:
     
  7. Cherok33

    Cherok33 Well-Known Member

    Wow...some of you have traveled to so many places!

    I have lived in Italy for about 3 1/2 years, and traveled to Rome

    Visited...

    Rota, Spain
    Halifax, Canada
    Germany
    Korea
    Hawaii
    St. Maarten

    Speak (not well) Spanish and bits of Italian
     
  8. Ches

    Ches Well-Known Member

    We were stationed in Rota. Lived just outside the base (the other end) in Puerto de Santa Maria when we first moved there & then on base.
     
  9. Cherok33

    Cherok33 Well-Known Member

    OMG Rota was freaking beautiful! All I remember is green, green grass, red clay rooftops on white stone houses, and the beautiful sandy beach w horses! Lucky you!
     
  10. Ches

    Ches Well-Known Member

    You have better memories than me! We got there towards the end of a 7-year drought. There was no green! My son was an infant when we moved there, so we were a little base-bound. I loved the Moorish influence - the tiled courtyards.
     
  11. Cherok33

    Cherok33 Well-Known Member

    yes, its definitely a beautiful country...what I saw of it. Too bad you missed the lushness while you were there. :(
     
  12. CAkicker

    CAkicker Well-Known Member

    Wow, I need to learn from you guys. How do you guys find the time & money to travel to other countries?
     
  13. Cherj

    Cherj Active Member

    Born and raised in the Netherlands. Lived in the UK for 2 yrs and the US for about a year.
    Been to most European countries(Austria is my favorite, Turkey my least fav). Egypt, Tunesia, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, Mexico, Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait, Hong Kong and probably forgot some.

    Languages: Dutch native, German the 2nd language I learned, English, French.
    Had Latin and ancient Greek lessons when I was 11-14yrs but I forgot most of that.
     
  14. Cherj

    Cherj Active Member

    St. Maarten is great! Would love to go there on vacation again
     
  15. Soulthinker

    Soulthinker Well-Known Member

    Cherj,you are a world traveller.
     
  16. Cherok33

    Cherok33 Well-Known Member

    St. Maartin was gorgeous! Just the way I imagined island life to be! Would love to visit again! I remember when it rained, because I visited in the "winter time", everyone ran to take cover under the patio and drinks were free! Rain only lasted a good 5-10 minutes, and then the sun was back! I also remember the native were soooo friendly! Provided personal tours and bought our whole group drinks and meals. We ended up in some isolated club, away from all of the tourists. Had a blast!
     
  17. william2382

    william2382 New Member

    Only North America. But once settled in new job I am stepping foot on every continent. I am learning spanish now...in a year...or two....I plan to learn french, then after that German....if my brain allows I want to learn Russian, Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Korean and Japenese
     
  18. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Ain't you a cop fam
     
  19. william2382

    william2382 New Member

    yep...for now
     
  20. WhiteDaffodil

    WhiteDaffodil New Member

    Some of you have remarkable travel resumes!

    For me...

    Moldova
    Belgium
    Canada
    Michigan
    New York City
    and New Hampshire.

    NYC's been my favorite so far, would love to go to the Caribbean or California or Hawaii.

    I speak Russian, Romanian, English, and bits of Ukrainian and French.
     

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