Website Round-Up

I like clicking on thing. Maybe some of the things I have clicked on might interest you! Here are some of the things I have clicked on this month.

Spotted By Locals – This website is pretty awesome, actually. Had reviews of shops, cafes, bars and so on, written by a few handpicked people working for the site. Their Frankfurt page is updated regularly so there are plenty of new places to go to. I would have liked to be a “Spotter” for them but you need to know German, so I cannot. Similar to this is of course Qype. I think that between the two it should be easy for you to find somewhere to go to spend an afternoon in Frankfurt!

Lingq – I joined this language learning site a month or so back and I’ve not really put much effort into using it. The main appeal of it for me is that you do some reading in the language you are learning, but get to highlight words that you are not sure of, so that you can use them as flash cards later. It’s great for picking up words. There are also sections where you can submit some writing to a native speaker to correct (but I don’t need that as I am an avid fan of Lang-8) or arrange for a native speaker to speak with you on Skype. I’d like to have the time to dedicate myself to doing the reading section a bit more, but for some reason this website hasn’t really stuck with me. I don’t know if it’s the constant bugging for money and upgrades or something like that…

Bon Iver Erotic Stories – Completely safe for work! And not very erotic. But SO funny. I have Danni from Sparrow and Dove to thank for this gem. Now I am no longer able to concentrate at work…

That’s it for this month!

4 Comments to “Website Round-Up”

  1. I’ve been using LingQ for a while too. I don’t bother submitting work, just use it for reading and listening and picking up vocab. I got the lowest upgrade, and so far that seems to be enough for what I use it for. Which langauges are you learning on it?

  2. Spotted by Locals seems great! Gives me plenty to do during the day!

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