This is adapted from the eulogy I gave for my father and may contain references to U2 songs. Most of what is good about me comes from my father. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2019. That year I was living abroad. I woke up one weekend morning in March and…

Reposting a BBC article landed me a three-day stint in Facebook Jail. Sunday evening, October 3, 2021 Frances Haugen appeared on CBS News 60 Minutes and explained how social media titan Facebook is damaging to teen psyches and American democracy. The following day — coincidence or not — as Ms…

The former officer, and an entire system, faces a reckoning Nearly a year ago, a Black man was lynched on a public street corner in broad daylight by a Minneapolis Police Officer. The City of Lakes was rocked with protests and riots that were instigated by outside agitators. For nearly…

Click through. You just might learn something. It’s been eight days since George Floyd was senselessly murdered in broad daylight by a Minneapolis Police officer. Since then, there have been six straight days of protests, looting, riots, ineffective leadership (from all levels of our government in Minnesota), and detrimental interference…

I’m numb to the fact that my city is in ruins — I grew up about 25 miles outside of Minneapolis. As a kid, going into the city was an exciting and welcome change from the tree-lined monotony of the suburbs. But my childhood memories felt convoluted this week as I watched my city and a beloved neighborhood turn into a war…

By Missi Smith The proliferation of technology has brought our world closer together ensuring that globalization is here to stay. For businesses, this now means in order to be internationally successful, they have to be multilingual. Despite this new economy where speaking multiple languages is an advantage, the United States…

By Missi Smith A crucial piece of language learning is putting what you’ve learned into practice. That was a key element missing from Living Language and Duolingo, the other two applications we tested. Again, we lead busy lives so meet-up groups or classrooms aren’t an option for a lot people…

By Missi Smith Learning a language can be a bit difficult, but it should be fun and informative. In our first mobile language learning app review, ULG tested the mobile app Duolingo. We rated it 10 out of 10 for price, ease of use, and support. But we were still…

By Missi Smith In the digital age, anything you want is a touch screen away. That includes learning a new language. If you spend a lot of time on the go, a fair amount of your time is spent waiting. You may want something to occupy your time. So, United…