Dear Claire,
We had an amazing time in Italy, thanks! And believe it or not Duolingo was the app we used to learn a little Italian before we went. I thought it was very well designed, and definitely made the learning fun. I can’t say I took it to the gym, but putting it to use while walking around Rome in 40-degree-plus heat was perhaps as much of a workout!
I discovered something I didn’t know about Rome, too: it’s the headquarters of the United Nations World Food Programme. And since we’re on the topic of online learning, have you heard of their game called Free Rice? Their mission is two-fold:
- To provide education to everyone for free; and
- To help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free
It’s essentially a general knowledge quiz, and for every question you get right, an advert pops up – and that advert generates 10 grains of rice for the world food programme, which goes to feed the hungry.
So: an online game that helps improve your learning and benefits a good cause all at the same time. Such a clever idea.
Safe travels. I hope you have a lovely vacation!
Love,
Sam