This article talks about how some World Cup games will be broadcast in pidgin for Nigerian and Ghana audiences. I find it fascinating that the world has become more friendly to pidgin and other "informal" languages. I wonder if Hawaii broadcasts and television shows will start to utilize more pidgin and Hawaii Creole English.

This article talks about L2 acquisition in schools throughout the United States and how more schools are starting to offer foreign language classes to students. It talks about why it's important and beneficial to learn a foreign language.

This article talks about Pelota mixteca, a sport, and how it has been keeping Oaxacan, a native mexican language, alive. The article talks about the stigma and resistance Mexicans and Mexican-Americans face when speaking non-English languages or their local languages.

This article talks about hygge and what it means to Danes. It talks about how hygge has shaped policies in Denmark, notably its anti-refugee stance. The article talks about the explosion of popularity of the word.