The past seven months have been hard for me. I’ve essentially been “social distancing” before it was cool. I haven’t really wanted to form relationships with people since being back stateside. Honestly, it’s been very hard coming home. I planned to continue writing about traveling, but it just hurt too much to think about not having that life anymore.

Since we are all confined to our houses and other dwellings now, I had an idea the reignited my desire to write. In my opinion, watching foreign TV is such a good way to learn and practice a new language. Spanish is my go-to and I am comfortable watching without subtitles now, but I love watching shows from other countries, too. I surprise myself with understanding some words or realizing the English translation is not an exact translation.

Watching foreign TV is also a great way to experience other culture and other countries from our own beds or couches. Even though we’re not allowed to travel to new places right now, we can still experience these different cultures from our homes. I’ve compiled a list of shows that I have watched and can recommend to both practice language skills, as well as being transported to a new world.