My command of foreign languages has never been … how would you say? … strong. After roughly seven to eight years of studying Spanish, I still get flustered right after the “Estoy bien. ¿Cómo estás?” ...

My first effort: I tried a cross-fit class. It was too expensive and too cultish for me, but I didn’t want to weight-lift on my own. I tried listening to “Learn Turkish on Your Own” CDs, but it didn’t ...