Coromind On Air: The Local Lens
August 10, 2025
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Coromind On Air started with a simple idea: turn the camera on, hit record, and let the community speak.
Coromind On Air started with a simple idea: turn the camera on, hit record, and let the community speak.
If you have ever wondered when the best time in life is to learn a new language, then you’re in luck because a ton of study has gone into this.
When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
During my linguistics and language studies, there turned out to be several surprising crossovers between how you approach language and how you can approach life and the people around you.
A while ago I was very fortunate to be selected to travel to Japan, representing New
Zealand, at the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, in Kōhoku, a town in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
Coromind On Air started with a simple idea: turn the camera on, hit record, and let the community speak.
If you have ever wondered when the best time in life is to learn a new language, then you’re in luck because a ton of study has gone into this.
When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
During my linguistics and language studies, there turned out to be several surprising crossovers between how you approach language and how you can approach life and the people around you.
A while ago I was very fortunate to be selected to travel to Japan, representing New
Zealand, at the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, in Kōhoku, a town in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
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