World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7, and the theme for this year is Food Safety. This year’s theme aims to inform and educate producers, suppliers and consumers about the significance of food safety. Unsafe food practices are responsible for an estimated 2 million deaths per annum. Pathogens present in food present […]

Easter is a well-known religious and cultural holiday whose origin is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s revival from death and is celebrated by most Christian faiths. Easter eggs, bunnies and yummy chocolates are familiar icons in the Easter holiday. While everyone is celebrating Easter and has a good time, plenty of work goes on in […]

The custom to play pranks and tease people on April fool’s day is very popular and is celebrated differently around the world. In France, this day is known as Poisson d’Avril and is celebrated by taping a paper fish on to the back of adults and children, and running away by yelling ‘April Fish’. It […]

March is Women History Month and it celebrates the feats and contributions of women to culture, history and society.’ There are many distinguished women who overcame hurdles to bring awareness and create change for the advancement of society. For example, Malala Yousafzi is a notable young woman from Pakistan. She is a female activist and […]

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to announce March as Red Cross Month in 1943. From there on, every president in the United States has titled March as Red Cross Month. American Red Cross is a non-profit, humanitarian organization that provides domestic disaster relief, blood donations, educational programs, and international relief. It has been […]

It is already St. Patrick’s Day! This occasion is celebrated all over the world on March 17. Shamrocks, leprechauns, the Celtic cross, and pots of gold symbolize the cultural and religious festivity.’ St. Patrick’s Day is an unofficial declared national holiday and during this time, people dress up in green clothing, host parties and festivals […]

March Madness is nearly upon us. The NCAA college basketball games starts from the second week of March until first week of April. March Madness is phenomenon that grips and hypnotizes basketball fans every year. It is the ultimate tournament that determines the champions of college basketball. 68 basketball teams will be competing against each […]

February is looked upon as the coming of spring and the dwindling down of the frigid winter days in many parts of the country. It is a time of transition, renewal and is the impetus of change. A similar analogy is the adeptness of American Language Services to handle all kinds of jobs coming in. […]

It’s hard to believe that January is almost over. It just seemed like yesterday we were celebrating New Year’s and trying to shake the cobwebs out. Like a lot of parents used to say growing up, it’s amazing how fast time flies by. As a kid, you don’t really believe that, but now as adults, […]

For all you sports fans out there across the world, the NFL playoffs have been in full swing and the upcoming Super Bowl looks like it’s going to be an epic battle. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will be vying for the prestigious world championship in Super Bowl 49 taking place in Phoenix, […]

In January, an important and very meaningful national holiday takes place, Martin Luther King Day. Martin Luther King (MLK) was the legendary African American civil rights leader who believed in equality for all. He believed that all people had the right to be judged, not by the color of their skin, religion, race, ethnicity or […]

Now that the Holidays are over, we begin afresh in 2015. American Language Services would like to wish you a Happy New Year and a successful upcoming year. The start of the year brings some very positive changes to our organization. First, we’re very happy to announce a major re-launching of our website. This was […]