Usage Tips & Recipes. Note: Be careful using peppermint in the evening, as it is known to increase alertness. Decongest: Fill bathroom sink with hot water, add 10 drops of peppermint oil. Place a towel over head, lean over, and breathe deeply.
Some 3,000,000 other people speak Catalan as their second or third language, with 2 million more understanding but not being able to speak it. Catalan, with all its variants, is spread over 68,000 Km2. It's the official language of Andorra and co-official with Spanish in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
The terms Catalan and Valencian (respectively used in Catalonia and the Valencian Community) are two varieties of the same language. There are two institutions regulating the two standard varieties, the Institute of Catalan Studies in Catalonia and the Valencian Academy of the Language in Valencia.