Broadening Horizons: Free Fall Classes

So I follow (also known as stalk) a blog called GeekMom. They post tons of geeky, nerdy and science related posts by numerous authors, some posts I dig, others address sections of geekdom in which I am not as familiar. But anyways, they posted two classes recently that I thought were pretty interesting.
     The first was all about The Walking Dead. If you haven't heard of the show or the comics and you are remotely into the zombie trend right now, or post-apocalyptic soap operas, then this is right down your alley. The comics are in black and white and the art isn't really my thing, I am really picky about art in comics, no matter how great the writing, but that is my own issue. The story is interesting and is way more in depth then in the television show but both are pretty interesting (and the show is on Netflix!). So anyways, GeekMom posted an article and link here about a class based on the Walking Dead television show. It is offered by University of California, is completely online, is completely free and starts on October 14th, the same day as the new season premiers. The direct link to sign up for the course is found here.
     The second class that GeekMom posted about was offered by Mango Languages here, in preparation for Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19th (today)! It is completely free and set up just like their real language classes (according to the reviews). I am spending nap time today sitting through this class just in case someone tells me that they need a talk like a pirate partner. Mango Languages offers over 50 other language courses including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Mandarin and Haitian Creole. They are really affordable, only $80 for the first package of most of the languages while some of them are even free if your local library has an account! They even let you try the first lesson of a language for free to make sure you like it (I tried Mandarin). Go and check it out and check out GeekMom!!! It is a brilliant blog!