He had been looking forward to the French language lab at iFLT for months, poring over French for Dummies to keep out of trouble at school, quizzing the Google Home on phrases he could repeat before bed…but I was eager to see how a master handled his “enthusiasm”…
I have been without a kitchen table since before my son ate solid foods. I mean, I had one. It was in the shed because there wasn’t really enough room in my kitchen to sit even if we hadn’t left it in storage. We’re not fully moved into my new Read more…
It was after school, and I suddenly felt little pieces of bone? tooth? on my tongue. I moved my tongue around, and felt still more pieces. I spit them out. Tooth. Tiny shards of tooth. I didn’t even have a toothache! To this day, the worst nightmare I have is Read more…
It’s really hard to explain how I learned Spanish without admitting failure. Oh, I aced all of the college and graduate classes. But a significant factor in my current fluency has always been relationships. The most important relationship in my life that Spanish has made possible is indeed a family Read more…
Es muy difícil explicar cómo es que aprendí el español sin admitir que he fallado. Me salieron bien todos los cursos en la universidad y los cursos de mi maestría, sí. Pero un aspecto esencial de mi fluidez actual siempre ha sido las relaciones personales. La relación más importante en Read more…
My son’s school has gone global! In fact, they’re converting to dual immersion, starting with this year’s kindergarten class. Two years too late for him, alas (but in plenty of time for Sister)! Paolo is still enjoying some benefits of the global focus, however. For instance, each grade level got Read more…
You made me miss lunch, and I want to thank you. Every minute that you stayed after family today was more filling than my Easy Mac could ever be. That you stayed at all, feeling how you felt, is a testament to your maturity and strength as a human being. Read more…
It has been said that a dysfunctional family is any family that has more than one person in it. Though my school family this year has lost a couple of members due to fisticuffs (ironically, the sparring partners are happier than ever to be there–others didn’t have the stomach for Read more…
There are a lot of things from Jim’s presentation that I do not think could be found online for the majority of the Spanish-speaking world, i.e. bus/train schedules (though maybe this site will work?). HOWEVER, I believe he has shown me the perfect way to start my Spanish 1 school Read more…