From bilingual to beyond
Before my visit to Woodloch, I had never heard of “Dream Shifting,” but the description was compelling enough to pique my interest: “Ancient cultures believed that the world is the way we dream it, and that everything we do, we dream it first. Using the sound of a drum or a rattle we’ll journey into… Continue reading Shamanic Dream Shifting
As I endeavor to revise my memoir, "Fall over Blackwords", I want to share what I have learned along the way, covering a different topic every month. After talking about the topic, at the end of the month I will post a section of my book. This month will be about escape, specifically leaving the… Continue reading Escape: Week One
In a year like none other, we still must take the time to smell the roses. Or in the case of the current season, If you take a moment to get a good look, you'll see the falling leaves. Like really see them. There is beauty in the simple things. Seasons change, and time presses… Continue reading Get a good look!
They can walk the walk, but can they talk the talk? Yes I intentionally mixed that order of that expression. . . I see so many families throwing money at the second language acquisition process, (now don’t get me wrong we’ve thrown our fair share of cash at the situation) but the element that I… Continue reading Talk the Talk
I connected with the reality of what the Korean speaking families had inherently, a something that my family must seek out, cultivate, and sometimes pay for. Community. Shared language community.
So my mother-in-laws television got stuck in SAP this weekend to which Morgan replies, “it's ok, I understand English AND Spanish, my brain is super fast and it's just much faster than yours.” Now I digress, my rather presidential sounding daughter is A LOT spicier than I was at her age, but she's right her… Continue reading SAP
Long before our daughters Morgan and Emory were born, even before Vincent and I were a pair, we both romanticized the idea of mastering a second language. Even better, we dreamed of giving the gift of bilingualism to our children someday. Our love of the Spanish language was a commonality that was quickly unearthed during our… Continue reading Adventure Awaits . . .
Fall is in the air. It’s my favorite time of year. Reminds me of new beginnings: back to school shopping, buying my first home, my wedding day. And suddenly before the dust has had a chance to settle on my maternity clothes, I find myself shopping for preschools! And while I hesitate to acknowledge the… Continue reading A Tale of Two Preschools
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