More than Me Gusta: Who Are You in a Second Language?
I started learning Spanish more than 14 years ago, just before I met my husband, a native Spanish speaker. During that time I put various levels of … continue reading
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at la Biblioteca
Last year we “celebrated” Hispanic Heritage Month at the Neville Public Museum for the opening of their new exhibit, Out of the Shadows. The exhibit … continue reading
Playing Games (in Spanish)
It’s all kind of a game, or maybe a dance, trying to get my son interested in and motivated to do things in Spanish. During … continue reading
Language of Food
For the past nine years I’ve hosted a bilingual conversation group as part of my job. It started somewhat accidentally. While I was taking a Spanish class a … continue reading
Adding Spanish to Our Lives
I’m not an expert…but here’s what I do to add Spanish to our son’s life. From 0-2, we started with bilingual board books, lullabies and … continue reading
Dem Bones: Day of the Dead
When I was 10 I collected animal bones found on forest excursions. I dissected owl pellets for tiny bones, rescued crayfish shells, and saved bones found … continue reading
Facil, no?
While I was pregnant, I collected picture books and music in Spanish. I dreamt of my bilingual child. Of course he’d speak Spanish. His dad … continue reading