A Letter to Language Learners
I know that many of you are trying to learn a new language. Maybe you’re at the beginning of the journey; maybe a semester or a year into it; or maybe your long hard slog is nearing completion and you’re ready to get on with the next thing, which of course includes being a life-long […]
Cue The Heavenly Laugh Track. Cue The Heavenly Love Track.
But the greatest of these is love. Gary Chapman wrote The Five Love Languages. This book is one of the helpful ways to have meaningful conversations about love. (Please don’t judge this book by its cover! And if you’d like to roll your eyes, I’m with you.) The five love languages are: Words of Affirmation […]
Here’s What Happened When I Failed At Language Learning
I grew up with the old-school Berenstain Bears books, the ones where Mama Bear was always warning Papa Bear against riding his bike along the edge of a crumbling cliff, but he’d do it anyway, and then say to Brother and Sister Bear: “This is what you should not do. Now, let this be a […]
How Language Study Changed My Life
“Honey, I think you should study the local language,” my dear hubby said. Did he really just say that? The plan was to take a pause in teaching English, move to another city, and he would be the full-time student. I wasn’t supposed to be part of that. That wasn’t the deal. He graciously presented […]