Year: 2012

Children’s Books to Get You Started

Children’s Books to Get You Started

The best way we learn as children--through literature--is also one of the best ways to start learning a new language!  I love children's literature, and reading it in Spanish is just as fun, especially because I get to practive my Spanish that way.  Here is...

My Top 5 from Medical Spanish

My Top 5 from Medical Spanish

Last night I had the last class with my fall semester Medical Spanish class.  My experience prior to this class with medical Spanish consisted of the work I did as an interpreter at a local Early Childhood center with the nurse there.  I love...

Benefits of Foreign Language Study for Kids

Benefits of Foreign Language Study for Kids

When I stepped into Dr. Brown’s Spanish 101 class in the fall of 2003, I did not imagine it would bring me here—teaching Spanish to children and adults and working on developing a business centered on helping families learn Spanish together.  My declared major...

Busy Box Viernes–La comida

Busy Box Viernes–La comida

Today we will start a new series called, “Busy Box Viernes.”  Viernesis the word in Spanish for Friday.  The “v” letter in Spanish is pronounced like a mix between the English “b” and “v.”  For that reason, I chose Fridays to showcase a new “Busy Box”...

Today’s a Day for Just Reminiscing…

Today’s a Day for Just Reminiscing…

For those of you that follow my blog, you know I have been posting some old blog entries from my days in Spain six years ago.  To my new readers, Hello! And to all of you, here are a few last posts from my time in Madrid.  Everyone Knows I'm In Over My...