High School Spanish Meets a Taxi Driver: A Typical Language Learning “Fail” We’re leaving behind the noisy, smoking buses and crowded, twisting streets of Tegucigalpa, and it’s finally quiet enough to make conversation with the taxi driver. The only problem is that he doesn’t speak English, and my Spanish is rudimentary at best. “¿Cómo está?” I ask. He scrunches his…
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Five Ways Showing Hospitality Helps You
Hospitality. The word brings to mind warm conversation, warm food, and…lots of work? If hospitality is overwhelming you, consider the following: While hospitality can seem such a gift to guests, I believe it’s actually just as great a gift to you. Opening your home means a lot of work. It may mean keeping a cleaner home than you’d prefer. Certainly your food…
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10 of the Most Toxic Cleaning Supplies
Every month, thousands of people read our post on the 10 Most Toxic Essential Oils. To balance the coverage a bit, we’ve done additional research on the most dangerous types of cleaning products for you to use in your home. Just like with the essential oils, these toxic cleaning supplies should be kept locked away from the little ones. As…
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Beloved Father: A Story of Epitaphs
Have you ever imagined your own epitaph? I still remember the college class I had in which we were supposed to give a speech imagining our own epitaphs. I sat out in my car feeling physically ill I was so afraid to give that speech. It wasn’t just the fear of Oral Communications making me want to vomit; it was…
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Essentials for a Bilingual Children’s Library (Spanish/English)
Creating a bilingual children’s library? It can be difficult to find well-written books in both Spanish and English, so here I’ve done the research for you. Following is a list of bilingual books/books available in both Spanish and English designed for the next stage: older toddlers and young children (very young Pre-K through 1st grade). These books are classics for…
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