Education in the 90s

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally as she was all flustered when King Philip Came Over From Great Spain. She kept reminding us to Never Eat Soggy Waffles, which wasn't really a problem as we were already full because My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. #ifyaknowyaknow #knowledgeispower #RIPPluto

Languages #loveorhate #languagediarychallenge day25

Languages - Love or Hate? That seems like a silly question to ask in a language challenge...! Do I like languages? Um, hello, have you been reading this blog?!? If you can't tell, the answer is yes, I LOVE languages. I always have. If I could have any superpower, I would want to be able to speak all the languages of the world. To really speak them. Speaking a language is to understand the culture. It's a look into the mind of a people. Perhaps if we all spoke enough languages, we would all understand each other better.

Math #loveorhate #languagediarychallenge day24

Matematica: lo adori o lo odi? Quando ero piccola, mi piaceva la matematica. Nella scuola media, ho vinto un premio della matematica - ero la migliore studentessa di matematica nell'intera regione! Ero anche un tutor di matematica per molti anni. Preferisco algebra e statistica. La matematica è sempre stata facile per me. Ma oggi è…

Computers #loveorhate #languagediarychallenge day11

Ordinateurs - les adorez ou les détestez? J'adore les ordinateurs. Quand j'étais au lycée, j'étudiais l'informatique. Et j'avais voulu l'étudier à l'université mais mes parents m'ont convaincu d'obtenir un baccalauréat en commerce à la place. Mais, quand j'étais petite, nous n'avions pas d'ordinateur. Je me souviens avoir tapé un rapport pour l'école - et utiliser…

Online Learning #loveorhate #languagediarychallenge day10

Apprentissage en ligne - Amour ou haine? Moi, je préfère faire la plupart des choses en personne. Mais j'aime vraiment apprendre en ligne. Avec ça, je peux apprendre beaucoup de choses, et beaucoup de langues, pour un peu d'argent. C'est magnifique par rapport aux prix des universités aux États-Unis. On peut tout apprendre en ligne!…

Homework #loveorhate #languagediarychallenge day02

I Compiti a casa: amore o odio? Non sono stata in scuola da quindici anni, quindi non ho i compiti. Ma ora sono in classe per studiare diritto internazionale, ma l'intera classe è a casa (online). Sono tutti compiti a casa! Ma va bene, ho bisogno di avere una direzione e che mi venga detto…

#languagediarychallenge day89

The other day, someone asked me why I started learning the languages that I did. As I answered, I realized that it usually comes from some funny logic or random sequence of events that I ended up with a particular language from among the many which exist in the world. So, I thought I'd share…

#languagediarychallenge day36

Vandaag heb ik mijn nichtje van school gehaald op. Daarna hadden we een theekransje (het is een hele goede manier om kinderen gezonde snacks te laten eten). Aujourd'hui, j'ai récupéré ma nièce à l'école. Ensuite, nous avons fait un partie thé (c'est un bon moyen de faire les enfants à manger des aliments sains). Oggi…

Music Choice

I've been contemplating for weeks choices on music preferences and when we actually become conscious of them.  For the past few years, I had been listening to mostly country music, which was a bit of a change from my alternative rock days and my pop princess days before that.  Letely, however, I have been listening…

“I Pledge Allegiance…”

I recently thought of a little anecdote from my childhood that made me think about myself today.  I'm not sure why I thought of this instance recently, perhaps it is because I suddenly seem to have quite a few friends in the military (as a matter of fact, I'm leaving soon to go see one…