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The pressures and realities of raising bilingual kids
One of my reasons to move to Puerto Rico was so my kids could learn Spanish. A Bilingual school – or even a monolingual Spanish school – was extremely appealing. We found the perfect one. Over the years, I’ve kept … Continue reading
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Tagged bilingual, learning spanish, parenthood, Puerto Rico, Spanish
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Parallelogram: A Matter of Conveyance
\One experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Lisa\Montreal With winter well upon us, I am struggling to get from points A to B. I now know where I’m going, I just don’t know how I’m getting there. Snow means the … Continue reading
Parallelogram: My New Neighborhood
\One ex-pat experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Laura\Mayaguez Tell me about your old Madison, Wisconsin neighborhood. We rented a house on the west side of Madison. Quiet, friendly, beautiful, playgrounds abounding, with ‘secret’ walking trails that wound behind the … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, ex-pat, gated community, graffiti, Madison, Mayaguez, Montreal, neighbors, parenthood, Plateau, security
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Parallelogram: Where Art Thou, Community?
\One ex-pat experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Lisa\Montreal Laura\Mayaguez wrote about church yesterday and I too had the thought this weekend about finding a community. This week’s Parallelogram is therefore united in spirit but divided in timing. Click here for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bengali, church, Community, ex-pat, Mayaguez, Michigan, Montreal, Netflix, New York, Ohio, parenthood, Quakers, San Francisco, Six Feet Under, Society of Friends
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