by I didn’t start learning a foreign language until high school. Two years of a foreign language were strongly advised for all students in college, yet few language learning opportunities existed. The only options available were Spanish or French. In fact, the same is true of my alma mater today. We live in a multicultural […]
5 Things I Learned Moving Countries and Changing the Community Language
by Recently my family and I moved from Italy to Australia. While I am originally from Melbourne, my husband is Italian, and my two kids who are almost 4 and 6 years old were born in Italy. Italy is and has always been their home. My kids are bilingual, but Italian has always been their […]
Language Learning the Full Immersion Way
by Our three children were all born in English speaking countries: two in North Wales and our youngest in the Republic of Ireland. I set out on the adventure of motherhood with the full intention of raising my children in at least two, if not three languages. My eldest son could count to ten in […]
Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #39 – May 2016
by Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can’t wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World through My Son’s Eyes, the blog […]
Reading English: 5 Ideas to Help Older Kids
by When my sons were 6 and 8 we left the United States and moved to Morocco. Our intention for this move was to expose our kids to their father’s culture and also that they would learn Arabic and French. My boys had a foundation in English and spoke it at home. I was certain […]