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Failure As An Option
No one likes to fail. We do everything we can to avoid it. We fear failure so much that as parents we do everything in our power to prevent our children from that feeling of having your heart crushed in your chest. But sometimes we need to fail. In Homework Without the Yelling I touched…
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Basel Fountains in Winter
I love the Tinguely Fountains. The movement is fascinating to watch and the gently flowing water is so soothing. But it is equally spectacular in winter. And just because… The beautiful river valley from behind the Munster.
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Noun Roulette: The High Stakes Game of Speaking a Foreign Language when it Counts
“Hallo! Hair Live! Kann ich Ihnen helfen?” That sentence strikes fear into my heart. It’s rattled off at breakneck speed and the words fly like bullets. And all she’s saying is “Hello, Hair Live. Can I help you?” I reply with an elegant and fluent, “Uh…..” But I recover and haltingly say, “Ich möchte einen…
Mindy Carlson 