Category: The Swiss Family Carlson

• The Swiss Family Carlson goes to a Farm!!

  Well, Swiss Family Carlson members H and Mom went to a farm. H’s Kindergarten class is studying “where our food comes from” for 6 weeks. Two weeks ago they went to a grocery store and looked at all the fruits and vegetables as well as the bakery area, butchery, and the shelves full of all…

  Mindy Carlson

  February 19, 2015

  Kids, The Swiss Family Carlson

  chickens, cows, donkey, family farms, Farming, Kindergarten field trips, Milk, small farmers, Sustainable farms, Swiss Family Carlson, Swiss Farms, where does our food come from

• 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.

  Mindy Carlson

  February 12, 2015

  The Swiss Family Carlson

  Basel, munster, rhein River, Swiss Family Carlson, Tinguely Fountain

• 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

  February 10, 2015

  Kids, The Swiss Family Carlson

  Big Damn Hero, dentist, Firefly, German, Google Translate, languages, learning German, learning languages, non-native speaker, Swiss Family Carlson, Swiss German