Category: The Swiss Family Carlson
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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…
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Potato – Eggplant – it’s practically the same thing
A little conversation after we measured the boys’ heights today. Me: Huh. H is about a half an inch taller than E when he was that age. E: (panicked) Does that mean he’s taller than me?!? Mark: Naw. That means your just about the same height. E: It does? Mark: Yeah. You know. Like me…
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The Elder Child Goes to Ski Camp
This week E went off to ski camp with his entire 3rd grade class. We were up and out the door by 6:30 and made it to school by the appointed 7:15 time. He admitted to being nervous and excited while we were on the tram together. The conversation was varied. First he asked which…
Mindy Carlson 