Category Archives: English

Audio books on LibriVox

Posted on July 12, 2006 by franzie

Michael and I have discovered the wonderful world of LibriVox. They provide hundreds of free audio books for you to download! Isn’t that fantastic? It certainly is quite a thrill for me and my book fetish. LibriVox takes out-of-copyright books … Continue reading →

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The Wall revisited

Posted on July 11, 2006 by franzie

Aldona left the following comment on my post “Would I go there?” … I did see a huge difference between the two sides. A HUGE difference! I also found that the teachers from the East were more interested in their … Continue reading →

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My baby can sign!

Posted on June 26, 2006 by franzie

This is one of those cheerful and proud moments in the life of often helpless parents, who try to make sense of the way their children (and in particular babys) behave. Often these little people that can’t express themselves and … Continue reading →

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Familycomp!

Posted on June 8, 2006 by franzie

I’ve been meaning to write an update of our family language situation ever since the last post in which I said that Michael was speaking English with the children now. I think, it was a good decision, because M is … Continue reading →

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more about the education system

Posted on April 19, 2006 by franzie

Thank you all for your comments on the previous post (Is it really this bad?) … lots of food for thought! I wanted to summarize what I come away with and how my understanding is shaping in reply to your … Continue reading →

Posted in education, English | 3 Comments