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Immerse, Adapt, Adjust
Last Wednesday, kids and I went to a mall to buy our first music CD in German, titled 'Die Singemaus im Kindergarten' (Singing Mice in Kindergarten), the trigger was Joseph's complaint about, "Maitresse nyanyi lagu bahasa Jerman di sekolah, tapi aku tidak tau lagu apa itu" (maitresse sings German songs at school, but I don't know those songs).
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Mothers and Fathers Days
In Germany, last Sunday 11 May was Muttertag/Mothers Day. At Joseph's class, kids with help from teachers prepared some presents for their moms.
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Language Progress: Some adjusments for the whole family
Modified OPOL
When still in Chicago, a friend asked what we're going to do with Joseph's English. I said we're going to stick to our One-Parent-One-Language system (OPOL) we've been using since forever, and let English find its own way to survive. However, once in Munich, Joseph speaks English to us more than ever. We didn't realize and kept ( Read more... )