Me Llamo Tomás
[Even though my name is in the title of this blog, I realize that this is quickly becoming the micheleandmichele.com show around here. I’ll have to work on making regular appearances, though keeping up...
View ArticleUn Pago?
Our experiences with store credit illustrate that context is king when it comes to language comprehension. For instance, Tom and I were buying a USB cable for around $15-$20 US when the store clerks...
View ArticleFlowing Flowery Farewells
Although Spanish and English are both Latin-based languages, you realize when you are living in a Spanish-speaking culture that we Americans use about 1% of our available vocabulary and we use that...
View ArticleLiving with Kids in BA — It’s Not Easy
Now that our family unit is back in BA, I thought I would share some of the challenges we have been facing living la vida expat with kids, as well as some of our crazy plans to address those...
View ArticleA Very Chinese Wednesday
Wednesday was a hyper-errand day which required an exhausting amount of both Spanish and Mandarin! (Yes, from the kids’ perspective, it was another death march day.) We picked up the girls at 12:15...
View ArticleWhat’s Next, Temper Tantrums?
One of the nice things about aging is that I have gained perspective and am able to handle stressful situations with more ease and less passion. So why does all of that hard earned experience go out...
View ArticleMore Titillating than the Movie
A while back, we were desperately searching for an English-language film at the cinema that was suitable for the whole family. At the time, there were only adult options in English available and they...
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