My son knows his shapes in English, but not in Mandarin.  And I have to admit that it's all my fault.  My parents visited from Kentucky,...

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One of the first words we learned in Chinese was "xiong mao," or panda.  We learned a little poem about a panda that my daughter ...

        My son and I just went to our Language Stars* class on Saturday. I say "our" class because I learn (and enjoy it) just as...

Even though I only speak a little Spanish, I have always had a great interest in languages.  Since before my husband and I were married, I h...

My friend's reply was, "Yeah, right.  It's totally for you."  I think she meant that I like to talk a lot and write a lot,...