Watching in Awe As My Son Becomes Bilingual
The bell rings and Santiago runs to get the door shrieking with excitement. He’s been waiting all afternoon for friends of ours to come over for dinner so he can play with their 7-year-old son. “Hi, Liam!” he says and hugs him as soon as I open the door. “Hi, Santiago!” Liam responds and off they run to play with Vanessa who’s in the playroom in the basement. A bit later, they all come up to the kitchen where I’mRead More ...
A Taste of Nostalgia: Kellogg’s Choco Zucaritas
Last year a friend sent me a tweet with a picture of some Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Choco Zucaritas she had found in a Mexican market in her city. She knew I would “get” the feeling of nostalgia and tinge of excitement to be able to buy in the U.S. a cereal we had eaten in Mexico. Then I read a post from Maura of The Other Side of the Tortilla about how excited she was that our very own TracyRead More ...
Bilingual is Better on Al Punto with Jorge Ramos
We just got word that the interview we did with Jorge Ramos for Al Punto about our book Bilingual is Better will be airing mañana! Al Punto is Univision‘s Sunday morning show and it airs at 10 a.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The interview was taped about two months ago when we went to Miami for the press tour and I had just been wondering when it would air when we got notice that it was happening this Sunday. We can’t waitRead More ...
Capture Your Familia’s Stories on The National Day of Listening
This Friday, November 23rd is the 5th annual National Day of Listening — a relatively new holiday created by StoryCorps. What is it? The National Day of Listening is a day to honor a loved one through listening – and your opportunity to capture the precious stories of your familia for your hijos, nietos and future generations. How does it work? You can have a chat with your mother, your abuelos, a great aunt, sister, tío, your esposo’s step-father, aRead More ...
Wordless Wednesday: ¿Dónde está Vanessa?
Me encanta el otoño en Colorado… y a mis hijos ¡más! ...
Books & Libros: El Fandango de Lola {Giveaway}
If you’re searching for some great new titles to add to your kids’ bookshelves, look no further than multilingual publisher Barefoot Books. El fandango de Lola by Anna Witte is a rich, beautiful tale about a girl named Lola, who finds her mother’s tacones and becomes fascinated with the idea of learning to dance flamenco. Her Papi teaches her to dance in time to surprise everyone at her Mami’s birthday party. Niños and niñas alike will love this story becauseRead More ...
