Believing we'll sell the house within the next 6 months, I suddenly realized we'll be moving to a new country soon. Joe got accepted to the Erasmus MBA, which starts in January. I'm super excited about this, but I have to say that my anxiety level has shot through the roof. Not about moving to the new country, but about selling the house in time to make it happen. Everything hinges on that single fact. To make it worse, a large registration fee is due within 4 weeks. A non-refundable registration fee....
The Rosetta Stone came in the mail yesterday. It's my last ditch effort for the kids to learn Dutch before moving to Holland. When Winter was little, I was very good about speaking Dutch to her. However, when she came back from friends' houses not being understood, I gave up. I should have stuck to my guns, and dealt with it. But I didn't. I was weak.
So we start from the beginning. With full immersion, and lots of repetition. I sit with the kids while they "play the Dutch game", to encourage them, and also so I can know which words they are learning. I can then use that vocabulary in regular conversation. It's fun to see them go from frustration to recognition and happy accomplishment. Too bad I'm not learning anything in the process...
7 months ago
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Richard is dying to get Rosetta Stone for our kids to learn Portuguese. I hope it works for you guys. I'm sure it will at least give them a great head start and they'll start really soaking it all up once they're there.
Good luck with the house, too!
Oh man I didnt know you had to pay a pre registration fee. The ultimate leap of faith huh? Your house will see, it just has to =)
I mean SELL, not see.
Think about all you are learning and receiving as you work with the kids....
patience, satisfaction, insights into their individual learning styles, and your teaching style, making childhood memories for them and recalling your own, confident kids who will later be happier (that makes for happy parents)
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