Rite of Passage

It’s one of those rites of passage through which every missionary must pass; cultural faux pas of the linguistic type. Which, in a country where the language has 38 consonants and 24 vowel sounds, is not really uncommon (english has about half that many). Many of these sounds are extremely subtle, and if not enunciated [...]

Mr. Sand Man, sandbag the kid

Its a great feeling to put your daughter to bed in the evening when all you have to do is read her a book, give her a bottle, hand her her favorite stuffed animal, kiss her good night, and she waves to you from between the bars of her crib as you shut the door [...]

Shape and Color Matching

This week was Araella’s first week to match her shapes/colors in the holes of her little elephant toy. It’s one of those _little_ things which, after watching your child spend hours trying to cram the blue square into the hole for the yellow circle you are ecstatic on their behalf. A whole new world of [...]