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Here’s what I’ll do in 2016…

When it comes to New Years Resolutions, I’m a pretty big naysayer. I’m not saying you can’t make them, but from a standpoint of painful self-awareness, I know I just won’t keep them. Example A: I made an agreement with... Read more
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What one cholera victim wants you to know on International Human Rights Day

The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) recently put out a call for volunteers to help translate hundreds of letters (more than 500 at first count) from Creole into English.  These letters are the testimony of some small... Read more
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That’s a joke, right?

I can’t wait till I can understand sarcasm in Creole. There are many measures of language comprehension… function, connection, humor… When learning a new language, our first victories come in the form of greetings and simple questions. As our skills... Read more
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What language are we speaking in again? Trials of a second-language learner

How many languages do you speak?? It’s so interesting to hear how people answer this question; I honestly never know what to respond.  Three?  One?  Two and three quarters?  Where is the bar we’re setting…. One of the things I... Read more
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