Tag: bilingual
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Bilingual Parenting!
As we continue to prepare for the arrival of Penelope by fixing up the house, preparing the nursery, attending parenting classes, and trying to stay on top of details, we are also planning our communication strategy. As most people know, I am Chilean and English is my second language. I didn’t start learning English and speaking…
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Derby week 2017
Before I get into this, I have to admit we Louisville folks get tunnel vision when it comes to Derby and it’s hard to wrap our minds around the fact that the rest of the country doesn’t *really* care about the festivities. Derby absolutely consumes us – it’s “the most wonderful time of the year…in Louisville.” I actually…
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Louisville St. Patrick’s Parade
Back in March 2008 when Javier and I had only been dating about a month we took a trip from Nashville to Louisville so he could meet my high school friends at the St. Patty’s Parade. Back then the parade was an excuse to go bar hopping on Bardstown Road during the day dressed in weird…
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Chicago 2013
Ok ok I’ve waited too long to post about Chicago! My mom and I left for Chicago two Wednesdays ago – we were going to leave on Thursday but the weather was terrible and…well. If I can avoid flying in bad weather, it’s better for everyone involved in the travel experience. Anyway, thanks to the…
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Letters from Grandmother v.2
This is the second letter in our collection. For those who missed the first, please take a second to read it here. For this letter you must keep in mind that at the time the voting age was 21 and she was only 20. (the translated version is after the english version) Esta es la…
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Casa Azafrán & Congratulations Conexión Americas!
Oh hallelujah. The end of the semester is in sight. Today I turned in one of my two final papers – the other one is due on Monday. It’s been a crazy semester! It will probably be a pretty busy holiday too, but not quite like the “busy” we had last year when the Rodriguez…
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Playing Dictionary
Whenever we have a big family reunion we try to play games that include as many people as possible. One of our favorite games, and one where anyone can play since there is no limit for the number of players, is dictionary. Cada vez que tenemos una reunión familiar, intentamos jugar a algo que incluya a la…
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Corn bread adventure
Cornbread was something completely unknown to me before moving to the States. It never sounded very tasty or appetizing (much like meatloaf). Bread made with corn?…it just did not click for me until I tried it. With thanksgiving coming up I decided to go for a new adventure and try to make some cornbread. I…
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Sprucing up the porch
Our porch is, in my opinion, one of the best parts of our house and Javi and I spend as much time as we can out there. It’s also the home to the Porch Practice Sessions for Hickory Slims, so I spend quite a bit of time on that little slab of concrete in front…
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VOTE: for the next King of the Backyard!
Even without the barrage of reminders on various social media outlets about election day, it should be pretty clear by now that it’s finally time to vote. This morning I did my civic duty and voted, and this is Javier’s last election as a non-citizen. Next time around he’ll be able to vote too! My presidential pick isn’t much…
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Halloween at Los Rodriguez mansion
Well, Halloween was scary for us for a few reasons. First, on Tuesday night before Halloween Javier and I realized that the reason Chupete had been acting weird all day was not, in fact, because he was scared of the halloween decorations we put up (though it is very true that he’s scared of them).…
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Making the most of the weekend
(side note: don’t forget to enter our giveaway! We are picking a winner on Monday!) (Nota : No se olviden de entrar en nuestro concurso! Vamos a elegir al ganador el Lunes!) We’re so excited for this weekend – it’s the first completely free weekend we’ve had in a long, long time. No plans, no…
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Los Rodriguez Life Giveaway / Sorteo !
As you might have noticed from our posts over the past week, we were nominated for Best Bilingual Blogger at the LATISM 2012 Conference. Houston hosted the conference this year and the conference featured many popular Latino/a bloggers. We couldn’t be there this year but we hope to join in the fun at future conferences.…
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LATISM Best Bilingual Blogger Nomination!
click on the image above or go here: http://conference.latism.org/latism-awards-2/ to vote for us! One really cool wordpress stats feature is that you can see the “referrers” to the blog – or the various sites that direct people to losrodriguezlife.com. Most of the time for us this includes facebook, twitter, stumbleupon, pinterest, or search engines, but today…
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Travel Ups and Downs
On the morning we left for Colorado Javier and I got to the airport extra early because we didn’t know how long the lines would be, but we were through security 2 hours before our flight took off. We congratulated ourselves on having plenty of time to spare once we got to the gate (with…
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Quick Trip to Monteagle
Over the weekend Javier and I drove to Monteagle with the doggos to do some hiking on the Fiery Gizzard trail. The idea was to break in our hiking boots before our Colorado trip and to try out some new hiking trails in TN. We’ve already hiked most of the greenways and trails around Nashville,…
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3 Baby steps towards a greener life
Clothesline: We wrote a post a few weeks ago about this little addition to our home. To summarize, we barely use the dryer (we will most likely use it in the winter), we use less electricity, we are not adding drying sheets to the garbage, and we are enjoying spending a little more time outside.…
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Doglympic dreams: More Adventures with Tongo and Zongo
Every 4 years there is an event that motivates dogs to run faster, jump higher, bark louder, and chew stronger, the Doglympics! This year, the games will be held in a dog park in London. With a landscape designed to demand the highest athletic performance from those participating, dogs all over the world are training…
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Gma Joan’s Pesto magic
One of the most productive plants in our garden is the basil. It is really great to see it grow big and fast and to be able to pick a leaf when I go to check the plants and smell the amazing aroma of this fresh Italian basil. I like to chop a leaf and…
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Garden update…
The garden is growing and starting to yield some tasty veggies for us. There’s nothing big yet but at least we have started to see growth and fruits. I was worried about one of our beds since it seemed like the plants did not want to grow there, but now everything is getting big and…
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