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How to Decorate Your Foreign Language Classroom

If you’re reading this, you’re likely in the midst of decorating your foreign language classroom. You’ve looked at the content you’ll be teaching, you’ve got an idea of what your…

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October 8, 2019
Parenting

5 Tips For Surviving Jet Lag With a Baby

At first, our first international flight with our daughter seemed relatively painless. We traveled from Spain to New York (a 6-hour time difference) and my preflight anxiety about how we…

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March 5, 2020
Teaching

Minimalism and Teaching

Teaching comes with a lot of stuff. So, how can we clear the clutter to focus on what’s most important? The answer is a mixture of minimalism and teaching. Our…

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March 15, 2018
Teaching, VIPKid

Frequently Asked Questions About VIPKid

Got questions about VIPKid? Finding online work is tempting, but is VIPKid really legit? If working from home and teaching sound appealing to you, you might be wondering if VIPKid…

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July 2, 2020
Lesson Ideas & Resources

At-Home Spanish Vowel Scavenger Hunt

I love Spanish phonics. I love how straightforward it is, and how easy that makes it to teach to kids. And while we’re scrambling to come up with activities for…

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May 21, 2020
  • Frequently Asked Questions about VIPKid
    Teaching,  VIPKid

    Frequently Asked Questions About VIPKid

    / July 2, 2020

    Got questions about VIPKid? Finding online work is tempting, but is VIPKid really legit? If working from home and teaching sound appealing to you, you might be wondering if VIPKid is worth it.…

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  • Where to Find Spanish Kids' Books Online
    Books

    Where to Find Spanish Kids’ Books Online

    / June 25, 2020

    With the summer nearly upon us and more time indoors looking likely, having a go-to digital stash of Spanish kids’ books online is a necessity. I’ve compiled a list below of websites offering…

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  • The Warrior and the Princess of Dreams by Miriam Shumba
    Books

    Diversity in Kids’ Books: Author Q&A with Miriam Shumba

    / June 18, 2020

    This post contains affiliate links. I recently posted a list of Spanish Kid’s Books about Tolerance and Diversity, but I wanted to dive deeper into the subject. So I asked author and fellow…

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  • What I Love and Hate about VIPKid
    Teaching,  VIPKid

    What I Love (and Hate) About VIPKid

    / June 11, 2020

    I’ve been a teacher with VIPKid for three years. Long enough to feel like a veteran in some regards (I’m on my sixth contract!) and a newbie in others. Regardless, it’s been enough…

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  • Spanish Kids' Books about Tolerance and Diversity
    Books

    Spanish Kids’ Books About Tolerance and Diversity

    / June 4, 2020

    What we need in the world is a whole lot of understanding, a willingness to listen, and a diverse, tolerant, and robust community. My heart is hurting with how often history has repeated…

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  • 8 End of Year Spanish Activities
    Lesson Ideas & Resources

    8 End of Year Spanish Activities

    / May 28, 2020

    For some of you, this whirlwind of a year is finally wrapping up. And for the rest of you, there’s still a month to go. The end of the year gets pretty crazy…

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  • At Home Spanish Vowel Scavenger Hunt
    Lesson Ideas & Resources

    At-Home Spanish Vowel Scavenger Hunt

    / May 21, 2020

    I love Spanish phonics. I love how straightforward it is, and how easy that makes it to teach to kids. And while we’re scrambling to come up with activities for kids to do…

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  • Virtual Field Trips to Spain For Kids
    Virtual Field Trips

    Virtual Field Trips to Spain for Kids

    / May 14, 2020

    Getting to know different cultures can be the trickiest part of language learning. It’s expensive to travel, difficult to do so with kids, and (as I write this in May 2020) currently prohibited.…

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  • Culture,  Games & Crafts

    Kids and Spanish in the Kitchen: How to Make Tortilla de Patatas With Your Kids

    / May 7, 2020

    Kids and Spanish in the Kitchen: How to Make Tortilla de Patatas With Your Kids Looking for a new recipe that gets your kids in the kitchen and helps them practice Spanish? Tortilla…

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  • Coronavirus Lockdown in Spain: Kids Can Go Outside
    Life in Spain

    Coronavirus Lockdown in Spain: Kids Can Go Outside!

    / April 30, 2020

    Coronavirus Lockdown in Spain: Kids Can Go Outside! It’s week 7 of a national coronavirus lockdown in Spain. The (long awaited) difference? Kids can go outside. We’re still in lockdown, that hasn’t changed.…

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About Me

I have nearly a decade of experience in bilingual schools in Texas and Spain and a Master’s degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.

I have fallen in love with Spain since my first trip as a study abroad student in 2006. Since then I’ve moved back several times, met my husband, had our first child, and learned enough Spanish to finally consider myself bilingual.

I currently live outside Madrid with my husband, our daughter, and our dog.

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