Happy Father’s Day! It’s hard to believe I’ve marked so many of them! My kids are now 17 and 14 and today I looked through old photos, taken a dozen or so years ago, and I’ve chosen a few to share. To be honest, I’m feeling wistful for that bygone time. It’s been over for a while now and I’ll never experience it again. Looking back, it seems so strange that the days sometimes felt so long and yet the years flashed by so quickly. It all passes much faster than you expect while you’re living it. I can only…
Author: catfish
Issued on: 07/04/2023 – 14:35 Gunmen have attacked a rural village in northern central Nigeria, killing dozens of people, local government officials said on Friday. The attack happened on Wednesday in Umogidi community in Benue State, where tit-for-tat clashes are common between nomadic herders and settled farmers competing for land and resources.“The 46 casualties were from the bodies of victims found and retrieved. Many people are still missing, so the number of those killed may be higher,” Paul Hemba, security advisor to Benue State governor, told AFP.He blamed herdsmen who he said had been attacking local communities over the last…
Home » Spanish Vocab and Grammar » ER Verbs in Spanish: 30 Common Verbs and How To Use Them ER verbs are very commonly used in Spanish. Fair warning: 72% of Spanish ER verbs are irregular. Having to learn so many irregular verbs and their conjugations may feel overwhelming, but you can’t avoid them if you want to make progress in the language. Once you know more about ER verbs and how they work, I bet you’ll feel better. So let’s take a look at them now. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF…
Indofest-Adelaide is a vibrant community festival celebrating all things Indonesian. The festival is a collaborative effort of South Australia’s Indonesian community groups and is hosted by the not-for-profit Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia. Immerse yourself in the culture, colour and cuisine of Indonesia at this vibrant family-friendly and sustainable community festival in the city of Adelaide. There will be fun activities for everyone to enjoy, including live performances, great food stalls and a business expo, amongst other exciting things. Everyone is welcome and entry is FREE. For more information and all enquiries please visit the Indofest-Adelaide Facebook. What: Indofest-Adelaide When: …
ADAM’S NOTE: I recently recommended a book by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori, The Parents’ Guide to Raising Multi-literate Children, which contains a wealth of fun and effective games for literacy development. Another book that I highly recommend for parents is The Toolbox for Multilingual Families, by Ute Limacher-Riebold and Ana Elisa Miranda, which provides a wide range of practical and productive activities that can help nurture a child’s progress in any target language. The book covers both communicative ability and literacy skills and includes activities geared for babies as well as older kids. Like Yoshito’s book, this book by Ute and Ana…
When it comes to parenting styles, families tend to think that they have a unique approach. However, psychologists and researchers have identified tendencies and general models of parenting styles. They list two Hispanic parenting styles that may look highly controversial from the American cultural perspective. Nevertheless, researchers have discovered that although Latino parents have different values and their parenting styles differ from those of American families, their unique approaches have positive benefits. Discover the 4 classic parenting styles, the 2 Hispanic parenting styles that create controversy, and what advantages they have. Join 559 million people on the planet who speak…
Brewery Easter Egg Hunt & School Holiday Meal Deals! Head to Pirate Life Brewing at Port Adelaide this Sunday 9 April for Easter food specials and the PL Easter Egg hunt Sunday morning! An all-inclusive hunt with chocky eggs AND merch eggs up for grabs… Never heard of a Merch Egg? No problems – they’ve stashed a bunch of cool tees, hats and hoodies in some eggs that’ll be hidden around the venue. Kicks off at 11am sharp – you don’t want to miss this easy way to get your hands on some rad new gear! School Holiday Specials…
At long last, after three years of work, my new book has been published! I’m thrilled with how it turned out and I’d love for you to read it! Here’s how the book is described… Bilingual Success Stories Around the World: Parents Raising Multilingual Kids Share Their Experiences and Encouragement is a real-life roadmap to greater success and joy for any parent raising bilingual or multilingual children. Written by Adam Beck, in the same empowering spirit as his influential first book Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability, this practical, worldly-wise guide features the success stories of a wide range of families…
Issued on: 06/04/2023 – 18:05 03:16 Refugee camp in Kenya at ‘breaking point’ following severe droughts (2023) © France 24 / AFP Between 400 and 500 people arrive at Dadaab every day, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, mostly driven from Somalia by drought and insecurity. With some 350,000 people living in these tent cities, all three of the settlements – Dagahaley, Ifo and Hagadera – are well beyond capacity. So much so that a fourth settlement is scheduled to reopen in the coming months. “We’ve received some funding, but not by any means, by any measure sufficient to…
Issued on: 06/04/2023 – 14:50 05:18 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 By: Bastien RENOUIL | Vivianne WANDERA The Pemba live along the Indian Ocean, on the Kenyan coast. They arrived in the 1930s and have since been stateless – living without title deeds, social security, access to studies or fishing permits. But this is changing, as the Kenyan government has now officially recognised this community of several thousand people. The steps allowing the Pemba to obtain Kenyan citizenship have begun and they will receive their identity cards in a few months’ time. It’s a chance at a new life for a community…