by Rita | Aug 13, 2014 | Family life, Finland
Today’s post is a bit different from my usual Wednesday posts, mainly for two reasons: 1. Yesterday I posted “Fun ways for your kids to learn new vocabulary” as a host for Multicultural Kid Blogs August blogging carnival. If you visit all the blogs included in it you...
by Rita | May 7, 2014 | Finland, Language, Only happens to a bilingual
“Where are you from?” that was one of the questions from last week’s post – a question to be mindful of when speaking to a bilingual or bicultural child. Many adult bilinguals have however said to me that they don’t mind being asked where they come from – and I do...
by Rita | Dec 19, 2013 | Family life, Finland
I have always loved Christmas and I am sure I always will. The most important thing for me is being together with the family, relaxing, playing games, enjoying scrumptious food and lots of chocolate. As I have spent most of my Christmases in Finland, there are some...
by Rita | Nov 15, 2013 | Blogging, Finland
Det här är första gången jag bloggar på svenska – den ”Europeiska flerspråkiga bloggningsdagen” till ära. Mitt tema för denna vecka är ”Varför jag är tacksam för min flerspråkighet” – den engelska listan på orsaker att vara tacksam kan du hitta här. Vad menar jag med...
by Rita | Nov 15, 2013 | Blogging, Finland
Kirjoitan yleensä blogini englanniksi – Englannissa kun olen asunut jo 15 vuotta ja koska kirjoitan parhaillaan kirjaa täkäläisellä kielellä – mutta koska tänään on ”Eurooppalainen monikielinen bloggauspäivä” kirjoitan ensimmäistä kertaa suomeksi. Tämän viikon teemana...
by Rita | Jul 24, 2013 | Finland, Only happens to a bilingual
My brain is still a bit in holiday mood, reflecting on the relaxing time my family and I had in Finland, so in this post you’ll just find random observations about how languages affect our lives. The area where we have our house in Finland is bilingual – Swedish and...