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Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”:

“Do I contradict myself? / Very well then, I contradict myself. / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”

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Growing up, only English

With my daughter, my husband and I speak English, but she will be learning German in kindergarten (daycare) and will most likely be capable of outspeaking us both soon!

We read her children's books in both German and English every night which has also been helpful practice for developing our German understanding and pronunciation.

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Words or Phrases that make me feel proud

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Words or Phrases that make me feel proud

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Well done!

I really like how you did _________.

How did you come up with that? So creative!

Wow, that looks like you put a lot of work into it.

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I love classics that were creative or barrier breaking when they came out.

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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)

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I would love to learn German better and truly be able to engage in conversations with locals without large amounts of embarrassment. I will continue taking classes and trying my best to throw myself into situations where German is necessary.

If we move back to the States someday, I hope to return to Spanish and learn it again as I would guess it is extremely helpful to know in most parts of the states.

If we move internationally again (which we plan to do at some point) I would want to attempt to learn the local language.

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I just finished watching my first show entirely in German - Sisi! It is honestly an incredible show. There are 3 seasons on PBS masterpiece and it is the story of the Austrian Empress Sisi, but supposedly more realistic than the Netflix series also on her.

I still watch the majority of my shows in English, but often I put German subtitles on so that I am passively learning. Other shows I've enjoyed recemtly include All Creatures Great and Small, Parks and Rec, and Ted Lasso.