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In this episode, we sit down with bilingual children’s book author, Natalia Simons, a Spanish-English bilingual who grew up in England. She talks about her desire to help children going through the experiences of isolation, confusion, and alienation that can come with bilingualism and biculturalism, and to instead help them view their dual identities as their superpower. Her books, including The Spanglish Girl are available for purchase on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Spanglish-Girl-Chica-Espanglish/dp/B08NWVMDQF
In this episode we interviewed Anna Attal, a native English speaker who attended a dual immersion school in Spanish. She tells us about her experience learning Spanish as well as the other benefits of early exposure to other languages and cultures. Overall, she highly recommends the program and...
Published 08/13/24
In this episode, we interview María Elena Gutiérrez, daughter of a Spanish dad and American mother, who grew up in the US, went to UT Austin, became a dual immersion teacher, and is raising two bilingual daughters. Given that our children have similar profiles, we allow ourselves to imagine that...
Published 08/13/24