tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post116809736496567046..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: Italian Musical Geek-ishnessSprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1168560385193975602007-01-11T18:06:00.000-06:002007-01-11T18:06:00.000-06:00Jude - thanks for that link. I am sure it will be...Jude - thanks for that link. I am sure it will be invaluable in the coming days. I am not sure where to start. Our little stab at Latin this year was a complete flop. I actually lost the book somehow in mid-semester and we only recently found it. It was only a workbook, however... so it wasn't a complete program and did not have software like what I am wanting to do with the Italian. Also, it is nice to have a goal to shoot for. We are going to try and save up to go over and visit a friend at the end of our studies after a year or so... and we know some people who we can converse with (or more likely: who can correct our grammar when we don't do it justice). <BR/><BR/>Erin - I love the way the French language sounds more than any other. If I had a choice, it would be the one I would pick. The practical side of me, however, won over when we originally set out to learn SPANISH (not a hard decision when you are a TEXAN and more than 50% of your state is of Hispanic bloodline). I still plan to learn Spanish, but only AFTER we learn Italian. Our choice in Italian was not really romantic and mysterious... it was practical - and forged by the endearment of friendship.<BR/><BR/>Debbie - Geeky is cool? Well, then I may be the Queen of Cool. ;) No, Starbucks coffee is nothing up against Italian espresso made on the stove. I don't mind getting a decaf hazelnut latte now and then, however... and I love their mugs, Christmas and Valentines goodies, and some of their music CDs.<BR/><BR/>As for your homeschooling language questions, I think if you can do Latin and one other language, you are doing more than a lot of people. If I had my 'druthers' (as my grandma used to say), I would learn Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, French, Latin, Greek, Russian and Arabic. I doubt I will get to ALL of those, so I'll just take one step at a time... Italian and then Spanish. We will be doing Latin while we work on those because Latin is kind of the 'decoder' for the Romance Languages. <BR/><BR/>I'm certainly no expert at anything much... so if you want a professional opinion, you'll have to ask elsewhere! ;)Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1168534556737388602007-01-11T10:55:00.001-06:002007-01-11T10:55:00.001-06:00You are just too cool. :) I'm not crazy about Star...You are just too cool. :) <BR/>I'm not crazy about Starbucks coffee but I keep recieving gift cards. <BR/>Now I know what to spend them on!<BR/>I'm curious - how many languages are you doing with your kids (or plan to do)? We're doing Latin this year. I really haven't thought past this year (K & 2nd) in terms of languages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1168534548389651402007-01-11T10:55:00.000-06:002007-01-11T10:55:00.000-06:00Bonjour ma blogging amie!Ah am ze French conterpar...Bonjour ma blogging amie!<BR/><BR/>Ah am ze French conterparte to your Italien gee-quish-ness. Ah luve ze differont Romanze languages! <BR/>Zey are like ze sweet sound of ze angelz.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498526034591365354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1168529602540500492007-01-11T09:33:00.000-06:002007-01-11T09:33:00.000-06:00P.S. I wouldn't be anonymous if blogger would let...P.S. I wouldn't be anonymous if blogger would let me post under my name (Jude), but the new blogger is too grumpy for that. :) Oh, wow, this time it's working. The anonymous comment above was left by *me*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1168529492806266962007-01-11T09:31:00.000-06:002007-01-11T09:31:00.000-06:00I saw your post about your local library not havin...I saw your post about your local library not having the Rosetta Stone. You might take a look at BBC Languages. A lot of it is free, and they do have Italian. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml<BR/><BR/>Italian should be great fun to learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com