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Sniglet's progress report
So yes, I talked to the Sniglet’s teacher on Thursday; it was the “first report” and the little booklet has spaces for four reports, so I conclude that there will be more. And there … more →
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Sniglet's progress report
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alala wrote 1 day ago: So yes, I talked to the Sniglet’s teacher on Thursday; it was the “first report” a … more →
four and a half
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alala wrote 1 week ago: One is my purple mountain bike that DrBob found for me on ebay several years ago. Both of our houses … more →
pakjesavond
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alala wrote 1 week ago: Present-evening! Umm, here’s what I’ve been able to gather. Sinterklaas arrives sometime … more →
permitted!
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alala wrote 2 weeks ago: Got my residence permit today! Actually the letter telling me to pick it up came last week, but this … more →
yes, they're both mine.
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alala wrote 1 month ago: Well there’s real truth, and then there’s bureaucratic truth. Remember for my residence … more →
like normal people
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alala wrote 4 months ago: We went to a soccer game today! Not the big expensive stadium-thing, just a local team – every … more →
Ignatz, on the other hand
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alala wrote 10 months ago: … has had pretty great teachers, and continues to do so. Yesterday I talked to Fr A, who was h … more →
School and the Sniglet
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alala wrote 10 months ago: From kindergarten through fourth grade, Ignatz had great teachers. We knew they were pretty good and … more →
three hours
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alala wrote 10 months ago: That’s how long I can face the Wall of German before my brain shuts down. 8:30 – 9:15: m … more →
where we stand
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alala wrote 1 year ago: Actually, I can’t remember what the last thing I told you was, with regard to the move to Utre … more →
ex-whatica?
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alala wrote 1 year ago: So I’ve asked around about moving to the Netherlands, and a lot of people have recommended exp … more →
first Dutch lesson
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alala wrote 1 year ago: …using the software that DrBob left behind. I can now tell you that my name is Tobias and I co … more →
on drugs
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alala wrote 1 year ago: Right, I meant to address this a long time ago. Ann says: there’s medicine you can take for that ’sp … more →
teaching English abroad
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alala wrote 1 year ago: So Melanie asks what is needed to teach English over here in Yurp, which is a very good question, an … more →
looking forward
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alala wrote 1 year ago: So DrBob talked to a BankDude in the Netherlands about buying a house, and we have a sort of baselin … more →
fun with German
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alala wrote 1 year ago: Ha! I just learned a new phrase, and it was so cool that I had to dig out the chiclet-laptop to shar … more →
on location
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alala wrote 1 year ago: Okay, so longtime readers of this blog will know that my 13-year-old, Ignatz, has been diagnosed wit … more →
well that was fun...
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alala wrote 1 year ago: … and I generally don’t approve of bragging, but my first-grader totally called it. I wi … more →
not much of an update
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alala wrote 1 year ago: So I haven’t been updating y’all on the Big Move because the situation is so fluid, ther … more →
