Our Bilingual Year in Review

Our Journey into Spanish Immersion began on February of this year. We’re almost at the end of the year, and I can’t even begin to tell you how thrilled, and excited I am about little one’s bilingual progress!

During this year a lot has happened! He’s been on Spanish immersion classes for two semesters (Spring and Fall), he had his first “real” Spanish immersion trip to Puerto Rico during the Summer,  I volunteered a Spanish language Summer program at his preschool summer camp, and countless Spanish home lessons have been going on in our our home. It has been a lot of hard work, but it’s paying off.   

Below you will read excerpts on conversations that I’ve had with my 5 year old that I wrote down so I wouldn’t  forget. They were both highlights of my day!

Little one:  “¿Quién es? (as I knocked on the door)  ¡Mamá llegaste!
Me: “Si papi ¿listo para irnos a casa?”
Little one: “No, Mami no quiero”
Me: “¿Por que no?”
Little one: “Quiero ver televisión, quiero ver Dora”
Me: “Esta bien cuando termine Dora nos vamos”
Little one: “Gracias Mamá”
—Dora ends—
Little one: “Mamá, Dora terminó. Voy a buscar mis zapatos.”
Me: “Busca tu mochila también.”
Little one: “Ok, Mamá. Vamos para casa.”