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Hi from Senegal!

Hi from Senegal!

It’s now been almost a month since I left for Senegal, and it’s been one whirlwind of a month.  Thank you so much for your prayers for me as I moved to a new country – please keep them coming as I continue to find my place here, learn life here, and try to balance […]
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  May your celebrations have been ones that focus on the most amazing gift that was ever given. The new year is a good time to look both back at what God’s done the last year and forward at the year to come. Let me start by looking forward: Looking […]
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Around the World!

Around the World!

Arriving back in Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, I have now made it all the way around the world! 2 months 3 continents 4 countries 8 languages (most of them that I only knew a few random words in!) 8 1/2 days without my suitcases 11 plane rides 28,000+ miles traveled (the circumference of the earth […]
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My Country!

My Country!

That’s where I was for about a week and a half in October! Though my teammate and I still can’t return full-time, we were able to return for a short visit to see our friends there, and it was wonderful! It was so fun to see their excited surprise when they saw me, and for […]
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1/2, 4, 6, 7, 9

1/2, 4, 6, 7, 9

I’m currently spending a short amount of time in a country that has a different language and even a different alphabet than I’m used to. That means that, for the most part, I can’t understand people around me and I can’t even read the signs. But I have learned to recognize my numbers if they’re […]
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I’m leaving on a jet plane!

I’m leaving on a jet plane!

Yup, that picture above is going to be me in a few days!  After I finish packing my suitcase and taking care of a few more odds and ends, I’ll be off.  Thanks for all your prayers for my plans – this week I have been able to buy airplane tickets, get some security stuff […]
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Ah, now I understand . . .

Ah, now I understand . . .

Imagine if you were given a multi-year project for your job, or a huge class project for the whole school year.  Now imagine if the only instructions or pointers about how to do it are written in super technical language that you can’t understand at all.  “In the syllabification of morpheme combinations, deletion of vowels […]
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Interesting Linguistics – June 29

Interesting Linguistics – June 29

Here’s an easier one for you, since I’ve really worked your brains on the last few. Hey, you’re taking my graduate level linguistics classes along with me, so if you’ve been able to think through some of these things, you’re doing great! But here are a few sentences that I’d like you to finish: 1. […]
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Interesting Linguistics – June 24

Interesting Linguistics – June 24

Thanks to everyone who posted a response to my last challenge.  You can go and check out my reply to that one as well if you’d like. Today’s challenge is quite a bit different.  It is about Semantics, which is the meanings of words, and is taken from my Lexicography class, which is a class […]
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Interesting Linguistics – June 15

Interesting Linguistics – June 15

Here are some example sentences we looked at in class the other day: A) Dog and Hare made an agreement. B) It was Dog and Hare who made an agreement. C) Once there were a dog and a hare who made an agreement. D) An agreement was made between Dog and Hare. E) Once there […]
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