Great Geography Game

http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq/game1 This game is quick and addicting!
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/ This website also has a free trip slideshow maker.

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Finished Week 1

Week 1 went well. I'm still on the first module of my Chinese language course. Learning Chinese will definitely be a long challenge, but I'm not in a rush. My husband was making fun of me because I got so excited on the second day when I was able to pronounce the words. LOL.

On the piano, I'm almost able to play Wayfaring Stranger smoothly. That's very exciting for me, because I've been stuck on that song since before we moved to Belize! Although I do have to admit, I didn't practice consistently before. Maybe because I already know how to play well enough for church, I got comfortable. What I like about this program is that it teaches me different patterns. Learning this is definitely helping me to be more compassionate with the ladies I'm teaching at church. Feeling like a beginner has a way of humbling us. (I'm teaching typing and piano on Saturdays. Maybe why I'm suddenly trying to improve myself. LOL)

Just this week of practice has helped my typing tremendously! I almost typed all of this post without looking. I've noticed that looking at the keyboard while I type is really just a very bad habit. When I'm practicing I don't look, but when I'm typing at any other time I look down. I'm going to try and be more careful this coming week.

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Literature Essays

Lately Rhiannon has been writing literature essays. We are using LLATL Gold British Literature which we like, but it doesn't provide any writing instruction. So, I made a literature essay map for her. Rhiannon is the type of student who needs very clear directions so, it is working out very well for her. You're welcome to use it and adapt it to suit your own needs. Since I use Office 2007, it is not compatible with older versions of Office. Let me know if you need a different version.

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I want to learn to speak Chinese

I know I haven't posted in a while, and I really want to try and keep it up. I figure if I post my goals and progress I will be accountable. So, my goals are to learn Chinese, learn to touch type faster, and learn to play piano better. I know I can't just make goals without a plan how to accomplish them.

My plan

1. Practice piano with this program at church after prayer while Riri watches her Algebra video.

2. Practice Chinese with this program daily after piano practice for at least 30 min. or more. 

3. Practice typing with Mavis Beacon Typing for at least 20 min a day after breakfast.

How will I know I accomplished my goals?

1. I will practice piano until I finish the book.

2. I will practice Chinese until I am able to converse fluently with the Chinese people in Belize.

3. I will practice touch typing until I can touch type faster without looking than I can type while looking. (40wpm)

I'll post every Friday to update my progress.

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Free Foreign Language Courses

I recently purchased my daughter a Spanish course from Step by Step Spanish. It's the best we've tried and believe me we have tried plenty. My daughter is doing great! We have seen great results and she is only in unit 4. The actual name of the program is Programmatic Spanish. Since I want to learn French, I did a web search to see if anyone was selling the French version. Well guess what? It is out of copyright and in the public domain!
http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php
Not only is the French available, but so is the Spanish course I paid for!
http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Spanish
I almost feel like a fool for paying for something I could get for free, but I would never had heard of it in the first place if I hadn't bought it. It's a program developed by the government and covers 1 year of college Spanish or 2 years of high school level Spanish.  It includes the student textbook, instructor guide, workbook, and audio. Check it out!

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Storm Warning by Billy Graham

Killer earthquakes, devastating hurricanes, bloody wars - the list can go on and on. But what does all of this have to do with the return of Christ? Storm Warning by Billy Graham answers this question plus many more. In order to gain a better understanding of what this book is about, let's examine what it is not about. This book is not about specific theological issues concerning the Second Coming of Christ, the Rapture of the Church, the Tribulation, or the Millennium. I would consider it more of a warning to be ready for Christ's Return and how we can be deviated off of our heaven bound course.


Storm Warning will definitely challenge and inspire the average churchgoer and unbeliever to dig deeper into God's word and not to fall into the traps of this world. I enjoyed reading the personal illustrations Mr. Graham used throughout Storm Warning, as well as all the scripture he used. Overall, I have to say I enjoyed reading Storm Warning and would recommend others read this book. However, just like any other book (except the bible) there will be bones to pick. (Thank you, BookSneeze, for the free copy of Storm Warning.)

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Bible Reading

I've been really busy this summer, so I didn't keep up with my daily or weekly postings. However, I did keep up with my plan to read the entire bible again. I finished!!! Now I'm reading Philippians daily. I read a book about how to study your bible and it recommends picking a short book in the bible which deals with issues you deal with.

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Weekly Bible Reading

I'm switching to a weekly pattern of posting, even though I'm still reading daily. We are so busy right now, but in a good way.

Tuesday 22nd- Daniel 12 - Hosea 1 & Romans 7 - 8
Wednesday 23rd - Hosea 2-3 & Romans 9-10
Thursday 24th- Hosea 4-5 & Romans 11-12
Friday 25th- Hosea 6-7 & Romans 13-14
Saturday 26th- Hosea 8-9 & Romans 15-16
Sunday 27th- Hosea 10-11 & 1 Corinthians 1-2
Monday 28th- Hosea 12-13 & 1 Corinthians 3-4
Tuesday 29th- Hosea 14-Joel 1 & 1 Corinthians 5-6
Wednesday 30th- Joel 2-3 & 1 Corinthians 7-8
Thursday July 1st- Amos 1-2 & 1 Corinthians 9-10

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Daily Bible Reading Monday

Daniel 10 - 11
Romans 5 - 6

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Daily Bible Reading Sunday

Daniel 8 - 9
Romans 3 - 4

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