We've been at this language acquisition training conference for the past week, and have one more week to go. So far we've LOVED it and have learned many great tips for learning a new language once we finally jump countries.
One area where we've been spending quite a bit of time is learning to hear and (hopefully) produce most of the sounds the human mouth can make that are used in languages around the world. For you linguists out there, my favorite is the uvular trill ;) Seriously though, we've already had a few "OHHHH!" moments as we realized we'd been pronouncing something incorrectly in our "other language" all these years.
On a lighter note, we went to the zoo today (the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo... the "highest zoo in the world"). They host the largest giraffe herd in North America, and you get to feed them! Definitely a highlight for all of us. My favorite was the hippos. Did you know that hippopotami kill more human beings every year than any other mammal? Fun fact for the day... So, here are some pics and a few video clips of our day off.
Enjoy!
Good friends that joined us for the animal-outing
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Sounds like a great week already!
Thanks for all the animal pictures! The boys loved looking at them. Tad is especially fond of the elephants, micah likes the lions, and all the rest are just a bonus! We are actually planning to go to the San Antonio zoo tomorrow, but I'm afraid we will not get to be so up-close-and-personal with the giraffes! by the way, I had NO IDEA their tongues were so long:)
Priscilla
Great pics - the giraffes look amazing! I've never seen them so close. May I request a preggo picture before the baby comes? :)
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