Lansberry Language

La vie est belle! Life is beautiful! My friend, Jodi, turned 50 in 2008, so we left behind family and went to Paris.  The ultimate girls getaway.  Paris is full of perfect moments, visiting the Eiffel tower, climbing up to the bell tower in Notre Dame, going on a night river cruise down the Seine, and eating the perfect  crêpe at a streetside stand.   Yes, it is crowded and hectic.  Some areas have long lines and impatient clerks, but those moments, those perfect moments, give Paris it's reputation as such an amazing place.   For Jodi's 50th birthday, we indulged and had a leisure three hour lunch in the Eiffel Tower at 58 Tour Eiffel Restaurant. The food was amazing and beautiful.  The service was sublime.  For a few short hours, we felt like we were at the top of the world.  Then we went to the Paris Opera.  My French came in really handy when a sweet older lady at the ticket office got us same day tickets after I explained ...

                                         Bix a bèel? ¿Cómo estás? How are you? I spent three weeks in the Yucatán as a volunteer English teacher with my friend, Jodi,who is also a teacher.  We worked for Hacienda Chichen, a four star resort, teaching their staff of Mayans.  It was a fascinating adventure into the magic of Mayan culture and their rich history.  Visiting during the summer of 2012, made it extra exciting.  Many around the world were wondering about what would happen when the Mayan calendar ended.  We became friends with a Mayan Shaman who told us that the world would not end, but the world would come into greater understanding and kindness.  The Mayan people were kind and friendly.  I was startled by the difference in the standard of living of these people and the tourist who passed through.  The inequity was d...

Bonjour!  Je me souviens. Hello!   I remember.  Québec is probably the best kept secret in North America. What a gem!  I have traveled all over Europe and Asia, but I found Québec City to be so charming and so French!  I am a High School French and Spanish teacher and was thrilled to use my French. The people were so warm and friendly.  I fell in love with the quaint old city that began in 1608. The historical walled city was fascinating and easy to explore.  The traditional food was fabulous.  My favorite restaurant was "Le Lapin Sauté", a quaint old restaurant that served great dishes of rabbit and duck, along with delicious traditional desserts.   "Je me souviens" is the motto of  Québec.  I will always remember Québec and definitely visit again. Québec Toursim    http://www.quebecregion.com/en

Lansberry Language is now on Speakle ! If you would like to learn a language online,  then join Speakle.com !   Come learn English, French, or Spanish with me online.   Students from around the world can learn a language from anywhere. So come join the adventure! For more information, visit: www.speakle.com   or contact: Donna Lansberry lansberrylanguage@gmail.com www.lansberrylanguage.com Private tutoring is also available by appointment. $50 per hour

COME LEARN A LANGUAGE!!   Bring your laptop and try out language software in: French – Spanish – German – Italian Russian – Japanese – Chinese - Arabic  And more!!     Private language tutoring is also available by appointment. $50 per hour also available for online tutoring through Speakle.com Learn how to:  *Take a language online for High School or College credit *Access hundreds of languages and courses online  *Connect to language partners around the world  *Discover Language Travel opportunities Instructor, Donna Lansberry, currently teaches French and Spanish in the Everett School District.  She recently taught languages in Korea for the Department of Defense, training language teachers in technology from international schools and Department of Defense Schools all over Korea.  She has taught language exploratory for eight languages:  French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Japanese,...

Anyanghaseyeo!   Hello! In 2005, I was offered a position with the US Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS)  to teach French and Spanish to the children of American military at Osan American High School (OAHS) in South Korea.  I had applied with DODDS several months before because I had missed military life.  When I got the offer, I eagerly accepted.  I moved to Korea with my two youngest daughters.  Rebekah for her senior year of high school and Hannah was a new 7th grader.  Rebekah had taken three years of Japanese and had wanted to go to Asia.  Hannah had mixed feelings but was up for the adventure.  Korea turned out to be a fascinating, beautiful, busy and at times overwhelming place.  We loved the culture, people, food, and country.  Although I'm a linguist, starting a new totally foreign language after the age of 50 proved to be more challenging that I had hoped.  Kor...

Guten tag!  Good day! After graduating from BYU with a B.A. in languages, I joined the US Air Force.  I went to Officer Training School in Texas, then Intellingence school in Colorado, then I was sent to Kindsbach, West Germany.  It was during the Cold War.   Germany was still a divided country and the prospect of reunification seemed unimaginable at the time.  My first job was working in an underground bunker monitoring soviet air activity over Czechoslovakia.  It was a NATO operation, so I worked with military from the US, West Germany and France.  I really enjoyed being in an international setting. I loved Germany.  I was stationed there for three years.  The language seemed fairly easy to pick up and understand.  The grammar was more of a challenge, but I only took one class and picked up the rest on my own.  I now wish I would have studied it more.    I was pretty busy working ...