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We are Family
I see everyone as family. So, in class and outside of class, I do my best to treat everyone as sisters, brothers, cousins, aunties, uncles, moms & dads.

However, sometimes…family members make mistakes. When that happens, before believing or allowing negativity to rear it’s head, go here.

We are 1: The concept that we are all connected
As I see us all as family, in my eyes, we are 1. When we interact as family vs. some strange, insignificant, less important “other”, or “outsider”, everyone can win. Whether we all recognize the benefit of it immediately,…well, that’s another story.

But, every time we treat all each other with the highest regard, the highest respect, we have won; we’ve gotten another step closer to creating the kind of world we’d really like to see.

I LOVE laughter
With that said, below are some things that have made me laugh. I hope they make more of us laugh because they say “Laughter is healing” and this world could use a bit of healing. Agreed?

CROSS-CULTURAL COMEDY
Japanese
Example sentence from www.jisho.org:
今日・隣・の・子・ が・真っ逆様　に・木　から・落ちたのよ。
きょう・となり の こ が・まっさかさま に・き　から・おちた　の　よ。
kyou・ tonari　no　ko ga・massakasama ni・ki kara・ ochita no yo.
The boy next door fell head first from a tree.

Cross-cultural
According to a baby name website, ‘Nadda’ is an Arabic name meaning ‘generous’. It can also be seen spelled ‘Nada’ which is a Spanish word meaning…‘Nothing’.

Espanglish (Spanish/Español & English combined)
From ‘El Sol’ 99.1 Fm radio station:
“Thank you por eso, papa.”
Jamila-Translation: Thank you for that (your story), my man.

Language-learning Golden Comedic Mis-takes
Sentence, paraphrased: He smelled like b.o., it was really appalling.
What the reader said: He smelled like b.o., it was really appealing.

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