Elisabeth Alvarado's guest appearances

Elisabeth Alvarado

Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

Building Bilingual Families

April Dykman

Jeannette Kaplun

Laura Markham

Lorraine Ladish

Ingrid Piller

Lindsay Dow

Becky Morales

Susanna Zaraysky

Abner Solano

Amber Money

Conchi Manresa

Kimberly Scanlon

Michele Cherie

Hanna Cheda

Maritere Rodriguez Bellas

OwlTail

How does a North Carolinian girl who ‘isn’t good with languages’ end up falling in love with both a Peruvian man and Spanish? In this fascinating episode I chat with Elisabeth Alvarado about the ins and outs of adapting to a new language when traveling to a foreign country. Elisabeth is the author behind Spanish Mama, who is now living her dream life with her family in Peruvian jungle.  Some of the advice she shares about raising bilingual kids may surprise you. Take a listen to our conversation.

How does a North Carolinian girl who ‘isn’t good with languages’ end up falling in love with both a Peruvian man and Spanish? In this fascinating episode I chat with Elisabeth Alvarado about the ins and outs of adapting to a new language when traveling to a foreign country. Elisabeth is the author behind Spanish Mama, who is now living her dream life with her family in Peruvian jungle.  Some of the advice she shares about raising bilingual kids may surprise you. Take a listen to our conversation.

Move Abroad with Kids and Learn Spanish: Interview with Elisabeth Alvarado of ”Spanish Mama”

On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, Elisabeth Alvarado shares her journey as a non-native bilingual mother.  She shares her challenges and her successes and shares wonderful tips for parents raising kids in a language that is not the parent’s mother tongue.  On this podcast, Elisabeth shares with us: -How she  fell in love with Spanish;-How languages are managed in her home with the Minority Language at Home strategy;-How awkward it felt at first to speak a non-native language to her children the first day her son was born;-How she worked through that first fork in the road where she had to chose between English &amp; Spanish;-How the effort paid off and now speaking Spanish is an engrained  habit;-How books have been helpful to add vocabulary to her days  with her children;-How she  is preparing for when  her children get to the point where they may prefer to speak Spanish to each other;-Some funny  interactions they have had with others when they are all together as a family;-A proud parenting moment with family members in Peru while chatting on Skype;

On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, Elisabeth Alvarado shares her journey as a non-native bilingual mother.  She shares her challenges and her successes and shares wonderful tips for parents raising kids in a language that is not the parent’s mother tongue. On this podcast, Elisabeth shares with us: -How she  fell in love with Spanish;-How languages are managed in her home with the Minority Language at Home strategy;-How awkward it felt at first to speak a non-native language to her children the first day her son was born;-How she worked through that first fork in the road where she had to chose between English &amp; Spanish;-How the effort paid off and now speaking Spanish is an engrained  habit;-How books have been helpful to add vocabulary to her days  with her children;-How she  is preparing for when  her children get to the point where they may prefer to speak Spanish to each other;-Some funny  interactions they have had with others when they are all together as a family;-A proud parenting moment with family members in Peru while chatting on Skype;

111: Non-native bilingual parenting with Elisabeth Alvarado