tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630720961904115819.post4630016492157635746..comments2023-10-17T04:45:35.217-07:00Comments on By the Sea in Mexico: Phoebe's big day!Carolyn Watson-Dubischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725352720472173179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630720961904115819.post-22174143411480666572008-11-22T05:26:00.000-08:002008-11-22T05:26:00.000-08:00Phoebe is amazing, but so are all three of them. ...Phoebe is amazing, but so are all three of them. Naomi is also nearly fluent but won't talk to me or Mike in spanish, only Argentines... Chloe just recieved a 7.65(out of ten) on her lengua final exam... Spanish grammar.. I looked at this test and knew I couldn't do it!<BR/>I hate driving and all the cars are manual here anyway. We lived car-free in New York City and Albany, but this is the first time since the kids were born. What's this about a 200 mile bike trip?Carolyn Watson-Dubischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725352720472173179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630720961904115819.post-27636007312643251082008-11-17T15:26:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:26:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday Pheobe! I am very impressed by Phe...Happy Birthday Pheobe! I am very impressed by Pheobe's mastery of Spanish.<BR/><BR/>Kristin and I lived without a car from 1999 until Oct 2007. It is easier without kids, but we did well. I suspect part of that is living in Munich, Portland and then Seattle. Not the hardest locations for car-free life. Even now I am still cycle-commuting. BTW I love the drawing of Centro Civico.Duncan Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363433039416687609noreply@blogger.com