Babelkid - Raising Multilingual Children

Here are two conversations my 22-month old toddler and I had recently. Me: "Nrouhou letounoubil?" (shall we go to the car?) Ba...

It is estimated that over  half of the world's population is (at least) bilingual . The majority of these people are not exceptionally ...

Of course, languages borrow and steal from each other. That's normal. I've come to realise, though, that a language often adopts a ...

BK1 and BK2 started Arabic lessons on Saturday! I have been teaching the girls how to read and write in Arabic at home, for a few yea...

From time to time, it suddenly hits me. I don't belong anywhere. I left my country, where I grew up. Left my family behind, the fami...

If you take the train to Basel, then step off the train into the station, prepare to be welcomed by a dreadful smell. Not the cows, not che...

When we made the decision to move to Basel, two years ago, I thought: "Finally, I'll be able to learn German!". Haha. ...