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I enjoyed learning about this comedian challenging himself to be more. Check it out.

French comedian Gad Elmaleh leaves fame, fortune and French behind Comedian Gad Elmaleh is a huge success in France. He performs for arenas around Europe to thousands of fans. So why did he want to leave that all behind and try his hand at stand-up in the US in English?

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. July's story is El Vecindario de Quinito by Ina Cumpiano.

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. June's story is Peter Pan retold by Carol Ottolenghi.

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90% Of People Can't Pronounce This Whole Poem. You Have To Try It. Click To Enlarge

I found this interesting on my morning drive today.

Episode 533: Why Cars From Europe and the US Just Can't Get Along On today's show, we talk to designers and car company executives about one of the biggest technical challenges they face: making all the different governments happy.

Do you think the future is some far-off mystical place or the same as the here and now? This NPR article shows how the difference in the way languages are constructed can have an effect on how we save money. Check it out.

Keith Chen: Could Your Language Affect Your Ability To Save Money? Behavioral economist Keith Chen says languages that don't have a future tense strongly correlate with higher savings.

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. April's story is El Mago de Oz (The Wizard of Oz) retold by Carol Ottolenghi.

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. March's story is Aladino (Aladdin) by Susaeta Ediciones.

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. January's story is El Hombre de Pan de Jengibre/The Gingerbread Man by Catherine McCafferty.

This month, I did something a little different for Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear my own adaptation of Clement C. Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in Spanish, please dial 410-396-8396. Listen for the rhyme. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

A great article that might motivate you to learn another language.

New Study Shows Brain Benefits Of Bilingualism Being bilingual opens up new worlds to speakers. It also appears to delay the onset of dementia.

I record a story for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Children's Library's Story Anytime Hotline. If you would like to hear a story, please dial 410-396-8396. To hear my story in Spanish, press x7. November's story is El conejo de Terciopelo (The Velveteen Rabbit) Adapted by Carol Ottolenghi.