The World Motivation
You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me speak Spanish first knowing I was going to speak English in school.
“You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me speak Spanish first knowing I was going to speak English in school.”
— Emily Rios · Bilingual
You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me speak Spanish first knowing I was going to speak English in school.
I don't want to be rude, but I'm not that social. When I say, 'I never go out,' I mean, 'I never go out.'
Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That's why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can't play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that's beautiful.
When I was young, I thought it was normal to go to sleep to the sounds of sirens. People on my block were in the biggest gang in the city. They were my close friends - they showed me the ropes, who to watch out for.
Of course, yes, I watched 'Dora' growing up. I'm bilingual, and she's like my icon.
I was born in Germany and grew up immersed in international school communities. I was in the German bilingual track, spent a few years in rural Canada, and then went to the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy.
Among the disciples of Jesus, it seems most likely that at least Philip was bilingual in Aramaic and Greek.
My parents are both Belgian-born, and so am I, actually. I'm bilingual, so I had experience with French.
I think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.