My name is Lisa, and I am a wife, mother, educator, and trainer. I was born in Japan, and I moved to South Carolina when I was four years old. I consider myself an English language learner because my mother who speaks broken English was the one who primarily raised me. My biological father was in the US Navy, and he was always overseas; he also died when I was eight years old. It took me a while to figure out the differences between Rs and Ls; TH and S; and lots of funny words my mother made into her own version of Engrish (i.e., toweru paypa = paper towel). I received my first computer when I was eight years old. It was a TRS-80 (Radio Shack), and I learned how to use BASIC to write simple programs. My mother always made sure computers were part of my life, whether they were part of a video game console or a desktop. She also made ballet a part of my life (her dream, not mine). Fast forward to 1996: I was new to the Silicon Valley, attending school, and I was homesick. I trav...
A blog by an educator, mom, wife, and teacher-trainer.