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Day 12. (Jan. 18, 2021.) 

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) is the U.S. armed forces’ language school with a history dating back to the Second World War when the U.S. Army began teaching soldiers Japanese at the historic San Francisco Presidio. Now DLIFLC is one of the accredited universities run by the U.S. Department of Defense for the education of their own members. The university has its main campus in Monterrey, California, with a branch campus in Washington, D.C. 

DLIFLC has a few good educational resources online, among which is the “Legends and Folktales.” It features some of the famous folktales from around the world that shape nations’ identities and cultures. This is great for kids of all ages as well as for grown-ups! 

Other resources include: 

Cultures in Perspective: https://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/productList.aspx?v=cip 

Cultural Orientation: https://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/productList.aspx?v=co 

Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS): https://gloss.dliflc.edu/Default.aspx -- features lots of listening and reading exercises in many world languages (and their dialects!) from beginners to advanced levels.

Spanish Phone Conversations: https://phone.dliflc.edu/default_spanish.asp -- Learn how the Spanish language differs in Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. 

These resources, while originally designed for U.S. military personnel readying for deployment abroad, are also great for your kids if you’re homeschooling or if the school is still closed due to COVID.

Day 5. (Jan. 11, 2021.)

Back to California! Getty Villa in Palisades is one of the must-see art destinations in the Golden State. Here’s Getty’s virtual offerings that also makes the museum accessible to people around the world. 

Day 3. (Jan. 9, 2021.)