Bob and I are working on becoming Roberts and Serila Dzaliji, our names as they would be spelled for correct pronunciation to the Latvian ear.
We have had two lessons in Latvian, learning the alphabet and the sounds the letters make as well as the verbs to be, go, work, and live for the three tenses, present, past and future. We haven't even begun to tackle the noun endings. The nouns are declined so we have case endings to learn for them as well. Even proper names have the endings change so that is why there is an "i" on the end of Dzaligi (Jolleys) and an "a" at the end of Seril (Cheryl) and and "s" at the end of Robert (Roberts). Bob decided he will go by Roberts since that is a Latvian name and he will have a name day. A day when people drop in to your place, sort of like an open house, to celebrate your name day.
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Hey, Serila and Roberts!
This is great and the front page is really nice - love the photo.What a beautiful looking city.
Good luck with the Latvian lessons.
(Truly? I just wanted to be the first to write on here, heh)
Dear Professor Jolley,
My name is Vania Crevier and I am a junior at UNH. My major is Social Work and I am
working on my minor in Spanish. I am currently taking Research Methods with Professor
Melissa Wells, where I am now working on an assignment about international adoption. I
am very interested in the research that you have done about the impact of adoption. I
was wondering if I could discuss my research ideas with you and get your feedback and
advice? Thank you for your time! It is greatly appreciated! I hope you are having a
wonderful time in Latvia!
Sincerely,
Vania Crevier
vam4@unh.edu
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