connections

The other day I watched an episode of CSI New York and it had to do with people who buy and sell the possessions of the victims of the Holocaust. It was quite well done and struck cords with me on several levels, but the most fascinating moment because it caught me completely off guard was when one of the characters spoke German at the very end of the episode and 1) I understood his statement before it was translated by another character and 2) the key word was one that my students had taught me just three days before.

It's awesome when I can learn from my students and even more so when it's applicable later on.

Another story along these lines was when I needed to pick up some cloves from the store to use in a recipe. Not ever buying these before, I searched on the Internet for a picture and then translated the word online, so I could know what word to look for. And, as I was walking home from the store unsuccessful in my search, I realized that a street I walk on at least every other day is named 'nelken' or 'cloves'!

I love making connections!!!