we’ve already secured most of jan’s christmas gifts, mostly from amazon.de — books, videos and cds, all in german. if you speak german, you can tell that he has an advanced german vocabulary, diction and sentence construction for his age. we knew, however, that with his strengthening english and introductory mandarin, he’s running the risk of slipping on his german, so we countered this with a rich exposure to german literature at home, particularly books and audiobooks. it seems like it does help; when my FIL was here just recently, he has been positively surprised that jan has kept this, using complex sentences with clauses and almost perfect grammar.

what would we be without amazon? although it is possible to order foreign-language items from the local bookstore here, i find it more convenient to browse and shop at amazon.

our christmas shopping is far from over, though. and looking at my to-do list this month, online shopping is definitely a convenient option. if you are planning to do any of your shopping at amazon this Christmas, too, please consider clicking through to Amazon using this link (or click on the image above)! if you do, you will be gifting me a tiny commission from amazon for anything that you purchase, at no extra cost to you. if you shop frequently at amazon, why not bookmark the link on your browser?

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