each time I feel myself starting to panic about this godforsaken country, I try to take action. The action itself brings calm, proving to my body that hope is a verb, etc.

calling my reps takes minutes, for instance, & the 5 calls app makes it especially easy:

apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...

Beautiful, powerful, new documentary by Ana Carvalho on the experiences of Uruguayan Portuguese speakers, "Vozes das Margens"

Trailer shown at #NWAV52
youtu.be/_uwgktEs_F8?...

Most Spanish-speaking Uruguayans don't even know there's Uruguayan Portuguese.

#Teaching #Linguistics #Multilingualism

Enjoying Manhattan Beach, reading this wonderful book that has me thinking about eukaryotic cells and Cambrian explosions and realizing that what allowed language (merge) to happen might have to do with changes in the orientation of the Earth in relation to the Sun. And the Sun feels wonderful here.