Difficulty: Beginner
USA
To finish setting the table, Sigrid needs silverware and some final touches such as salt and pepper, hot pads, and some candles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In Grand Lake, not far from the Rocky Mountains National Park, it has become a tradition for people to get together and play ice hockey on the frozen lake in the middle of winter. Kate introduces us to some of her friends there and also to a very American snack, the s’more!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Every four years, in the United States, elections are held for the office of the presidency. Sigrid lives in Italy, so she needed an absentee ballot in order to vote. Here's her story.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid is having a friend over for dinner and needs to plan the menu and figure out the table setting. Join her in the kitchen!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In the waning light, Paul talks about some safety accessories he dreams of putting on the bike, which is still a work in progress. He also talks about the paint job. All in all, he had fun using his knowledge and also learning new things.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid concludes this "personal journey into the unknown" with optimism about harnessing creativity in order to live a more fulfilling life with Alzheimer's even though it might not slow it down. We have to live in the present!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
A year has gone by and Sigrid is back in Tacoma to spend time with her sister, Sylvia. Things have changed quite a bit, and Sigrid shows us Sylvia's new setup.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The two sisters talk about how important singing was for them growing up and Sylvia sings a little bit, too. This is their final appearance together on video before Sigrid's departure the next day.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid and Sylvia converse in the kitchen over coffee. They talk about coffee, about the city of Tacoma, about their month together, and about what they see out the window. Sylvia enjoys making sound effects with her voice every now and then.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
A first for the United States: A jury found a former president guilty of a serious crime in New York. Here are some details and plenty of new words to learn!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid and Sylvia continue to work on making coffee. Meanwhile, they talk about what time of day they like to drink it and what they put in it.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid and her sister Sylvia hang out in the kitchen talking about coffee and making some, too. At times, they get a bit silly.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The two sisters talk about coloring, one of Sylvia's favorite things to do and they look at some of the work she has done.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The two sisters unpack a box that hadn't been opened since she moved to the house in Tacoma. It contains artwork she had done in the past along with some stray art supplies.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sylvia talks about how her diagnosis was reached and about what limitations there are for her now, such as going out for walks by herself and singing in the choir at church.
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