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Celebración 20 de Noviembre
El 20 de noviembre los mexicanos celebramos el aniversario de la Revolución que armó Francisco I. Madero en 1910. Hace ya 96 años. Año con año las escuelas y otras instituciones gubernamentales se reunen en el centro de la ciudad para presentar un desfile, que generalmente es deportivo. Los niños se visten al estilo que se usaba en 1910, los varones con traje de manta, sombrero y huaraches, las niñas con falda larga, listones que adornan su peinado y blusas bordadas con múltiples colores. Esta revolución puso a fin a la dictadura de Porfirio Díaz e iniciaba otra etapa de México: "Sufragio efectivo no reelección". Hoy a los 96 años Andrés Manuel López Obrador,sostiene ser él el presidente electo y no Felipe Calderón. Que va a pasar? Es dificl predecir. Pero si es importante estar al pendiente y estar informados lo mejor que se pueda.

Posted: November 21, 2006, 9:59 am

Spanish Greetings
Hola, que tal, como estás? Muy bien, gracias. Y tu? Bien, tambien. No me quejo. Buenas tardes. Buenas tardes. A donde vas? Voy a la plaza a encontrarme con unos amigos. Que buena onda. Me invitas? Si, claro. Vente conmigo. Vamos, pues.

Posted: November 11, 2006, 12:18 pm

I want to learn Spanish fast...
Recently I got a phone call from a potential student inquiring about the Spanish classes because she was planning on coming down and in 6 weeks be able to speak Spanish. How fast can I learn? That is a very personal question that can't be answered in a telephone conversation. I can't make promises, but it has been said, and text books have been written to learn in 2 or 3 years the general knowledge of the language. Of course one can accelerate the process if one is to work at it. The more you play with it (read, listen, write, speak and think), the faster it will come. So, I suggest to put your hands on it, your eyes, your ears, your mouth, your brain and your soul and soon you will see you are learning Spanish fast.

Posted: October 28, 2005, 8:59 pm

español, muy fácil....
Spanish, very easy. Remember Gender and Number.... What does that mean? Gender: Feminine or Masculine Number: Singular or Plural Bear in mind that every noun= sustantivo has a gender and a number. Example: Niña (f. s.) Niñas (f. p.) Niño (m. s.) Niños (m. p.) The noun will affect the articles and adjectives. La niñas bonita. Las niñas bonitas. El nino pequeño. Los niños pequeños.

Posted: November 27, 2004, 6:19 pm

THE DOG AND THE WOLF

A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by.

‘Ah,Cousin,’ said the Dog. ‘I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. Why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?’

‘I would have no objection,’ said the Wolf, ‘if I could only get a place.’

‘I will easily arrange that for you,’ said the Dog; ‘come with me to my master and you shall share my work.’

So the Wolf and the Dog went towards the town together. On the way there the Wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the Dog’s neck was very much worn away, so he asked him how that had come about.

‘Oh, it is nothing,’ said the Dog. ‘That is only the place where the collar is put on at night to keep me chained up; it chafes a bit, but one soon gets used to it.’

‘Is that all?’ said the Wolf. ‘Then good-bye to you,Master Dog.’

Better starve free than be a fat slave.

Posted: October 18, 2004, 5:24 pm