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Bad habits
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Ive been working for some time now, here and there, on improving my Spanish and French. Both are useful for work, as I frequently travel to Francophone countries (Lebanon, Cameroon, and of course, France and Belgium), and Spanish-speaking (Peru, Argentina, Spain). While my travel language is ok, and I can read to varying degrees in both, Ive not made much progress on functional work abilities in either language.
Partly, this is due to interference from my first second language: Italian. But I realised this past weekend that its also because language has become caught up in work and it has felt more like an obligation than a hobby. I am also lacking a sense of achievement.
So, this past weekend, Pete laid down a challenge: to get to B2 in Italian in a year.
I last formally studied Italian at university. I always had it ingrained in my mind that I did very poorly, but my transcript reveals that Italian was my second-best subject that year. I had no real reason for choosing the language in the first place. In high school, my dad suggested Japanese, which was all the rage in those days. I picked French and Italian, the latter because I liked the food. The idea of ever visiting either country seemed somewhat ridiculous when I was young, but Perth had a sizable Italian community.
Over the years, my four years of Italian study atrophied as I rarely had the opportunity to use it. However, as soon as I started working on French, and especially Spanish, words kept coming back and interfering (a common phenomenon). Try as I might, certain things are completely embedded in my brain from learning verb tables as a teenager.
The picture is of the many books I have bought over the years to learn languages other than Italian. I also flirted with Japanese for a while. Im very good at buying books, Im less good at actually using them.
So, Im going to work on Italian, and work on it properly. Emphasize speaking and writing, and pick up a conversation class when Ive covered the basics again. Decide which exam to take, and when. Italian has limited utility in my work life, and THATS OK. Not everything has to be for work. Its ok to have hobbies and to do things just for fun. Yes, I actually need to be reminded of this.
Of course, the hope is that once I am on my feet with Italian again, I can begin again with Spanish more confidently.
The reward if I get to B2? A week on the Cinque Terre. That could be just the right motivator. It will be hard work, and not made easier by all the trips I have coming up (Ill be on the road on and off for the next few months) but Im going to give it a good effort. And thats enough.
Study guide display in the Bragdon Reading Room
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Portrait of a Gaucho
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Portrait of a Gaucho
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Gaucho (Spanish pronunciation: [auto]) is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil. In Brazil, Gacho (Portuguese pronunciation: [auu]) is also used to designate people from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in general.
The word gaucho could be described as a loose equivalent to the North American "cowboy" (vaquero, in Spanish). Like the North American word cowboy, Venezuelan or Colombian llanero, or Chilean huaso, or the Mexican charro, the term often connotes the 19th century more than the present day; then gauchos made up the majority of the rural population, herding cattle on the vast estancias, and practising hunting as their main economic activities. The word "gaucho" is sometimes used to refer to chimichurri, a steak sauce common to Argentina.[1]
There are several conflicting hypotheses concerning the origin of the term. It may derive from the Mapuche cauchu ("vagabond") [2] or from the Quechua huachu ("orphan"), which gives also a different word in Spanish "guacho". The first recorded uses of the term date from around the time of Argentine independence in 1816.
from Wikipedia
Quirigua Archaeological Park
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Quirigu (Spanish pronunciation: [kiiwa]) is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site covering approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) along the lower Motagua River, with the ceremonial center about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the north bank. During the Maya Classic Period (AD 200900), Quirigu was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes. The site was occupied by 200, construction on the acropolis had begun by about 550, and an explosion of grander construction started in the 8th century. All construction had halted by about 850, except for a brief period of reoccupation in the Early Postclassic (c. 900 c. 1200). Quirigu shares its architectural and sculptural styles with the nearby Classic Period city of Copn, with whose history it is closely entwined.
Quirigu’s rapid expansion in the 8th century was tied to king K’ak’ Tiliw Chan Yopaat’s military victory over Copn in 738. When the greatest king of Copn, Uaxaclajuun Ub’aah K’awiil or "18-Rabbit", was defeated, he was captured and then sacrificed in the Great Plaza at Quirigu. Before this, Quirigu had been a vassal state of Copn, but it maintained its independence afterwards. The ceremonial architecture at Quirigu is quite modest, but the site’s importance lies in its wealth of sculpture, including the tallest stone monuments ever erected in the New World. Quirigu (Spanish pronunciation: [kiiwa]) is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site covering approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) along the lower Motagua River, with the ceremonial center about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the north bank. During the Maya Classic Period (AD 200900), Quirigu was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes. The site was occupied by 200, construction on the acropolis had begun by about 550, and an explosion of grander construction started in the 8th century. All construction had halted by about 850, except for a brief period of reoccupation in the Early Postclassic (c. 900 c. 1200). Quirigu shares its architectural and sculptural styles with the nearby Classic Period city of Copn, with whose history it is closely entwined.
Quirigu’s rapid expansion in the 8th century was tied to king K’ak’ Tiliw Chan Yopaat’s military victory over Copn in 738. When the greatest king of Copn, Uaxaclajuun Ub’aah K’awiil or "18-Rabbit", was defeated, he was captured and then sacrificed in the Great Plaza at Quirigu. Before this, Quirigu had been a vassal state of Copn, but it maintained its independence afterwards. The ceremonial architecture at Quirigu is quite modest, but the site’s importance lies in its wealth of sculpture, including the tallest stone monuments ever erected in the New World. from Wikipedia
Religious Statue on the Puente Romano in Cordoba, Spain
Image by Bogdan Migulski
Crdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [koroa]; also Cordova) is a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Crdoba. An Iberian and Roman city in ancient times, in the Middle Ages it was a capital of an Islamic caliphate and one of the largest cities in the world. Its population in 2008 was 325,453.[1]
Today a moderately-sized modern city, the old town contains many impressive architectural reminders of when Quruba (), the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Crdoba, governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula. It has been estimated that in the latter half of the tenth century Crdoba, with up to 500,000 inhabitants, was then the most populated city in Europe and, perhaps, in the world.
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I like to learn languages and study different cultures. What US college should I go to?
Question by : I like to learn languages and study different cultures. What US college should I go to?
Hi! I’m only in middle school but I’m trying to make decisions now so I know what I should learn in high school and what I should look into when I need a job. I like to learn different languages (I already know three) and I like to study different cultures/different countries history. What colleges in the USA would be good for me to try and get into?
Best answer:
Answer by Shea36
It sounds like you might be interested in a liberal arts college. I’d recommend Amherst College, Butler University, or Grinnell College.
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Spanish Revolution
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Spanish Revolution
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Translations of the signs::
Top left: "Don’t look at us, join us. This is our fight."
Big one in the middle: "Learn to resist the violence in you and the one out of you."
Bottom left (yellow sign): "They left us without a work, they left us without a home, but with… a mortgage!"
Bottom right (yellow sign): "Join us, don’t be afraid."
Big one in the bottom: "The revolution was in our hearts, and now it flies free through the streets."
Tagged! 16
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1. My nickname comes from a mini comics I make some times. Yes, they are skating nuns, monjas con patines in Spanish.
2. My greatest dream is to have my own house and make a home of it.
3. I adore Great Britain but my favourite country is Scotland. I absolutely love hamish, green countryside, kilts, baked potatoes and, above all, Scottish personality.
4. I really love sleeping. If I don’t sleep 8 hours per night I’m not a complete person.
5. Most times, my dreams are so real that I awake feeling I’ve lived the dream actually.
6. I live with my boyfriend in my hometown. He is not only my boyfriend, he is my twin soul. We are together since 1996 and I hope I’ll be with him all life.
7. I do not believe in ghosts, religions, paranormal subjects… I am very skeptical but I have faith in love, goodness and friendship.
8. I hate any show that involves animal cruelty or pain. I will be very happy the day bullfighting will dissapear. I hope I’ll be alive to see this.
9. I think libraries are magic places. I love them. I worked in one when I was a teenager and it was one of the best experiences in my life.
10. I cannot live without drawing, taking photos, writing… Creativity is very important for me, I would be very unhappy if I couldn’t do all these.
11.The most important days in the year for me are: Da de Reyes (January the 6th), my family and friends’ birthday, my birthday, my love anniversary and New Year’s Eve.
12. I’d love to learn to play an instrument, like guitar. I love singing and composing songs is very funny.
13. My dog Hipo is my furry little sister. Sometimes is like a mischievous daughter but I love her anyway.
14. My favourite word is "consciousness".
15. I can’t stand any elitism or sectarianism in the doll hobby. I mainly see this in Blythe collectors. I think this is a really beautiful hobby and we have to respect each other. Live and let live!
16. I think life would be very boring and grey without dreaming, inventing and, above all, loving. I don’t understand people who live without doing these things.
-=*Becca*=-, BratzLuv! and Chynite tagged me.
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1. Mi apodo viene de un mini-cmic que hago a veces. S, son monjas con patines.
2. Mi mayor sueo es tener mi propia casa y hacer de ella un hogar.
3. Adoro Gran Bretaa, pero mi pas favorito es Escocia. Me encantan las hamish, los verdes prados, los kilts, las patatas horneadas y, sobre todo, la personalidad escocesa.
4. Me encanta dormir. Si no duermo 8 horas por noche, no soy una persona completa.
5. La mayora de las veces, mis sueos son tan reales que me despierto con la sensacin que he vivido el sueo en realidad.
6. Vivo con mi novio en mi ciudad natal. l no slo es mi novio, l es mi alma gemela. Estamos juntos desde 1996 y espero que pueda estar con l toda la vida.
7. No creo en fantasmas, las religiones, temas paranormales … Soy muy escptica, pero tengo fe en el amor, la bondad y la amistad.
8. Odio cualquier espectculo que implique el sufrimiento o la crueldad animal.. Ser muy feliz el da que las corridas de toros, embolados, correbous… desaparezcan. Espero estar viva para poder ver esto.
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