tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33811853051524631052024-03-05T02:16:58.799-08:00Bilingüismo en San Juan del Puerto"Las lenguas no son fronteras que separan, sino puentes que unen"silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014307768192995934noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-79106328565997060782023-12-18T03:38:00.000-08:002023-12-18T03:38:57.239-08:00Merry Christmas!!!<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">‘Tis the season to be Jolly!</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">What an amazing season Christmas is, in Spain and in Ireland. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I have been so happy to spend some of the Christmas season here in Spain! Everyone is so festive and the atmosphere is incredible. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Something I didn’t know, before spending this Christmas season in Spain, was the importance of the day of the Immaculate Conception. By chance, I was walking around Huelva city on the day of the Immaculate conception and I got to see the parades and festivities take place. The day was truly magical and is something I wish was celebrated more in Ireland. In Ireland, the day doesn’t have much significance anymore as the Christmas season begins earlier in modern times. Nowadays the Christmas season begins when ‘The late late toy-show’ aires every year in November (which I highly recommend you watch).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Another difference we have, is that in Ireland we exchange gifts on the 25th of December instead of the 6th of January. Lucky for me, I will get my presents before you! Ho ho ho</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Either way I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy happy happy New Year! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Thank you to all for a great first semester and see you all again soon in January!</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpdCmVa0G5I7OjlSiatPjZtHFPqi7nX2w5vgC3k_3jKdprQedNSjPdJmQ47ikSHytcIgy3CwskLEUWXhuF24JLcqTuLTXOvNHZZl4BSm3ab5cHnOkboYC3T2c7itX0B_PDHjne67RM27iwRLmVSeQatsbliJGi0VgiZgJVZkGFNsn3tlTHVs7rwOkMc0f/s498/IMG_1222.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpdCmVa0G5I7OjlSiatPjZtHFPqi7nX2w5vgC3k_3jKdprQedNSjPdJmQ47ikSHytcIgy3CwskLEUWXhuF24JLcqTuLTXOvNHZZl4BSm3ab5cHnOkboYC3T2c7itX0B_PDHjne67RM27iwRLmVSeQatsbliJGi0VgiZgJVZkGFNsn3tlTHVs7rwOkMc0f/s320/IMG_1222.gif" width="290" /></a></div><br />Ciaran Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588759143095224019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-77658862487532071872023-10-30T01:11:00.000-07:002023-10-30T01:11:15.328-07:00Halloween <p> <b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What is Halloween?</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;">Halloween is a very popular Irish festival (not American) which can be dated back over 2500 years. However back then, the festival looked a bit different. For example, it was a pagan festival called ‘Samhain’ which was celebrated to mark the change of the seasons, from the harvest season to the cold season. The Celtic people that celebrated Samhain believed that their dead could visit them on</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; font-size: 13pt;"> this day. Similar to ‘Dia de los Muertos’ in Mexico.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How did they Celebrate?</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;">The Celts use to light huge bonfires in celebration of Samhain. They would use these bonfires for many different rituals, including divination and spiritual cleansing. They would also have feasts with family and friends to celebrate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6M9TmVmfcull-4zZjaeTHFlX9uKJWNDWyHoXobyD0-MfnIAeFj9X90BE0s4LxKnLojkpCgJQfN3elcwhwDDghNsmrq2Qcj_LXGd8gJfupaPPgfxbcwydOjWjATiezi5lOlE7Q50lviFikL6zMyMX4s5rpcVbEtlAN9EDnQQLey_sNr5r6npBtHFoEK0Rz/s720/IMG_1034.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6M9TmVmfcull-4zZjaeTHFlX9uKJWNDWyHoXobyD0-MfnIAeFj9X90BE0s4LxKnLojkpCgJQfN3elcwhwDDghNsmrq2Qcj_LXGd8gJfupaPPgfxbcwydOjWjATiezi5lOlE7Q50lviFikL6zMyMX4s5rpcVbEtlAN9EDnQQLey_sNr5r6npBtHFoEK0Rz/s320/IMG_1034.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvSFl3O0Kl9DDNuLjEF0wvo0s84j7M585jUtagZigrPwwCNuiiUf0xiBqLv2HFXQU5asj0kBUOefmdYYoZudxKo74IM1kGxVc8mU1mNSPy6AZTlM3QRijekn5S3t28_5qo4eehlN0vmMHvpsgPX2qqX386CNgRAIhBv3PX08u0bHXwmskqdVRWAm6i4D3/s1200/IMG_1040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvSFl3O0Kl9DDNuLjEF0wvo0s84j7M585jUtagZigrPwwCNuiiUf0xiBqLv2HFXQU5asj0kBUOefmdYYoZudxKo74IM1kGxVc8mU1mNSPy6AZTlM3QRijekn5S3t28_5qo4eehlN0vmMHvpsgPX2qqX386CNgRAIhBv3PX08u0bHXwmskqdVRWAm6i4D3/s320/IMG_1040.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"></p><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td height="0" width="30"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><b style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><b style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><b style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When did Samhain become Halloween?</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;">Samhain became Halloween around 1200 years ago. When Christianity arrived in Ireland, the early church did not like the pagan festival, so they decided to christianize it. They called November 1st ‘All Saints Day’ with Halloween being the vigil. It became a day to remember our loved ones instead of believing they came back.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7FJCyg2f1dai8ii3ewNy8Bo9aJfgMhY6c15CT2Yaa6_haP4veOSKeo-lNFdy9nLwLw52BLdd1SSpsYz2NqhzV8EL8AsHUKwlDTOTqYM3ZVsbo9sikH9aW4sAWaS3k78T_55_fSfYUnYNN6RtQ99EOB2dgMd7ekbyRroZwmYLVQs0me43L-MwXqNbLs8j/s1799/IMG_1037.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1799" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7FJCyg2f1dai8ii3ewNy8Bo9aJfgMhY6c15CT2Yaa6_haP4veOSKeo-lNFdy9nLwLw52BLdd1SSpsYz2NqhzV8EL8AsHUKwlDTOTqYM3ZVsbo9sikH9aW4sAWaS3k78T_55_fSfYUnYNN6RtQ99EOB2dgMd7ekbyRroZwmYLVQs0me43L-MwXqNbLs8j/s320/IMG_1037.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qVoJFBKdByJibfKrusk_5y3JZbSn59SOcXNp_gOhBVsRDe8_8WIO6T2eZN3qtRy419XvbSqjNezuOS61WVDFQtt1vY4iiQh1kDrEOqmX5Ev7-Mu712TyDRoUtCG5_XmF7x1U1JiTA166uXtUd5H3K78PZOUTb6dUVaDsijnc8NGkGDnXHJ2BS3z-Lp8q/s600/IMG_1036.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qVoJFBKdByJibfKrusk_5y3JZbSn59SOcXNp_gOhBVsRDe8_8WIO6T2eZN3qtRy419XvbSqjNezuOS61WVDFQtt1vY4iiQh1kDrEOqmX5Ev7-Mu712TyDRoUtCG5_XmF7x1U1JiTA166uXtUd5H3K78PZOUTb6dUVaDsijnc8NGkGDnXHJ2BS3z-Lp8q/s320/IMG_1036.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td height="0" width="30"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="ALL" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How is it celebrated today?</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;">Just like the Celts did years ago, Irish people love to celebrate Halloween and every year there are huge celebrations around the country. Some modern traditions include dressing up in costumes, trick-or-treating, games, fireworks, decorating, bonfires and celebrating with friends and family.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: ".AppleSystemUIFont", serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yUDVsUggtDwrkFo7aH7rI7ypGuhqjIdZJbWkQCheMxJmoAJm0J02TYu1P3_cecfQh_zfRCy_vUFT2Okb9truukJj7QyyF5nlM_0q16cup9atRh6AfYmAGiyJRUq4cvOE_2coXE0NuhzZ0guX0kgGOboYa6EspKSu9a2ionfP4z37gT3kSe4enG6oBDqd/s1240/IMG_1050.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1240" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yUDVsUggtDwrkFo7aH7rI7ypGuhqjIdZJbWkQCheMxJmoAJm0J02TYu1P3_cecfQh_zfRCy_vUFT2Okb9truukJj7QyyF5nlM_0q16cup9atRh6AfYmAGiyJRUq4cvOE_2coXE0NuhzZ0guX0kgGOboYa6EspKSu9a2ionfP4z37gT3kSe4enG6oBDqd/s320/IMG_1050.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbpd4W9IC25VePXeHUguiD74g0VgVtrsTBVcnOgV8mZC3Yi0wcdvM43GNyZe9DVWXtUg78Wg7yClxU95vRoUkEpAllf2n4u0qAQC-qisx866arxaHVwiSfPLOT4Mz_B8mqpu8ybO2UHu7Rjc9qannv9SnZP3yn1Dlf596HWkQv3G8LZB-A7qmXZ-lEM5N/s1200/IMG_1033.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1200" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbpd4W9IC25VePXeHUguiD74g0VgVtrsTBVcnOgV8mZC3Yi0wcdvM43GNyZe9DVWXtUg78Wg7yClxU95vRoUkEpAllf2n4u0qAQC-qisx866arxaHVwiSfPLOT4Mz_B8mqpu8ybO2UHu7Rjc9qannv9SnZP3yn1Dlf596HWkQv3G8LZB-A7qmXZ-lEM5N/s320/IMG_1033.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaPBl7NJPPkiADPOMzu7Tq2UMgZrXxM0sKwvl2cBNUaFYIv_ZNUFMHEMYz5AmHI8xseU1EZ2WKLJCXUVBoVWyJVIq0ZremPaAOFAtKR_lBhTcEQ_BJmY1cH4ESZGhRNEQHmGsGp2w9WmRdj26izVFITS-8vcWpvZMPb9jLEJIbUQNRisdw_NGF-cudiMw/s387/IMG_1045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="387" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaPBl7NJPPkiADPOMzu7Tq2UMgZrXxM0sKwvl2cBNUaFYIv_ZNUFMHEMYz5AmHI8xseU1EZ2WKLJCXUVBoVWyJVIq0ZremPaAOFAtKR_lBhTcEQ_BJmY1cH4ESZGhRNEQHmGsGp2w9WmRdj26izVFITS-8vcWpvZMPb9jLEJIbUQNRisdw_NGF-cudiMw/s320/IMG_1045.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"></p><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td height="0" width="17"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="ALL" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><o:p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p>Ciaran Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588759143095224019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-24056098773474492362023-10-24T02:04:00.003-07:002023-10-24T02:07:03.901-07:00P.E. ACTIVITIESOur language assisstant is having fun with P.E. students and teachers.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgPDLURwAPr00zIWfdJuLaW6Mfe8DcaPmAH2S8zMhATbjKJb35yPe_Q98mrprV-UMKRgIdXH4QcLhnhcEQjPKAlyWqTyO4OAYYV5W57LjLIypAl_c5qBsSUHvSUpKrzdQBa96B9RZglHGlPOrDDLOpri7k2WzzBjdftpHuy9P8-MQdgidCpz5Tmzsf7mP/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-11%20at%2016.29.54.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgPDLURwAPr00zIWfdJuLaW6Mfe8DcaPmAH2S8zMhATbjKJb35yPe_Q98mrprV-UMKRgIdXH4QcLhnhcEQjPKAlyWqTyO4OAYYV5W57LjLIypAl_c5qBsSUHvSUpKrzdQBa96B9RZglHGlPOrDDLOpri7k2WzzBjdftpHuy9P8-MQdgidCpz5Tmzsf7mP/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-11%20at%2016.29.54.jpeg"/></a></div>silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014307768192995934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-5762022807768215372023-10-17T04:32:00.000-07:002023-10-17T04:32:17.142-07:00Hello I.E.S Diego Rodríguez Estrada!<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Hello to all! Thank you for giving me such a warm welcome over the past few weeks. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Some of you may have met me already but if you haven’t my name is Ciarán Fox.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"> </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">A few things about me: </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">- I am currently 21 years old and I am in my third year of studying Business with Languages. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">- In my free time I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, travelling and exercising.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">- A fun fact about me is that I lived in the United States for two months last summer. I worked at a kids summer camp there called camp IHC.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtntw0KXuHLNyIVyE5eFWED8_4oqLWZZ3afhjaHHxT96-9WfD8IyFOCfwVnbhkKa7HV4_NCvymvxexD5VF_UIVfabyZyG6i-RC3ua91IWYOEFpDitRPcayzQsDd0F_pVMrCl6we34DPWUVlzDkbc-L772RUZiEIAWN6Cfq2PL_8Pytq70rig3altzQE1j/s3200/IMG_6976.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2133" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtntw0KXuHLNyIVyE5eFWED8_4oqLWZZ3afhjaHHxT96-9WfD8IyFOCfwVnbhkKa7HV4_NCvymvxexD5VF_UIVfabyZyG6i-RC3ua91IWYOEFpDitRPcayzQsDd0F_pVMrCl6we34DPWUVlzDkbc-L772RUZiEIAWN6Cfq2PL_8Pytq70rig3altzQE1j/s320/IMG_6976.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I have come from a town in Ireland called Greystones. My town is just 30 minutes away from Dublin (the capital city of Ireland). </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHS9pWds-nlnCB0CDJWiuetY_U8BiDud4-WVIebNFsDhOOjaM1x3LHSglMMLe6JRrqPhiKPQBoO5Wz5FCLWRLshZN0BONBWYsjrZ5Db9SRJBCCDDGdongft29CR6mgH1a2PmMCchVFZlrFrcSjtgNhPAwBr78nFX9g8s5nmgJuONPmjOZhjT1iJM1LroE/s1650/IMG_0635.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHS9pWds-nlnCB0CDJWiuetY_U8BiDud4-WVIebNFsDhOOjaM1x3LHSglMMLe6JRrqPhiKPQBoO5Wz5FCLWRLshZN0BONBWYsjrZ5Db9SRJBCCDDGdongft29CR6mgH1a2PmMCchVFZlrFrcSjtgNhPAwBr78nFX9g8s5nmgJuONPmjOZhjT1iJM1LroE/s320/IMG_0635.jpeg" width="233" /></a></div> Ireland<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2k7o8T3Xa-O0c32OAHdYfaqVSHz3OqbXBupSlcUYk99pHF0CEeAeay05_JfsKeDpne7eytNSVO6J9b_4uexxVAXExeZoLMbwv7O434hPKQsWuiKf_P98KQfgipDz8rCNk5qHl9Tu8NDP7FWy_TKuiN1y4CulZ9EcUYHqLwIlwmjLj-Ojtd4r76XgBMs3/s1472/IMG_0638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1472" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2k7o8T3Xa-O0c32OAHdYfaqVSHz3OqbXBupSlcUYk99pHF0CEeAeay05_JfsKeDpne7eytNSVO6J9b_4uexxVAXExeZoLMbwv7O434hPKQsWuiKf_P98KQfgipDz8rCNk5qHl9Tu8NDP7FWy_TKuiN1y4CulZ9EcUYHqLwIlwmjLj-Ojtd4r76XgBMs3/s320/IMG_0638.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> Greystones<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxtEKhWB2pfqFKqSe0yN98BGvQe-tSu5GKyN3cwhtmpsBKFX6hIjpX0jbfnZJDbJIW0tc5BH54oPm6I8cRGeqqNrskMrachFuq1TKxzOyk5kz5wQi55oEBD_RilBAB6Rv0DVvgGYGQ8p40snDrHia3W5deNERPAhJNjX16SE1JndRZ5n1MzXJLXNvkw_4/s1500/IMG_0642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxtEKhWB2pfqFKqSe0yN98BGvQe-tSu5GKyN3cwhtmpsBKFX6hIjpX0jbfnZJDbJIW0tc5BH54oPm6I8cRGeqqNrskMrachFuq1TKxzOyk5kz5wQi55oEBD_RilBAB6Rv0DVvgGYGQ8p40snDrHia3W5deNERPAhJNjX16SE1JndRZ5n1MzXJLXNvkw_4/s320/IMG_0642.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> Dublin <br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I am delighted to be working here at IES Diego Rodriguez Estrada. I am very excited to share my language and culture with you and help you to improve your English Language skills. Please don’t hesitate to speak with me (in English of course) if you see me around the school!</span></p>Ciaran Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588759143095224019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-78501820184714599622023-10-10T02:12:00.002-07:002023-10-10T02:12:38.432-07:00WELCOME TO SAN JUAN DEL PUERTOLast week, our language assisstant Ciaran Fox came to our school from Dublin, Ireland.
To welcome him, we invited him to a traditional Spanish breakfast.
Enjoy this school year!!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNgBSQbMqXftS9p4PQZPuYBp6et7qha4pFWStLyYBET1v1RGjJoU4n8eVbsRJGOi21ykFNHxJquXn0OAjjYvw2SPPykJxEAPKuQ1zZ1y_R9koRCmqO5jqrJF3JlsbYGCLngl8CarciTUIRRXh4ehvI_DR0K8eod1c1NjaTWljARZTpd0xsbs-AostH2ee/s2048/Breakfast%20with%20Ciaran.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNgBSQbMqXftS9p4PQZPuYBp6et7qha4pFWStLyYBET1v1RGjJoU4n8eVbsRJGOi21ykFNHxJquXn0OAjjYvw2SPPykJxEAPKuQ1zZ1y_R9koRCmqO5jqrJF3JlsbYGCLngl8CarciTUIRRXh4ehvI_DR0K8eod1c1NjaTWljARZTpd0xsbs-AostH2ee/s320/Breakfast%20with%20Ciaran.jpeg"/></a></div>silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014307768192995934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-60859914713426112982021-10-26T04:14:00.003-07:002022-03-31T01:06:44.995-07:00Halloween Traditions in the United States<p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Halloween originated in Europe, but it was introduced to Northern America by migrants in the nineteenth century. Since then, Halloween has become one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States. Starting October, people begin with the Halloween traditions, which I will further explain below. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></u></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Costumes</span></span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As Halloween approaches, businesses that are completely dedicated to Halloween spring up. They provide a wide range of costumes to pick from, including costumes for children, adults, and even pets. They range from characters from a television show to frightening outfits. Others, on the other hand, would rather create their own.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">.<img height="289px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/i3UKqR_Q2Tb9W1Al4KXowvEx0EUzK6iSAooLV-Xi4oa9UqSi8RpgpUYRv-CbB7MFrTrfGziptVWRBkZyGa3rBg7kqYhCJ0q8FZeIjr1dioJ0kgK-cOnggNxZJNfsHKvCVugrXAux3w" style="text-align: left;" width="501px;" /><img height="292px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/dRiBuDDFJBaM8pSe5-h70QzWiTpDdn8vTEbsrzfBKW5pn-ZLANDyI-Y2svejjdT0h9vXNLeVXXao1jiopa-hyn4P3O8fK0SKSEM074Cw-OQ6t0iZa9r3zN3zeMT4yc_jignLG3CPVw" style="text-align: left;" width="389px;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Going to the Pumpkin Patch</span></u></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting at the beginning of October families tend to go to the closest farm where they get to choose out a freshly grown pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. At the pumpkin patch, they also have activities such as a corn mazes. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="-webkit-standard" id="docs-internal-guid-41450639-7fff-e4fd-ac7f-4ed6eaa92201" style="white-space: normal;"><img height="250px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/PMa-3Ebqte-vUho5BDsKsY-QDE8oQXecA0-Fh1ZYFmdLAXB6aMoNaEnoFCwpzmLyiKShn3x4jUq4UZ6AoePql6BU3f2HeUL1lCR6bMgB4iVTrNYED9c3XRQtZp4rJqWAr1NfaZyCUg" width="444px;" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="-webkit-standard" id="docs-internal-guid-c12aaf76-7fff-0c2d-8d3a-14b8c772fd05" style="white-space: normal;"><img height="250px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2Dk_Utp3P-tKnoGD2egDKwUxdioOZI2DKSYQJeldZaJIWyoCJSmeg_wIzIG6Q4EWmojC0NkFOjahXYldPsVX5_3YT-BJ1vQtT1ZwscZvusPOfRRtNMwty1xr59oHUEuE9WzCVmmE-A" width="375px;" /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d824b072-7fff-9eb4-50cd-b22e8446fd73" style="text-align: start;"></span>Pumpkin Carving</span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">People begin carving their pumpkins once they have picked one. Pumpkin carving is one task that the whole family likes to participate in. The great thing is, whatever is leftover from the pumpkins is then utilized to make products like pumpkin pie.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qw8ySyi1QBA/YXff4MWJQII/AAAAAAAAADg/q3hTWH0B2Vgtad_keH_XiGyaUcimXTMUQCLcBGAsYHQ/862035A18EB4E41FC6B9009D3ABF2ACE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="491" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qw8ySyi1QBA/YXff4MWJQII/AAAAAAAAADg/q3hTWH0B2Vgtad_keH_XiGyaUcimXTMUQCLcBGAsYHQ/862035A18EB4E41FC6B9009D3ABF2ACE.png" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a1133e9-7fff-6546-b35c-7023dbaec40e" style="text-align: start;"><img height="396" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/GW7WIhuF51V2jmJBmvCSg1DD-Yb_PpUftRuRfq_fThv98bSMTB1ZocznGswGXAP04M6QZYmwY1fgoAbQtVlCGN289IzfW_Q5DxRTIJcK0Ss8zHpdVSuH62ENMQn_4SDQbMqKPimeyQ=w264-h396" width="264" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lWftQtepi0U/YXfgFYIoOWI/AAAAAAAAADk/xKNsU-EzbU0JIHeEhI2ifK1hw2UJAggoQCLcBGAsYHQ/how-to-carve-a-pumpkin-step-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lWftQtepi0U/YXfgFYIoOWI/AAAAAAAAADk/xKNsU-EzbU0JIHeEhI2ifK1hw2UJAggoQCLcBGAsYHQ/how-to-carve-a-pumpkin-step-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">House Decorations</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec38f6b4-7fff-0d50-a554-14b9c7980342" style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Families usually start to decorate their houses at the beginning of October from Halloween. They use decorations such as spider webs, fake blood, lights, and skeletons.</span></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e69f292-7fff-2d8a-76c0-9d544d4d7e98" style="text-align: start;"><img height="258px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/IniN1pP3fENzlNOc6kZYauyUahuYRnuxNL8QlBCIxtrHHaw0KdIad7KY4hGuK_PB216Hsf664igJLSHXkmd4J9vm7BCVDyrHMq7Yxe5g-sENSQgPAf2FLw3Aa_aSWsXzVpVtbkoKCg" width="387px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-14880eb8-7fff-521c-ef86-3fcd5705f2cc" style="text-align: start;"><img height="268px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/JH3q7uYjTYtNaMOW5Sxt2esMlp8GlToKoushRXWLIgFimzQ5yXlI7YmBC-eaWWnaQ5DB90qWCpQlwd7S_ch-9GPst7XJ6n2sCA-EP5H1ZsNZgy6bDguBlM5TbyDMynhFciVcyd506A" width="330px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Trick or Treat</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Kids and adults knock on doors and ask for treats from house to house (candy). When knocking on the door, it is expected to say "Trick or Treat" so the homeowners can give them candy. This activity lasts from sunset until late at night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fe9ff90a-7fff-8ad0-724c-43eb4f444968" style="text-align: start;"><img height="238px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zeh7fXINAOSMeXMOJZES9khFTbqxF_krpVogFh8foJA_1JP5TFNToqC97BCrhQWGOEJskWtQW2ff1u54wx0AsycdmyhnO9t1BBVChyGvpdWVLM7ps9qUyZLT5OssgkoxIkne2V-nNg" width="357px;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-594f4923-7fff-b790-1c94-1eafc782df90" style="text-align: start;"><img height="229" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LpC2KwwkGAgX_Zk5J-2txTe0dJQ4SqcnbOBqGj-YEIQjwwaiTCcvrB7-PCfIqt73BqZ-NqDD4ovIT3MivEA9KbrTpAHOs03pRSz69JBJiPlxKdNRBdl1hl5LMp7zZWA6SWgDnzRpPg=w371-h229" width="371" /></span></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-21550027908876459472021-10-14T04:58:00.000-07:002022-03-31T01:06:44.903-07:00My Hometown of San Francisco <p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">San Francisco, California</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: start;"><u>Location</u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c5b68b7-7fff-52fe-e057-d0da77c75faf" style="text-align: start;"><img height="398" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BiNGmEbO1khG3YbEVRd97cpuYZlddkCZaTZRFwJwFSKAwuwM86DhiN33LkPbyYvGxqT8fdyzF1X9XGUYteDnGfwws1QUH4llaAzXf9EIOzqXz7FMtj7565H6U0m6cAkjF5YtZPYxaQ=w269-h398" width="269" /></span><img height="406" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/J4BAIOUetx26CjAwhNjByspb_-1S_7nZRvX_ac8OEpKJpgi1HsZJf5PhC6bnoO-0TjmE8RIHRPDzHIUSCVK3tA3iZdNzY2Xutx3nvh5yvOV5SXl4TaGCEjSmVuc2IOctWF0wmI-Ecg=w297-h406" width="297" /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>San Francisco is in the northern part of California. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay Area. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">San Francisco is well known for its steep hills. There are at least 50 hills in the span of the city. These hills can be all tall as 305 meters high. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx0rOlAjFfFLhZIdkv6gJUFld75cAn97FdELGq31MZ6XkAiraYZ5CVf0JC66RDZNvvjdy4C1m0ngF28ohwLgyGytj3HWogP4iH4tqYfzfxN-f6-vbp4qZ2E3d19o365DxwyaGEsmV0Xzh_AM1zx715pHabiPbZwZ0SBCk9R92HtaOSbLLQU_7L0B2Z=s230" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="230" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx0rOlAjFfFLhZIdkv6gJUFld75cAn97FdELGq31MZ6XkAiraYZ5CVf0JC66RDZNvvjdy4C1m0ngF28ohwLgyGytj3HWogP4iH4tqYfzfxN-f6-vbp4qZ2E3d19o365DxwyaGEsmV0Xzh_AM1zx715pHabiPbZwZ0SBCk9R92HtaOSbLLQU_7L0B2Z" width="230" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIZHdU_OASllr0gCY1wn9eLw32SWJc1PJD7kMAdh8h8ZFbQ1OuR6_dMJ_1Jluo7JyKvLerQYb7mzI2guk16kfxpozv2-rdkl-5ldzIE4074QYBPV36MLg_aF_OCDbOeGpF3UB8s9UGj4Chk9jCaJu51HXaHn0WycgEozfphZINonxrz5NUCgpL0eFd=s275" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIZHdU_OASllr0gCY1wn9eLw32SWJc1PJD7kMAdh8h8ZFbQ1OuR6_dMJ_1Jluo7JyKvLerQYb7mzI2guk16kfxpozv2-rdkl-5ldzIE4074QYBPV36MLg_aF_OCDbOeGpF3UB8s9UGj4Chk9jCaJu51HXaHn0WycgEozfphZINonxrz5NUCgpL0eFd" width="275" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmffbzANErQa7IpYHMnXElituf7KuAiohtq47J5nCS0mFZE2yuPMsh3ZT3RnjXn7NBngHVP-ltU0NQeFyGz0qPNe7u9uFPGwxTGfpqu4A_vdGhMk_jwGGHzLMOwBohJ0mvhFXqy8BIJ67Tof4Z2oeRomu8gbppDdiYnG2ueELByQ70qiEaYRNvhLqB=s275" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmffbzANErQa7IpYHMnXElituf7KuAiohtq47J5nCS0mFZE2yuPMsh3ZT3RnjXn7NBngHVP-ltU0NQeFyGz0qPNe7u9uFPGwxTGfpqu4A_vdGhMk_jwGGHzLMOwBohJ0mvhFXqy8BIJ67Tof4Z2oeRomu8gbppDdiYnG2ueELByQ70qiEaYRNvhLqB" width="275" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Cimate</span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The temperature usually ranges from 7 C to 24 C. It rarely falls below 4 C or goes above 28 C. The summers are long, comfortable, and clear. The winters are short, cold, wet, and foggy. The months with the best weather to visit are from late June to early October. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rsaQMt_rmT4/YWf-hZwk5hI/AAAAAAAAAAs/EaoqHXxDBt8upgTdbbv9mR8EbBBK2OcqgCLcBGAsYHQ/images-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rsaQMt_rmT4/YWf-hZwk5hI/AAAAAAAAAAs/EaoqHXxDBt8upgTdbbv9mR8EbBBK2OcqgCLcBGAsYHQ/images-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Y14FS6vedg/YWf-OTkTkdI/AAAAAAAAAAc/BlmpaE2obmcoMRtx3LerUpl5lkslzCHlQCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="282" height="203" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Y14FS6vedg/YWf-OTkTkdI/AAAAAAAAAAc/BlmpaE2obmcoMRtx3LerUpl5lkslzCHlQCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="302" height="177" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wCdr0dGwK_4/YWf-WqryGxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/YKh585koxn4SPzCyMWokIlCW6I9eBShLQCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-3.jpeg" width="320" /></div><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S5xePZ-2xBw/YWf-KuE_ceI/AAAAAAAAAAY/xXSyCict_5kPs2mn9GbTh08wf_OLvtfXQCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-2.jpeg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Top Three Tourist Attractions</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. <b>The Golden Gate Bridge</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WyF2Zd0Aufw/YWgRQ3ENbjI/AAAAAAAAABE/RHfH32xfF3ovpIlJfexCpRIoJvDr4WWsQCLcBGAsYHQ/images-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="270" height="234" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WyF2Zd0Aufw/YWgRQ3ENbjI/AAAAAAAAABE/RHfH32xfF3ovpIlJfexCpRIoJvDr4WWsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w340-h234/images-2.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ue-45YyQbRs/YWgVgLqPB0I/AAAAAAAAACE/I1GjC99xhosFPRSmFjmxG1-vlgIDsCOvgCLcBGAsYHQ/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ue-45YyQbRs/YWgVgLqPB0I/AAAAAAAAACE/I1GjC99xhosFPRSmFjmxG1-vlgIDsCOvgCLcBGAsYHQ/images.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />The Golden Gate Bridge is the most famous site in San Francisco. The bridge connects San Francisco to the northern counties and districts. This bridge was opened on May 28th, 1937. Not only is the bridge open to drivers as well as pedestrians and cyclists. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">2. <b>Alcatraz Island</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="730" height="217" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nu-ZFaOUHfY/YWgSd9Bn89I/AAAAAAAAABU/Hup1x_mXBHEwxFBADJB9wmkwoJcaLqaiACLcBGAsYHQ/california-san-francisco-alcatraz-island.jpg" width="320" /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pt7FHhc-vCg/YWgU8dgG_bI/AAAAAAAAABs/9AnYQNl5Y5s2D4GVi9UMEs03efB1whn9QCLcBGAsYHQ/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pt7FHhc-vCg/YWgU8dgG_bI/AAAAAAAAABs/9AnYQNl5Y5s2D4GVi9UMEs03efB1whn9QCLcBGAsYHQ/images.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oS0Lk37Nvls/YWgU7bveizI/AAAAAAAAABo/cnjsv0t6NkQGvc2yWC_4d12uLQ8AL9t5wCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="160" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oS0Lk37Nvls/YWgU7bveizI/AAAAAAAAABo/cnjsv0t6NkQGvc2yWC_4d12uLQ8AL9t5wCLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alcatraz is known as one of the United States' most infamous prisons. The prison opened in 1934 and shut down in 1963. Ten years later, it reopened as a tourist attraction. Famous criminals, such as Al Capone, were imprisoned here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <b>Fishermans Wharf</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gdEzFzINkwo/YWgVzj2jtfI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ev7Fx0S7mCYgUJqS8RyufAU5CxOKaLs9QCLcBGAsYHQ/images-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gdEzFzINkwo/YWgVzj2jtfI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ev7Fx0S7mCYgUJqS8RyufAU5CxOKaLs9QCLcBGAsYHQ/images-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Loywpasf8Y/YWgVGKrARHI/AAAAAAAAAB0/sawpRJ9ZGRs2ExrE-Z2QSqA-WGCrzmBBACLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Loywpasf8Y/YWgVGKrARHI/AAAAAAAAAB0/sawpRJ9ZGRs2ExrE-Z2QSqA-WGCrzmBBACLcBGAsYHQ/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZNtP1z7pY14/YWgVsmJSi9I/AAAAAAAAACI/Sbw90QV7mQMNTs-FX1IXMKcnD2qxRdc-gCLcBGAsYHQ/images-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="274" height="215" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZNtP1z7pY14/YWgVsmJSi9I/AAAAAAAAACI/Sbw90QV7mQMNTs-FX1IXMKcnD2qxRdc-gCLcBGAsYHQ/images-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fishermans Wharf is a pleasant location to walk about and get a feel for the city. It is well-known for its shops, restaurants, and scenic location along the waterfront. There is also plenty of museums such as a wax museum and a magic museum. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-40800339186288995162021-05-12T01:19:00.002-07:002021-05-12T01:19:19.993-07:00Grime Music<div class="separator"></div><p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d14eba84-7fff-1682-4848-0272cd7769f4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 114px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 205px;"><img height="114" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/i2UleafoJ2Z24Q5YaeU8RQcmgjDHozr_XQpxrecp9lpUlgPwPNCyuoCAyzPh5-Jw5TuIBzE6hvMdZnQiSFUlW_EKoIbofGQ3lNOzhTDMXGqG6SBf8o78e_3MuBCD7vnMl7emx3fp" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="205" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grime</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed from UK garage and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. In the beginning it was first played on UK pirate radio stations (illegal/unlicensed stations). Some of the original grime artists are Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. Grime never received the same attention worldwide that it did in the UK.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: right; display: inline-block; float: right; height: 190px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 190px;"><img height="190" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Ls4ijaTkbKXtYent-Zo6ybUWQMwVDrESmq6Ed95ZfZ2X_SW_OA7l_7qFj8XPYUASIPHKohilfOriQq-2P8zOn4JU5KHHHxdcWxVdmHr-0g5sJN4bXdBg4mQqnuJIsTeTs8t4AG4l" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="190" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The popularity of grime music began to decline in the late 2000's, but it made a comeback in 2015. A wave of new successful young grime MC's also began to emerge, such as </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQKWnvtg6c" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skepta</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQGUJK7Na4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stormzy</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Q40kOt9X0" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AJ Tracey</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Novelist, Jammz, and Lady Leshurr. In February 2017, Stormzy's </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gang Signs & Prayer</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPuj6UISMhs" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPuj6UISMhs</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Blinded by your Grace</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOErVWlsxg" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOErVWlsxg</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Big for your Boots</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As grime became more popular in the UK, it spread out of London to other major British cities. In 2019, Stormzy became the first grime artist and black British artist to headline Glastonbury Festival.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grime is also known for its “battles”, different artists would release diss-tracks aimed at other grime artists.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-27488534774594504532021-03-24T10:28:00.003-07:002021-03-24T10:28:56.987-07:00British Travel Guide<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8vgRvEHzH_VJ9eAioG5cS37bV1zchvao9XBw54WWN7s2KO81fzsF9lJsVR41qfzxpxie_AbLVe2FJxSabPVFJeabCL1zNlo65lOjX24ouCcyR7nnQNKSLNLKFePYOwI6lAVUSds2TTw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8vgRvEHzH_VJ9eAioG5cS37bV1zchvao9XBw54WWN7s2KO81fzsF9lJsVR41qfzxpxie_AbLVe2FJxSabPVFJeabCL1zNlo65lOjX24ouCcyR7nnQNKSLNLKFePYOwI6lAVUSds2TTw/" width="189" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Places To Go Visit</span></b></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">London</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="208" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3XGgCFo7uY3q5VCwtGxHfAMX17LDGYBByPxKFNbKw9WIJHNWVciVlYrV8clkgKkLcg7DCHdbu6gvybbjrQrgQbF_MF_YJb-XSrRtkZn9ro8DF9En7ed0nM_9B8g2Cc4Y3KDsNoAx2Dw=w320-h208" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tower of London<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This was built in 1078 by William the Conqueror </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="209" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dvsS9_eKFL5Z3o3cob710RvE5oXrxr-gcUXE2TjE8Cc9zX1GhYwj17O7alO_yv3JYQe-_OnXBETmhBeDQ2P8ZLfgggKiskj6FwBTIv3ns4ZBToi7NTnd2BhLizJXbsCnpP9A2wsK9iA=w320-h209" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckingham Palace<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the official residencies of the Monarch of the UK, it was built in 1703</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ae67ba3e-7fff-c571-163f-67a13e7817dc"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PD6y1QFWNhIpexDDvyiE5PZy1XLlq2ZuSsvxQDmG8rP8txNEgAytmkYNHAJ3WPt9-3_18o1xuJXV43-nIXV-V0QzcFGs9vY_KFQubOBlGQ-UhogYRo4zHfjkqrcWGeJ5YEPnV__9JbY=w149-h320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="149" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Ben<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This Clock Tower was constructed in 1859 and it stands 96 metres tall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="213" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VUb4ha5PUu_H0wmkCuX3BnT_M2k9E0JSXUdsZogseyALLI8l9b7tHwkRWRnHeJYgitP8d42iDCZsbiT2JbtYAHCHqbjVZxVxfaOHK_ZWIVU3EzKeWxBAIa5jIVSbVWviXPjVlv0L93U=w320-h213" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Eye<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The London Eye, or Millennium Wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">eel, was opened in 2000 and is the most visited tourist attraction in the UK- 3 million people ride it every y</span>ear! <br /><br /><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-589c2deb-7fff-44f9-dc59-6b866666434c"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Stonehenge</span></b></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England</span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-547d7965-7fff-fb66-dcc1-594612eb2e79"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-78b581b1-7fff-9d18-9609-3775025471ca"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4d5b697f-7fff-1339-e2c7-62fbf0518cbe" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img height="218" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/knQq5QWyNvxeW3JZkueiRtAFbl3bsLmSr41bVYGQIlD-JRSFjsuQE50NGgSsTM4zq1b0DOMpo36R1hfJFIH-jfsYJS4rRokVdFUjZ0CGL6akaHO-CZLJY2Su7IFjTY8oaJPxk5mwXBQ=w320-h218" width="320" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There is an outer ring of stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal stones. Inside is a ring of smaller stones</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Some of the stone comes from 140 miles (230 km) away from the monument and no-one is sure how the stones were moved into their final position!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Lake District</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ce55f78-7fff-d853-4f80-4f5ca123c2f8"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with more than 23 million annual day visits. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">There are 16 lakes </span></span></span><img height="190" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5RclpRvdPIwJSBbXCBEmdORWY1PmUrdMu7oMFkrAd_EZaZojbeCk2hG3HACC8dlT90r5V0x-f19sybu-3XGAXP7hDsjKQKhvTzz1SDZQUfAB_cf01HPDHp7af1RKRdridGOcum3nPDA=w320-h190" width="320" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Loch Ness</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is a large lake in the Scottish Highlands, its deepest point is 230 metres!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It is most famous for the alleged sightings of Nessie - The Loch Ness Monster!</span></span><img height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QJP84FUNI9v5Hv2IhzZQPBCQ1mS68dKxrEaDmSuKNRpc7fiLw1Ov8Qy9EXJJCUT0itXCDkqZsPD8WGyp1mdLRkfEuZctRh3IDXWXDIuF_UJfpk7THvtYdko4bXLGtCR7aT8lmPGJpc4=w320-h240" width="320" /><img height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XFp3xqIXxzq1eTWu8179jU53opJlwXZz40xXJspLm9sqqI2tQW8IrHgd3hIRQASLz6zrijr9NwpKLlXX1GXw1b8puQsSZ7ezmUel5ENxsUBC3PbwJnr2G7tNBZhiAMYYsq-1nEgMmEw=w320-h240" width="320" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Giant's Causeway</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8bb1cfd7-7fff-883e-49b8-70b6938e080b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns in Northern Ireland and it was formed by volcanic activity somewhere between 50 and 60 million years ago.</span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">However, according to local legend, the stones were placed there by a giant who wanted to cross from Northern Ireland to Scotland without getting his feet wet.</span></span></span></span><img height="214" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/o7NmXP7DZqnSKxrGSgK59_AUX_A9eyCvOHBVz3jNsT45zCrcedya9-kv-h_1kS2xZd4DK_f7bu8xbc-PgupK5RQaRd24VYVymbzyAyVfUF87iijHsUifxKz9aoG0W1tnfSU1uL4rFU0=w320-h214" width="320" /><img height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qxDNtBe1pzCmfU9jfeDrgwCay9La5GItuDCn3Nocwm_zCYxaKSmqEJwUH5mp6XHTKHFvSIdvVqr8niRlvINj18VImURRV2LU-WhW88S0h6gM99-fHvLfGWjtWOA1MUH35mWtBPE7G2Y=w320-h240" width="320" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Jurassic Coast</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-21f13008-7fff-ebbc-5f9f-926b48c207f6"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches a distance of about 96 miles (154 km) The site spans 185 million years.</span></span></span><img height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/lOEg_3_lvi71zQPdTk9fhm71WzsGy6Wixp8gP-PilAl5gYj4mGbDMqMSMne-ivFAWB2CSHMdCpLSi8xPLWIV6ZPnAToX-Omlq02vVpa9At9aG4zsxWlhKqa96WheHbREETVD2LYPo0M=w320-h240" width="320" /><img height="193px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/REKlYOvB1wJ819ThyGfvohplrNWYhRTVOJ3MiOZfPaKaJKBdIK9vtNiRGn5kONeRVpSh7LY8VqDWsu1cXptYWo2D83VEuGwjyp7boOpgyrV1HOk19UnWYgHp9jbQGQFgNrRMUyxAsQU" width="343px;" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Hadrians Wall</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This was built in 122 AD during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in order to keep the Scottish people out of England. It stretches 73 miles across northern England and many of the remains are still there today.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img height="285px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9OhzOrNHc6stJEhqmDOZVWkBngDDjEfQ_gSZ8PoSJwjkBOhTHzQoXLgI2fQdXxmhuvKbQtRLKd_Ma2xzxqWy6ge6NlD_vP9c80KwD_elFHMXH_N51rOyjeFgJ1na2NfJSjpyKPT3uBY" style="background-color: transparent;" width="294px;" /><img height="324px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Kve3LX7Arp1Y5UA5jILYd3xz7fGciOox4FmrB_Ecj7fbk5Q7IAY08df-kIG1fcI-o3z16NgdxJeL483f40e4NoSkKkY4Agux6bTJIrmNW95K-iwaQ2nc4tm6UFmVdoZUMKhtiCGQtPU" style="background-color: transparent;" width="261px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>York </b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This ancient city was founded in 71 AD and was once the capital city of England. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This city is known for its picturesque streets but there is also a chocolate museum - here you can learn about the history of chocolate, along with chocolate tasting and making your own!</span></span></p></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-78b581b1-7fff-9d18-9609-3775025471ca"></span></div><img height="113" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rVJtmnfezIbp1p8-MxTLg-zhcC3AMrnDEoShCM7JpL1LgHvzcMcgKDTfNdIy7U2A3LVbupZ0RD0jXTwhakthvxXFZIAlzdySF6xfLFsjfAbsMkivc-h8EmkaaNt99ZlhnjJtnNnHtcI=w150-h113" style="background-color: transparent;" width="150" /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p dir="ltr" style="clear: left; float: left; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Its famous Cathedral was built in 637 AD and is know as the York Minster.</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-82773150664054401012021-03-24T09:58:00.004-07:002021-03-24T09:58:36.761-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Have you ever thought about be able to interview some historic figure? What would Louis XVI about the French Revolution? Did Marie Antoinette really say “<i>Let them eat cake</i>”? What was society of the 19th Century in Spain? <b>We have the world's best journalists in History here in San Juan del Puerto.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the <b>first chapter</b> we will be in France during the 18th century where we can experience first-hand the historical moments of the Storming of the Bastille and we will talk with Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Later, we will travel to 19th century Spain where Fernando VII and María Cristina will narrate their experiences in these troubled years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Mjqc7nbmRE" width="414" youtube-src-id="5Mjqc7nbmRE"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this <b>second chapter</b>, we will be in the 19th century Spain, where we found Fernando VII, María Cristina and Isabel II. They could tell us more about the society, the war and the politic situation in Spain in this times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="222" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-zl-Ef_Ct4" width="414" youtube-src-id="_-zl-Ef_Ct4"></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Isabel II, in <b>this chapter 3</b>, will explain to us the relationship between María Cristina, Espartero and Carlos María Isidro. Do you want to discover the truth about the Carlist War?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bwox6wwMlyg" width="408" youtube-src-id="bwox6wwMlyg"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gossip!! In this<b> chapter 4,</b> Isabel II on Father's Day "Let me tell the truth". The truth about her opinion on his father reign.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dNCBb0EZNPY" width="422" youtube-src-id="dNCBb0EZNPY"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-1144079738167601642021-03-11T01:35:00.000-08:002021-03-11T01:35:07.385-08:00Traditional English Folk Music<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 112px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 155px;"><img height="112" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jDvYlavQIuDHRF3yVyPk4ylDlAqyonZhnRoAxrz0dzzkGCerv01leBX2Fy7ydxmmsdDdP489IrZYUWyDNp50TiHXpEP2No4Y2cC_P0Givh7Bbs4N3Gu5WKi-qy0GiD__gj9CcT62" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="155" /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 52pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 112px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 179px;"><img height="112" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NmXx4lem02jyrsbluvWYBWxbhxw-MNmJT8i0dHGkkEJGlWqN-LSGKJ2icQkTzeo5jtFUqesmRNRWwqtTweBPdc1TXqciP6whsgjrEoCVB2WkV74TlgFNWULrsynPZjixH4TphFhv" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="179" /></span>Traditional English Folk Music</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-473c0433-7fff-d709-8588-5aa2ef439253"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Traditional English folk music has existed in England since the late medieval period (1500’s). This type of music was typically never written down, instead it was passed down orally through the generations (songs, poems etc.). There are distinct variations of this music in each English county. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twix9KfES9Y" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0097a7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twix9KfES9Y</span></a><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Greensleeves</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nowadays folk music often demonstrates the typical dialects of the various regions and these songs can often be tricky to understand if you are from somewhere else.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5leMI95urQ" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0097a7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5leMI95urQ</span></a><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Ilkley Moor Baht'at</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJIWvUJ-tqg" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0097a7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJIWvUJ-tqg</span></a><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pub version</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This music has produced and contributed to many cultural phenomena, such as sea shanties, jigs and morris dancing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS5xR7jBxDw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0097a7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS5xR7jBxDw</span></a><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sea Shanty </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sArAC2_ow2k" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0097a7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sArAC2_ow2k</span></a><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morris Dancing</span></p><div><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-72882973918070473792021-02-18T02:07:00.000-08:002021-02-18T02:07:09.166-08:00Music - Fill in the Gaps<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Listen to this song and see if you can fill in the gaps!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e80f85fb-7fff-e7d3-ed0f-806ddd00bd17"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I got my driver's </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> last week, just like we always talked about</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'Cause you were so </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for me to finally drive up to your house</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But today I drove through the suburbs, crying 'cause you weren't around</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And you're probably with that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> girl, who always made me doubt</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She's so much older than me, she's everything I'm </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> about</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yeah, today I </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> through the suburbs, 'cause how could I ever love someone else?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I know we weren't </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">___________ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but I've never felt this way for no one</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; 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In these races you have to run whilst you are flipping a pancake in a pan!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are lots of different toppings that you can put on your pancake, Lots of people like lemon juice and sugar but you can put orange juice, chocolate and many more sweet toppings on the pancake- or even make it savoury!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGcW6K14kl__GimBDFjE9P6XRN7RtFv9bH0IW0QfQPZNQrwJoNm02KH8Bh1Bsf-7AwUP900R_KEOylzGjtkG76OIXpRk7tPZg2rOxmpRiKF02o7GLxgNW8YTmWOw8aRlt0gv-s6VXWALt/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGcW6K14kl__GimBDFjE9P6XRN7RtFv9bH0IW0QfQPZNQrwJoNm02KH8Bh1Bsf-7AwUP900R_KEOylzGjtkG76OIXpRk7tPZg2rOxmpRiKF02o7GLxgNW8YTmWOw8aRlt0gv-s6VXWALt/" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my favourite topping!</span><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm2o4pKqc7fQg2UW8_qmcX_AA5sxUnnjCTkBG4GWkeozpcXT4NIUy3VWfd2B0KTKI0xTvZG72GiO9rLlUOPAY5D1Cj9sK3Rv8jLhErM4ZCKxqD2Dg8bNjA3sWC_OqrUmMB9a_S3RyCRQ5/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm2o4pKqc7fQg2UW8_qmcX_AA5sxUnnjCTkBG4GWkeozpcXT4NIUy3VWfd2B0KTKI0xTvZG72GiO9rLlUOPAY5D1Cj9sK3Rv8jLhErM4ZCKxqD2Dg8bNjA3sWC_OqrUmMB9a_S3RyCRQ5/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a group of school children running a pancake race!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-28538254666568034702020-10-22T01:52:00.000-07:002020-10-22T01:52:11.684-07:00OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANT ELEANOR 2010-21Hello, my name is Eleanor, or Ellie for short, I am 20 years old and I come from a town in the north of England called Huddersfield (its close to Manchester and Leeds). I am currently in my 3rd year of studying German and Spanish at the University of Birmingham, but I can also speak a little French! When I am home, I live with both my parents, my younger sister, Izzy, and our cat. My mum is a solicitor, and my dad is an engineer and Izzy has just moved to the University of Liverpool to study History.
In my free time I love to horse ride, I have my own horse, who is called Caz and she is 23 years old! I love spending all day up at the stables with her. I can also play the flute and when I was younger, I played a lot of hockey.
The area where I come from is very different compared to this part of Spain, at home it always seems to be raining and overcast and it definitely is not as pretty as here. My town used to be a big wool producer, but all of those mills have shut down now.
My favourite book is called Pride and Prejudice and my favourite films are the Harry Potter series. I really enjoy reading and am starting to read the Harry Potter series in Spanish – but it is quite tricky!
I am really looking forward to exploring this region of Spain and experiencing lots of new and exciting things!
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Students in Virginia's PE class have been creating posters and booklets to display the vocabulary learned in class. They have worked very hard on their pieces and some of the best are shown below.<br />
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Some of the best students made booklets to display their Badminton knowledge. These usually included vocabulary lists and pictures of the sport. They also explained rules and common phrases of the game.<br />
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These students learnt about Badminton as well as Basketball. Some students wrote about the formation of the NBA and some of the famous American teams. Using diagrams to explain the features of the basketball court were really effective, as well as showing the different things a player can do. Clearly some students have a great interest in the sport!<br />
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Semana Santa, or "Easter", looks very different in Australia. Remembering that it was the English who colonised modern Australia, we have taken most of our celebrations straight from the UK. </div>
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In the lead up to Easter, there are very few public celebrations of religious themes. Chocolate eggs are on sale in the supermarket, as well as chocolate bunnies and the "chocolate bilby," a native Australian chocolate animal that raises funds for bilby conservation. </div>
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Another characteristic taken from the English is the hot cross bun. These buns are typically to be eaten on Good Friday (a rule which only a select few adhere to), however the major bakery chains like Bakers Delight and other supermarkets usually sell hot cross buns for around a month before Easter. These are a delicious excuse to "celebrate" Easter with many different flavours (including chocolate and coffee) becoming available, aside from the traditional fruit and peel selection. These buns are known by the hardened cross painted onto the bun before baking which makes for a fun variation to a regular fruit bun. </div>
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As the country is largely familiar with protestant-style celebration, Easter celebrations are largely confined to churches and Cathedrals around the country. Families have holidays (two weeks for high school students, 4 days for workers), and will typically spend Easter Sunday together. </div>
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In Australian Anglican tradition, Ash Wednesday is passed where an ashen cross is painted onto the foreheads of the congregation. Ash Wednesday has special significance in Australia as it observes the anniversary of the Ash Wednesday Bushfires of 1983, which killed 75 people and injured thousands. </div>
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On Maundy Thursday, altars are stripped of their cloths and Good Friday is observed with solemnity in the congregation. At St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne, John Stainer's oratorio "The Crucifixion" is sung every year, as well as a choral Eucharist that fills the pews. Easter Sunday is celebrated with chocolate eggs and most cafes are open for families to spend time together. </div>
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Unlike in Spain, there are very few public festivals or parades, so I'm very excited to see what Semana Santa has in store for me this year!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Australia </span></b></div>
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My country, Australia, is an island continent south of Asia. </div>
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The Australian flag.</div>
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The flag of the Indigenous people of Australia.</div>
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<b>Geography </b></div>
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Flying between Spain and Australia takes a very long time. I took two flights, through Dubai, which took 24 hours in the air together. Australia’s land mass is roughly 15 times the size of Spain, although the population is only 23 million compared to Spain’s 50 million! Most people live on the South-East coast of Australia (the Eastern Seaboard). Below is a population density map from 2016. People in Australia live in the areas of Melbourne and Sydney (around 4-5 million people in each city). </div>
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Distances between capital cities are very far. Driving between Melbourne and Sydney takes around 8 hours, and driving between Sydney and Perth takes around 40-42 hours. Remember, because Australia is not nearly as dense as Europe the roads are not nearly as well maintained! Speed limits don’t typically exceed 110km/h except in the Northern Territory where some speeds are unlimited. </div>
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Australia uses the Australian Dollar (AUD) which is worth roughly 0.63 Euro (€). We measure in imperial – metres, kilometres and kilograms – and drive on the left side of the road (as in England). The Queen of England was retained as head of state after independence was declared in 1901 and she appears on our coins. </div>
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<b>Brief History </b></div>
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<i>Pre-modern </i></div>
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The Indigenous Australians, the Aboriginal people, lived in Australia some 50,000-70,000 years before the colonisation by the English in 1788. This makes the Aborigines one of the most ancient populations in the world. They lived in small camps, preferring a nomadic lifestyle to the complex societies of the Americas. Their life was centred around their relationship with spirituality and the environment. Below are two indigenous men performing ancient rituals. On the below a man is playing the didgeridoo (native instrument) and another performing a welcoming ceremony in traditional dress. </div>
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<i>Modern </i></div>
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Australia was discovered by the English in 1768 by Captain Cook. Before this, the country had been visited by both the Chinese and the Dutch although neither maintained colonies. The “First Fleet” of settlers arrived in Botany Bay in 1788. These were mostly prisoners from the overly-full prisons in England and were full of the Scottish, Irish and English. </div>
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The Australian identity is mainly drawn from conflicts between those with little power (the working man) and authority. Known folklore include the Eureka stockade (miners against Police), Ned Kelly (an outlaw against the rich) and conflicts fought by the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). Australia was a home to neo-impressionism through the art of Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin and the later modernist period of Arthur Boyd. The Tom Roberts painting below, Shearing the Rams (1890), is one of the most well-known paintings in Australia. </div>
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<b>Melbourne </b></div>
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My city, Melbourne, is a sprawling city of somewhere between 4-5 million people. Most people in Melbourne live with their own backyard in a single- or double-storey house. Melbourne is known for its liveability, great coffee, cultural diversity, music and nightlife and sports. It is the home of the Australian Open and the Australian Football League. </div>
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<b>Remote Areas</b></div>
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Around Australia are many different landforms. In the centre of Australia is a great desert called the “Simpson Desert.” The area of the desert is greater than England and Wales combined! Nearby is Uluru, a free-standing rock that is a significant religious site for the native people. </div>
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<b>Queensland and Northern NSW </b></div>
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Cities like the Gold Coast, and other cities north of Newcastle are full of high-quality beach. Some are highly developed as pictured below. There is a high population living in this area between the big cities and small coastal towns along the seaboard. Small towns like Byron Bay are more popular destinations for holidaying Australians from the Southern States. </div>
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<b>The Great Barrier Reef</b></div>
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The largest Reef structure in the world is found north of Brisbane right up to the northern-most peak at Cape York and Thursday Island. This part of the country is pristine and bright blue beach. Lots of Australians seek out more remote parts of the coast and travel in their cares thousands of kilometres to get there. My family made a trip each summer 1,300km from Melbourne to a favourite beach to pass the holidays. </div>
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<b>Animals of Australia </b></div>
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Australia has many unconventional and unique animals as the continent separated from the rest of the world hundreds of millions of years ago. </div>
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<i>Koala</i> </div>
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<i>Kangaroo</i></div>
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<i>Echidna </i></div>
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<i>Wallaby</i> </div>
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<i>Saltwater Crocodile </i></div>
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<i>Tasmanian Devil </i></div>
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<i>AFL – Australian Football League.</i> </div>
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Also known as ‘footy’ or ‘football.’ Footy is the most popular sport in Australia. It is played with an oval ball, which is kicked on an oval shaped field between 18 players on each team. Kicking the ball between the posts results in scoring either 1 or 6 points. Each year the Grand Final is played at the MCG to an audience of 100,000 people. </div>
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The MCG – full. </div>
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Lincoln McCarthy kicking 50m to goal. </div>
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Cricket is a game played during summer, with most interest in the Australian Cricket team as opposed to domestic teams.</div>
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Shane Warne taking a wicket. </div>
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It is mostly played against England, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan and other Asian teams. </div>
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The Ashes are contested between Australia and England. Games can last for five days and the ashes lasts for five games of five days. The competition is referred to as “The Ashes” and is the centrepiece of Australian cricket. </div>
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Rugby is another popular national sport.</div>
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There is also a domestic competition that is not as popular – the same as for Cricket. </div>
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Rugby is typically played against Fiji, Samoa, England, South Africa, Japan and New Zealand mostly. </div>
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Hugh Jackman</div>
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Heath Ledger </div>
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Mark Webber </div>
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Nicole Kidman </div>
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Chris Hemsworth </div>
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<i>Australian Food </i></div>
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Food preference in Australia is a mix of influences, largely Italian, Chinese and English. A “typical” meal would involve a BBQ and steamed vegetables or fresh salad.</div>
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As Australia grows most of its own produce, it is usually quite cheap to eat fresh vegetables and fruit. Mangoes, peaches, cherries and nectarines are popular fruit in summer (now) in Australia.</div>
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Vegemite is a savoury spread popular on toast in Australia. It tastes like soy sauce and is typically spread very sparingly on toast. Most foreigners don’t enjoy the taste!<br />
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If you would like to know a little more about Australia don't hesitate to ask!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Similar in Spain, there are several festivals in May throughout the United States. Different states have their unique traditions and the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, have one of the coolest festivals around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Minneapolis is located in the state of Minnesota, which is in the north-central part of the US.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On May Day, which is the first day of May, hundreds of people dress up in costumes and walk in the parade. The processions comment on current social and political issues. For example, this year, there were many processions about domestic politics, including the election of Donald Trump and immigration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This photo is from the 2016 parade. This puppet commemorates the death of Prince, a famous musician that was from Minnesota.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-70198847862523026312017-03-15T03:54:00.002-07:002017-03-15T03:54:44.026-07:00Imperial vs. Metric System<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever heard of pounds? Inches? Feet? Miles?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If so, you have heard of the imperial system! Americans, along with a few other countries in the world, use the imperial system to measure objects rather than the metric system. There is no real reason that we use this system other than tradition!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The map above illustrates the countries that use the imperial system and those that use the metric system. There are only three countries that use the imperial system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using the conversions above, can you answer the following questions?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why do Americans use the imperial system?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Name three countries that use the metric system (other than Spain). </span><br />
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On February 2nd, Americans celebrate Groundhog Day, which is the day that we find out whether there will be six more weeks of winter or the early arrival of spring. It's not like normal when a weatherman gives the forecast. Rather, a groundhog, called Punxsutawney Phil, emerges from his burrow to forecast the weather.<br />
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Groundhog Day takes place in small town in Pennsylvania called Punxsutawney (punks-a-tone-y).<br />
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Thousands of Americans watch the groundhog on TV with their family and friends. There are also social events in which food is served, speeches are made, and plays are performed.<br />
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In New York City, thousands of people gather in Times Square to watch a crystal ball drop at midnight. Even if you aren't in the Big Apple, millions of Americans tune into the event on their televisions.<br />
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After midnight, Americans sing the song <i>Auld Lang Syne, </i>which is an old Scottish song that has become an integral part of American culture. </div>
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On New Year's Eve, most families attend parties with other family members and friends. They are out until very early in the morning! </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-34827386387133041302016-12-14T00:32:00.000-08:002016-12-14T00:32:06.774-08:00Holidays Far and Wide: A New Mexican ChristmasAs all of you may know, the United States is a huge country with various cultures and traditions. New Mexico, where I am from, is among one of the most unique states because we have specific Christmas traditions that are not seen anywhere else.<br />
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New Mexican Christmases are a mixture of Hispanic, Native American and American-European customs. </div>
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New Mexicans decorate their houses and streets with <i>luminarias, </i>which are lanterns that are created with placing candles in scoops (piles) of sand in paper bags. Luminarias are traditionally from Mexico. </div>
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In addition to decorating homes, city governments and businesses decorate public spaces, such as parks, shopping districts and churches. Luminarias are lit for a few weeks in December, so families walk around at night to enjoy them. </div>
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From Christmas Day (December 25th) until New Years Day (January 1st), many people watch Native American dances. There are dozens of different Native American tribes in New Mexico and each has their own distinct culture.<br />
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The following link are pictures from the Matachine Dances at Ohkay Owingeh, which is also known as San Juan Pueblo (like here)! These dances are held on Christmas day.<br />
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Christmases in the United States are very different. It's not green pine trees and Santa Claus for everyone!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-9969156683383155992016-11-23T00:21:00.000-08:002016-11-23T00:21:02.330-08:00Unique Thanksgiving FoodsWhile Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday in the United States, people are crafting alternative foods.<br />
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Among some of the strangest, a handful of residents from Louisiana (a Southern state that borders Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico) make Coke Salad. The bundt-like cake is made of cherries, crushed pineapple, cream cheese, milk, cherry Jell-O, coca-cola, and chopped pecans.<br />
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In 2004, Jones Soda Company released a series of Thanksgiving-themed sodas--Green Bean Casserole Soda, Mashed Potato and Butter Soda, Cranberry Soda, and Turkey & Gravy Soda. None of these are my cup of team, or they don't suit my tastes.<br />
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In Idaho, a Western state straddled between Washington and Montana, a small sushi restaurant has crafted a popular sushi roll. At Bonsai Bistro, chefs reuse leftover Thanksgiving food to make the "Left Over Roll," which is comprised of smoked turkey breast, stuffing, dried cranberries, green beans, cream cheese, tempura, cranberry wasabi, red wine soy demi-glace.<br />
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Thanksgiving is generally a very traditional holiday, but more and more Americans are experimenting with different types of food. Because American families come from all over the world and have unique backgrounds, we are always willing to try something different!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381185305152463105.post-73957294327849713942016-11-21T04:18:00.000-08:002016-11-21T04:18:14.132-08:00Thanksgiving FoodIn the United States, Thanksgiving is a popular holiday at the end of November. It is a day where people are thankful for everything they have. For example, people can express thanks for their family, friends, and pets.<br />
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Thanksgiving entails a big, traditional feast with family and friends. There are several types of typical foods:<br />
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Turkey with stuffing and gravy: Generally, turkey is roasted in an oven with stuffing inside. Stuffing is a mixture of bread, carrots, celery, onions, and butter. Gravy is made from the remaining liquids of the roasted turkey. When the turkey is done, gravy is drizzled over the turkey to make it more tender.<br />
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Mashed potatoes: Mashed potatoes are, literally, mashed potatoes. You usually add milk, butter, and other spices.<br />
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Cranberry Sauce: Cranberries are mixed, or pureed, with sugar. It is eaten with the turkey.<br />
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Pecan pie: This is one of my favorite dishes! Pecan pie is made of pecans (a type of nut), sugar, flour, milk, butter, eggs, and many other ingredients.<br />
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1. What do Americans do on Thanksgiving?<br />
2. What is stuffing made of?<br />
3. What does "mashed" mean?<br />
4. What is my favorite Thanksgiving dish?<br />
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