Cinco de Mayo

I spent Saturday hanging with some of my friends in manchester.  One of them was darker complected, but I knew he'd lived here most of his life.  I remembered him saying his parents were out celebrating Cinco de Mayo.  It took me a few moments until I realized that his family must have been of Mexican descent.

I remembered from Spanish class that Cinco de Mayo was a popular holiday and stood for "fifth of May."  The date is remembered as May fifth of 1862 when Mexico was victorious during the Battle of Puebla.  The French lost the Franco-Mexican War to Mexicans with little skill and lack of weapons.  They fought with all they had and won the battle.
Today the holiday isn't nearly as popular in Mexico as it was a long time ago.  Over time it has turned more into an American event.  Some restaurants market the day to bring in customers.  It promotes their business with their supposably authentic Mexican food.
The day is also often confused with Mexico's Independence day.  That was marked on September sixteenth of 1810.  In Mexico there are military parades, but it is still not a federal holiday.  Mariachi music, however, is very popular.  Where ever you are on the next Cinco de Mayo means its time to party.

Spanish In Xbox

The other day I was playing Xbox and I was playing MW3.  My friends decided to switch to game chat so I went with.  While I was in game chat I could hear someone speaking in Spanish.  I believe he said he was going to win in Spanish that match and I thought it was weird how I understood him so easily and he thought he was gonna win and I beat him.

T.V.

I woke up last Saturday morning and got breakfast like I usually do. I walked out into the living room and to my surprise my little ten year old brother was watching a weird show on T.V. called 'Perro y Gato' I just had to laugh because then mason says "I really have no idea what they are saying but dang it sounds sooo cool!" I then got to feel very smart because since it was a spanish cartoon they talked slow enough and used little enough words that I could catch a few sentences here and there. But if he asked me what a sentence was and  didn't quite understand it I would just make something up that sounded believable  Its crazy how much Spanish you can pick up in a short time. I may not be very fluent but hearing it I am getting good at picking up the meanings of words.
~Sabela

Penelope Cruz

For my spanish blog I decided to do it over Penelope Cruz. Penelope Cruz was born in Madrid. Her mother was a hairdresser and her father was a retailer. As a child she was born to be an actress, she used to re-enact commercials to her family. Then she got older and decided she like to try to do dance. She studied ballet and other major dances for fifteen years. At age 15 she entered in a talent agency and blew all the other girls away, and landed her a job starting in spanish  TV shows, and movies. These small roles led her to larger roles in movies like "debut" Then she started in a oscar-winning movie called, "The Age of Beauty." I believe she is very successful and has had a good life. I do believe she will keep moving forward and keep doing what she does best. She is now married and has beautiful children and is living a good life.

Mariano Rivera grew up in Puerto Caimito, Panama. This wasn't the ideal spot for a future baseball star 
to grow up as equipment was sparse. He was forced to play with sticks for bats and hallowed out milk cartons for gloves. His love and dedication for the game however earned him a chance in the minor leagues. It wouldn't be long, still in his rookie season, that he would play in the major league. Shortly after he would move from being a starter to being a closer. He would define the prototype of this postion for years. His calmness allowed him to succeed in pressure moments and often set the mood for the whole team. For many years you knew if the Yankees were up and Mariano was in the game it was as good as won and the rest was just a formality. His domince feed itself as his reputation grew teams would fear him and avoid being down in the late game at all costs. To me, Mariano was one of the most exciting players to watch and in many cases cheer against. When he was in the game it was a good game up to that point and you know with his reputation even a base hit seems great and if you could manage to win it was unbelievable. Sadly, it appears his career may be over due to recently tearing his ACL. He'll be missed by many including me.




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Martelli, A.J. "Mariano Rivera A Bio of the Greatest Closer in Baseball."Bleacher Report. March 24, 2009. Web. May 4, 2012.

Experience

A few days ago I was watching TV with my parents. After the show we were flipping through the stations. My mom stopped on one of the stations, and we didn't know the name of the show but it dealt with doctors. The guy was talking to a woman he thought was attractive, but she was mad at him. As she was walking away from him he yelled you are "muy bonita" and I instantly knew what he was saying. My mom asked what it meant and I told her he said you are very pretty. It was kind of cool to understand it and be able to tell your family what is being said by someone in Spanish especially since they don't know the language.

Dancing With The Stars is, in my opinion, an amazing show. This season, a man named William Levy is partnered with Cheryl Burke. William has made it through week seven in season 14. He is from Havana, Cuba. Leaving Cuba early on, William was living in Miami, Florida, by age fifteen and learning how to speak English. He appeared in Telemundo's Los Teens, a series about Hispanic teenagers growing up in the United States. Before Los Teens, he appeared in a music video and two reality shows. This kicked off his careers towards acting and modeling. William was a model, traveling outside of the U.S., and then moved to Los Angeles to take acting lessons and  start auditions. He did Spanish soap operas and a very famous novela called "Pasion". This gave him incredible recognition and really threw him into the acting world. He then traveled to do more of this work. William did acting in Ecuador and Mexico. In Mexico, he took acting jobs and traveled Mexican cities. He has become well known around Mexico, South America, and the United States. Dancing With The Stars is just the latest thing from this Latino's life.


"William Levy." William Levy. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 May 2012. 


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Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens is best known for her role on the High School Musical series.  Hudgens was born in Salinas, California in 1988. Her mother is of Chinese-Filipino-Spanish descent. Her father is of Native American and Irish descent. Vanessa started at the age of eight performing in musical theaters. When she was 15 years old Hudgens started her acting career.  Her breakthrough role was when she starred in High School Musical.  While on set for the series she became romantically involved with her co-star Zac Efron. They ended their relationship in 2010, unfortunately! Other successful movies Hudgens has starred in are Bandslam, Beastly, and Sucker Punch. Hudgens has also released several songs, and has received many awards for acting and singing.

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Mariano Rivera- Carlitos

Mariano Rivera is a Panamamian right handed pitcher for the New York Yankees. He was born and raised in Panama and is currently 42 years old.  He is one of the most productive pitchers in the MLB and is the closer for the Yankees. This means at the ends of games he steps in and shuts down the opposing team.  He is said to be a for sure hall of fame pick in the future and will most likely be considered the best closer in baseball.  He started as a starting pitcher but did not do as well as they hoped so they moved him to the set up man.  After he did that for awhile they felt as if he would excel as a closer and that is where he found his groove.  His personality is known as friendly and considerate.  He is a 12-timne All-Star and a 5-time World Series Champion.  Unfortunately, he torn his ACL recently and is out for the remainder of the season.  "Mo", as they call him, will go down in history and will never be forgotten.

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I have found that working hard in Spansh class really does pay off. Reading Spanish on the spot can show up just about anywhere, including the strip mall. Today I went shopping in Cedar Rapids with my Mom, and we visited the Dress Barn. I was reading a sign in the store about saftey regulations and the bottom half was in Espanol. I tested myself to read the rest in spanish before quizzing myself and reading the rest of the english. I did pretty well!! I understood the overall idea of the sign and felt like an accomplished 17 yearold to be out in the real world reading spanish signs with only three years of spanish under my belt. If a person looks around, almost everything is translated into spanish. Clothing tags, signs, airport announcements, internet website translations, instruction manuals, etc. To be a foreign tourist in America, or even a citizen, seems like it would be pretty convenient with all the translated directions. I wonder how people of different languages that are as common as spanish feel when they have trouble with english. Hermosa

Baby Bash

            I was listening to my ipod a few days ago and I heard the song Cyclone by Baby Bash featuring T-Pain.  I heard Baby Bash throw a little Spanish into his rap so.  I realized I didn't know that much about him so I figured he would be a good person to blog about.
            Ronnie Ray Bryant was born on October 18, 1975.  His mother is Mexican American and his father was English American.  He planned on playing semi pro basketball but ruined his chances after tearing his ankle and not having it repaired.  In 1995 he joined a group called Potna Deuce and started performing under the stage name Baby Beesh.  After working with this group he changed his name to Baby Bash and got a deal with Universal Records.  On his third studio album Cyclone in October 2007, he became a big hit.  His song Cyclone had over 750,000 digital and ringtone sales before the song was released.  He became Myspace's number one Latin artist.
            Baby Bash is a great artist.  Some of my favorite songs of his are Cyclone, What Is It featuring Sean Kingston, and Baby I'm Back featuring Akon.  I am a big fan of Baby Bash and I hope he comes out with something new soon.
"MyuzikBox: Killa, Baby Bash Ft. Cousin Fik & The Stooie Bros." MyuzikBox. Web. 03 May 2012.
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Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz is one of the most recognizable actresses in this world. I was recently watching a movie of hers, and I wondered if she was of latin decent because of her last name. I decided to do research, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego California. She is the daughter of Billie and Emilio Diaz. Her father was Cuban and her mother was German. When she was younger, she was known for being very adventurous and outgoing. When she was 16, she left her home and traveled the world. She visited Morocco, Mexico, and Australia. When, she was 21 she returned to California. She began to model and act. 

Her first big role was the movie, The Mask, in 1994. Her next films were The Last Supper and My Best Friend's Wedding. Some of her most recent roles were What Happens in Vegas and Shrek. She has won awards such as the People's Choice Award for Favorite Leading Lady and an MTV Movie Award. Cameron is also one of the highest paid actresses in the world. She seems to have an interesting life. 

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Jay Hernandez

Javier "Jay" Hernandez was born on February 20, 1978, in Montebello, California. Him and his two older brothers and a sister are all of Mexican descent. His career began as a chance encounter with a Hollywood agent in a Los Angeles elevator. The agent noticed his star aspects and mentioned that he should try acting. His acting debut began as Antonio Lopez on the NBC sitcom Hang Time.
After that first performance, Jay's career skyrocketed. He has appeared in big films such as Joy Ride, The Rookie, Ladder 49, and Friday Night Lights. The first time I became aware of Hernandez was in Friday Night Lights, one of my favorite movies. Jay ended up marrying one of his Hang Time costars, Daniella Deutscher. I have not seen Hang Time, but all of the other movies that Hernandez has been a part of are some of my favorite movies. If it was not for his Mexican-esque look, I would not have known that Jay Hernandez was of Mexican descent. He speaks very fluent English without an accent. I hope to see Hernandez in more films as his career goes on!

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Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez was born July 12, 1978, in Texas. Her father was Puerto Rican and her mother was from Dominican Republic. She moved to the Dominican Republic at age eight, and later moved to Puerto Rico at 11. She then moved to New Jersey.
Michelle Rodriguez is well known for playing the tough girl "Letty" on the Fast and Furious movies, which are some of my favorite movies. She also starred in another one my favorite movies, Blue Crush in 2002. Michelle also played roles in the TV series Lost, Avatar, S.W.A.T, and many more. She also has a few movies coming out in 2013, which I'm sure will be good. She is known for playing the "tough girl" in all her movies and shows. The characters she plays fit her real presonality, because as a teen she dropped out of high school and was kicked out of school six times. I really enjoy all of her movies and I think she is a terrific actress.

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My Dinning Destination

The other day my sister came back for the weekend, and we decided that we wanted to go get some Mexican food.  We didn't really want to drive to far so we choice Las Flores as the dinning destination.  When we arrived there was a Mexican waiter helping us.  After the few times that me and my sister talked about Spanish, I felt like if either one of us would talk to him in Spanish it should be me.  So I said hello in Spanish and then he started talking way too fast for either one of us to understand.  I didn't know what to do at first so I simply told him in english that I didn't know that much Spanish and went through the rest of my meal in English.  My sister and I had a wonderful time though and once finished we left him a wonderful tip for being so understanding.

Spanish Encounters

  We are adding onto our porch and we poured some cement and there were some Hispanic people that were helping with the cement.  They were talking in Spanish to each other.  I was standing on the porch listening to them.  They were talking about my dog (Holly).  Then they were telling each other what tools to get.  There boss was telling them commands in Spanish.  I still can't believe that they talk that fast.  In instenses like these knowing Spanish is a good thing otherwise they would not be able to communicate with each other.  Knowing Spanish is a great thing it could help you in your career.

Tv

The other day I accidently flipped the tv over to a spanish speaking channel and I understood part of what they were saying.  If I had enough time to figure out all the words they were saying, I'm pretty sure I could understand most of what they said.  It's surprising how much I already know.

Mexicans in Wal-mart

A couple weeks back Madi and I went to Wal-mart after a Dairy Quiz Bowl practice to get my nails for prom. As we were walking back to get them we walked past a group of Mexican workers who looked like they were taking a break. As we walked past we could hear that they were talking very fast Spanish. Because we were in a hurry we didn't take the time to slow down and try to understand what they were saying. When we walked by they didn't seam like the friendly Mexicans in Mexico though, because they stared at us with what seamed to be an "evil eye." Which made me think of how different it was to see Mexicans in America than Mexicans in Mexico. Maybe they just had a long day at work but they seamed to not be as nice as they are in Mexico like I experienced  this summer.

Carolina Virguez

I recently watched Breaking Dawn Part 1, and there is a scene when Edward and Bella are on Isle Esme.  They just found out that Bella is expecting a "Vampire baby."  Carolina Virguez is the actress who plays the maid who knows something is up with Bella and Edward.  She expresses concern for Bella when her suspicions are proven to be true.   She lives in Rio, in the movie, and they have legends, that say how to rid of this monster.  In the movie, Carolina, who plays Kaure, only knows how to speak Spanish.  Even though the words she says are translated, I recognized some of the words which was exciting.  I couldn't believe that I could follow what she was saying!

Carolina isn't a very famous actor.  This was her most famous movie.  I found out that Carolina is a Colombian and a Brazilian actress with several awards.  She has also recieved nominations, which is something she can be pround of.

Even though she was in a small portion of the movie, I liked that I was able to understand, it shows me that I can understand Spanish outside of class!

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http://www.puertoricantwilighters.com/?tag=carolina-virguez

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Shopping- Dora Kracke

Me and my family went shopping at the mall in Cedar Rapids. While shopping in the mall there were was a hispanic family that was walking behind us. They were speaking spanish to each other and I knew what some of the things they were saying to each other, but then sometimes they were talking way to fast that I could not understand what they were talking about. After we were done shopping in the mall we went to Carlos O'Kellys, my favorite part of eating there was that they give you salsa and chips while you are waiting for your food to come. That helps you understand what it is like eating at a Mexican restaurant. There are a verity of things that are different from American and Mexican restaurants, and Carlos O'Kellys helps you understand some of the different things that Mexican restaurants have compared to American restaurants.

Antonio Banderas

     While watching Shrek 2 last week with my family, I couldn't help but to fall in love with Puss in Boots.  His cleverness, humor, and of course, his accent, were all things I couldn't resist. I couldn't help but to want to know more about the character. I discovered that the voice behind those heartmelting eyes are none other than Antonio Banderas.
    The actor was born as Jose Antonio Domínguez Banderas August 10, 1960, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Banderas always had the dream of playing professional soccer. He played as a child and was determined to accomplish his goal until he broke his foot at the age of 14. It was then that his passion of theatre began to grow. He attended the School of Dramatic Art in Andalusia.
    At the age of 19, he moved to Madrid, Spain to pursue his acting career. He joined a troupe known as the National Theatre of Spain and starred in several well known movies.  In 1992, Bandares moved to Hollywood and made his American debut.  Since then, he has starred in many popular movies such as The Mask of Zorro. 

    Along with his acting career, Bandares has been recognized by People magazine as one of the top 50 most beautiful people in the world. He remains an avid soccer fan and is a supporter of the Real Madrid Football Club.  He has been married to actress Melanie Griffith since 1996 and they have had one daughter.  The Bandares family owns two houses; one in America and one in southern Spain.

Francia Raisa

Secret Teen is worldwide TV show that has people talking. It shows every Monday night at 7 on ABC Family. This show is very suspenseful and it is very interesting. One of my favorite characters is Adrian. Her real name is Francia Raisa. She was born on July 26, 1988 and she was raised in Southern California. When Francia was five she took dance lessons and she also took karate and ice skating lessons. 

When Francia was a junior in high school she started booking acting jobs. She modeled in ads, she also starred in commericials, and starred in some sitcoms. A movie that Francia starred in was Bring it On: All or Nothing. This is what got her the role in Secret Life. She became a trendmendous actor and she is becoming even more talented. She came from a background of fame. Her dad was very fortunate and she should be thankful.

Watch Secret Teen to see Francia in action. She is a very talented actress and you will understand why if you watch the show. Also in the show she does speak some spanish and she speaks it very fast. It sounds so cool and its interesting to listen to it to see if I know what she is talking about. I have a strong feeling that later down the road she will be very famous and everyone will know who she is. 

Fareway

One day I was working at Fareway when some spanish speaking people came up to the checkout next to mine. They wanted to buy something but we had to check their ID to make sure of their age. So the checker next to me asked them for their ID and they showed it to her. Their license doesn't look the same as ours and so she asked them for their age. He told her his age and birthday but he said it in spanish so she didn't quite understand him. So I went over to help her. I looked at his license and it said EDAD: 25. I felt like I actually knew something because I knew 'edad' was the word for 'age' :). So by using my simple spanish skills I was able to help out at work and make sure he was legal to buy his item. So it was a success :) :).

~Vanessa

George Lopez

George Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. To say that George Lopez had a great childhood would be lying. At the age of two, George's father left him and his mother. Then, when George was around 10, his grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, began to raise him, as his mother abandoned him to be with her new husband. While George was growing up, his mother always told him that his father had died when he (George) was two, and did not leave the family. Later in life, George's mother revealed the truth that his father had in fact not died, but that he abandoned the family. George's rough childhood was and still is, the inspiration and butt of most of his jokes. It is what shaped his life as a comedian.

George's first jobs were doing stand-up comedy. At first, he wasn't the best. After working at various other jobs, George realized that comedy is what he wanted to do, so he returned to stand-up and became very good at it. He appeared in some minor films, but his most famous piece of work, was his involvement in his own television show, "George Lopez." Lopez was an actor in the show, and helped to create it. "George Lopez" ran from 2002-2007. Since then, Lopez created "Lopez Tonight" and did a voice over in the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Lopez married Ann Serrano in 1993. They had one daughter, Mayan Lopez, in 1995. However, they share more than just a daughter. George Lopez received a kidney transplant from his wife, Ann, in 2005. On June 1, 2011, Lopez and Serrano divorced. Considering where Lopez came from, I consider him to be an amazing actor and comedian. His childhood was rough, but instead of feeling sorry for himself, he used his hardships to make other people laugh. "George Lopez" is one of my favorite shows. George is extremely funny, and along with his mom, Bennie, and wife, Angie, the show is great. Watch TBS to catch re-runs of this awesome show!

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http://movies.yahoo.com/person/george-lopez/biography.html

Antonio Banderas

All the movies I have seen with Antonio in them are great! He is a great actor and has been in a ton of movies, a few documentaries, and even on a few commercials. An interesting fact about Antonio is that when he was 14 his dream was to become a professional soccer player, but he broke his foot and then his family realized he was exceptionally good at drama and art and that's what started his career! It's crazy to think just that one thing, breaking his foot, could have changed his whole life/career, and he could have possibly not have been an actor! That wouldn't be good though because he is awesome at what he does. :)

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara was born in Barranquilla, Columbia on July 10th, 1972. She has 5 siblings along with a son. She has been married and divorced. She went to a private school for people speaking and learning Spanish/English. She then went on to study to become a dentist. Then Sofia was discovered by a photographer, while she was on the beach and this led to various jobs in modeling and television. At age 23, she became a famous runway model. From 1995 to 1998, she co-hosted a show, which gave her light in the United States. She has become a very famous actress. She has been in the following: Four Brothers, Modern Family, Tyler Perry, Cover Girl commercials and much more! She is also a very beautiful person inside and out! `

About a month ago I had a dream in spanish. It was the first time and it was interesting. I was at a restaurant and everyone only spoke spanish so

Carlos Santana

I was listening to my ipod a couple days ago and I heard the song Into The Night by Santana. I love the song and I knew he had the cool guitar solo in it. I knew he was Mexican American but I wanted to know more about him.

Carlos Santana was born July 20, 1947 in Autlan de Navarro, Mexico. His father was a professional violinist. His family moved to Tiajuana when he was eight. In the 1960's he moved to San Francisco. In 1966 he formed the Santana Blues Band which they eventually renamed Santana. He performed in Woodstock in 1969. He got a contract with Colombia RecordsHis first album went triple platinum and stayed on Billboards Top Ten for over two years. His next to albms were also successful.

Carlos Santana is a great guitarist and singer. He created amazing songs, and deserves to be as famous as he is.

"Carlos Santana Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 02 Mar. 2012.

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Santana

Santana was a famous guitarist of the 60s all the way up until today. Carlos Santana is the lead man of a group named after himself called Santana. He was born in Mexico but has become a major icon in American music. Carlos graduated high school in 1965 but in only three years he had already signed onto Columbia Records. Since then he has accomplish much and has a lot to show for it. In 1998 he was admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The street in Mexico where he grew up is now named after him. He song "Supernatural" spent twelve weeks on the billboard chart number number one. He has over forty years as a international touring artist. He has an album in the Rolling Stones top 150 albums of all time. He has all of this and he is still active today.

Personally I am not a huge fan of his work but I definitely respect his talent and even more so his impact on music today. He helped bring Rock and Roll from being a small genre to being brought into main stream music. He also helped develop the idea of using Rock and Roll tools such as a guitar into other genres and bringing other genres influences into Rock and Roll. With out his work we wouldn't see nearly as much cross genre influences and it wouldn't be nearly as common to hear a guitar in anything but Rock and Roll. For that alone I can hold him in high regard.

"Carlos Santana Biography." Santana. September, 2010. Web. March 2, 2012.

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Texas Drug Wars

Last night on the Discovery channel I was watching Texas Drug Wars. On this show there is a team of dedicated FBI agents who go along the Rio Grade and hide in the brush. In this episode to kick things off there was a team of detectives who were getting into position in the brush to catch these young kids where were crossing over to the America border with bundles of drugs. First they spot the aliens and get into a hiding location were they can't be seen by the aliens or there spies. Then they call right away so when they see them to let them know so they have back up to rush in and get the drugs before they get away. Then once they aliens get on American soil they rush out to get them and the drugs, some of the time to aliens get away and cross back over the river to the Mexican boarder. In this instance they got the three bundles of drugs and the aliens escaped to the other side full of anger and rage, knowing this wasn't their last try! Then the next thing that happened they do random checks of people crossing the boarder, and this lady seemed to show tension, so they just stopped her for a routine check and they found thousands of dollars in cash and drugs! She was found guilty and went to jail for six months. They then caught a team of 21 latinos crossing the boarder for a chance of life. They were very nice and were not deported back to Mexico right away, they went to go get checked to see if they could become American Citizens. So not all the people that cross the boarder are bad and are just doing it for drugs and money, some really do need help and do really want a chance of a better life.

Mexican Americans

I was with some friends recently at Walmart in Dubuque where there happened to be a couple speaking spanish to each other. I wasn't sure of their nationality because not everyone dark who speaks Spanish is Mexican. I hardly caught up on what they were saying with the natural fluency of which they spoke. Then I started thinking about my history class. Lately we've been discussing a lot about illegal immigration. Apparently less than fifty percent of those who cross the Mexican-American border into the United States illegally are actually from Mexico. Most of them are legal and there are two main factors why they come here, push and pull factors. These are reasons that they decide to come here or leave their homeland. America is seen as a land of opportunity where anyone can achieve success and live a better life. Central and South America add up to the majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. that get here by crossing the Mexico border. In class we talked about how people shouldn't discriminate Mexicans for being in our country. People see them as taking our jobs, yet we wouldn't work many of them anyway for the low pay that they accept. Some of us are ignorant and believe they shouldn't be able to speak Spanish in our country. I believe they should, secrets aren't wrong and that's just away to keep things personal, especially when talking in public. We speak English in foreign countries as if it's no big deal. I think things are good with the diversity in the world. There is no need for an international language with all of the translators out there. Everyone has their own beliefs and I just wanted to share some of mine. I don't think that all illegal immigrants should be lumped together as just Mexicans. There are too many Americans that are ignorant with their dislike toward them

The Ultimate Gift

Think back to the greatest gift that you ever received. How did you earn or receive it? Did you have to go somewhere to retrieve it or do something you didn't want to do in order to get it? Jason Stevens is to recieve a series of gifts, leading up to the "ultimate gift", from his grandfather, who has passed. He must work for them, but is reluctant to. One thing he must do is go to Ecuador, which is where his father died when he was young. He goes anyway and begins work at a library where there are few books and they are in Spanish. The library is also named in memory of his father. While Jason is in Ecuador, he learns to speak Spanish so that the books make sense and he is able to communicate with the people that surround him. The gift to come from that is the gift of learning. It tought him that he can do anything he sets his mind to. There is much Spanish spoken in that part of the movie, and to find out if Jason receives his ultimate gift, watch "The Ultimate Gift". You may also read the book that the movie is based off of.

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Thinking Back to Mexico

I Haven't talked much in depth about the trip I took to Mexico with the Spanish group this summer. I think about this trip all of time. I seriously think that trip is what made me start to like Spanish. To be completely honest I didn't like Spanish at all the first two years. But this year is different I like and it seems easier for me to understand and break down the language. I can't even explain hoe much this trip changed my outlook on Spanish. The only thing that was hard and kind of a knock down when I was down there was when I couldn't really understand what people were saying when they spoke Spanish really fast I wish I was more advanced in the language that way that wouldn't be so difficult and I could comprehend more. I realized how how powerful being able to speak some Spanish was when me and a group of girl went over to a little shop to get our nails done and the lady that did our nails spoke very little English at all so I had to sit there and really think about what I knew in Spanish so I could say a sentence or two. When she understood them and responded I felt so good. I don't think I will ever forget that because when I get very frustrated with Spanish I think about that trip and how awesome and fun it was and that motivates me to do my best and try my hardest to achieve my academic goals
-Sabela

Diversity

It's actually kind of crazy, how much different we really are from people. From different cultures, languages, styles, and everything else!

I've worked at Casey's for about 5 months now and it is fun watching the different people come in. Some are tall, some have lower or high pitched voices. A few spanish speaking people come in everyone in a while and when they talk to me, I feel bad, because I ask them "what?" a thousand times! They just talk so fast and it's hard to understand them. But they are nice people they don't get frustrated with me at all, because I think they understand. :)

~Spanish~

During band one day we were working on the song Fire. So while we were getting ready someone yelled el fuego. It was kind of funny randomly hearing Spanish words in band and since we have eighth graders in our band sometimes us high school kids talk in Spanish and they look at us like what did you say. Just like how we look at people speaking Spanish really fast like what are you talking about? The 8th graders usually say what did you say? Then we sometimes repeat in Spanish, laugh and then tell them. It's kind of enjoyable to speak Spanish in front of them sometimes. It made me realize how far we came from going to knowing no Spanish until now, having a lot more knowledge of it then when we started. It's pretty cool.

Hartig

As you already know I work at Hartig. There is a family that comes in often who speak Spanish. When they are talking amongst themselves they always speak Spanish. Usually I can catch bits of pieces of what they are saying, but I can't put it all together to fully understand. They speak so fast that it is hard. Even the young children in the family speak fast and fluently. The last time they came in the mother was yelling at her child in spanish. I had no idea what she said and thats probably a good thing because she did not sound happy. The family does speak English, though, because when they come up to the cash register they will talk to you in English. The first time I heard them speaking Spanish I became nervous because I didn't know if we would be able to understand each other when they came to check out the stuff they had, but no worries because they are bilingual, thank goodness!

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My Trip to Punta Cana

This summer, I went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It was a very interesting place to visit. I had many fun times and experiences. Something about the Dominican Republic was that there a lot of culture. The people there seemed to be very involved in eachother's lives.

While I was there, I heard many people speaking Spanish. Also, when I was around that hotel, I could read the signs perfectly. I felt very proud of myself when I could understand them and my family could not.

If I could, I would definitely go back there as soon as possible. It was such a fun place. There was always beautiful weather and the country was wonderful. While I was there, I went parasailing and dune buggying through the country. It was so cool to see a place much different than the one I live in.

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Jordana Brewster

The Fast and The Furious movies are probably my some of my favorite movies ever. I love action in them. Jordana Brewster stars in the movies as Mia Toretto.

Jordana Brewster was born on April 26, 1980 in Panama City, Panama. At the age of six, her family moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She speaks fluently in Portuguese. She also speaks some Spanish.

When she became a teen, that is when she became a star. She starred on two soap operas: "All My Children" and "As The World Turns." She also appeared in the movie "Faculty" in 1998. Being Mia Toretto in The Fast and The Furious movies is probably her most famous role.

I think that it is great that she can speak 3 languages. I enjoy her in the movies and I hope she will be in many more. She is a great actress.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108287/bio

Dora Kracke

My cousin had invited me to go shopping to get party stuff for her sons birthday party. We were at Party City and there was this Hispanic family that came in the store. They were talking really fast and I was listening to them. Sometimes it was really hard to listen to what they were saying because they were talking so fast. There were times where I actually knew what they were saying. I think it was a great experience of hearing Spanish outside of school.

"Machismo"

One of my favorite shows is Criminal Minds. While watching an episode titled "Machismo", I knew that it would have some Spanish content in it. Based on prior Spanish knowledge I knew that machismo was some sort of male pride. In this episode, the BAU had to travel down to Mexico to investigate a series of murders that targeted elderly women. I won't give anything away; however, this episode also contained some Spanish speaking. Lola Glaudini, who plays Elle Greenaway, went into an elderly woman's house and began speaking Spanish. The interesting thing was that I knew a lot of the words she was saying. After researching it a little bit, I found out that Lola is American. That really surprised me because she has the appearance of a Spanish person and also spoke very fluently. It was nice to see Spanish while watching something I enjoy and that made it that much more interesting to watch. It was fun to watch because I knew most of what was being said.

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Spanish Encounters in Texas

I went to Texas with my family over Christmas break to see my Grandpa and he took us to a cattle farm and there were some cowboys there that were Hispanic and my dad said hola and they said hi. There were 23,ooo head of cattle the cowboys took care of the cattle.Then we went to this little restaurant and there were Hispanic people that owned it. My brother and I were trying to carry on a conversation with each other which worked out fairly well. Then we couldn't figure out a word and there was a very kind Hispanic lady that helped us. Every one around us were talking in Spanish it was really cool. We ordered in Spanish too. Then we went to the Rio Grande and took the pull bridge over to Mexico and came back it was really fun. Ruth and I were talking to the Hispanic people pulling the bridge and they were talking back to us it was cool. In Texas there are so many Spanish encounters. We also went to a ropa which is a used clothing store but the clothes are in piles on the floor and they bail the clothes. There are a lot of Spanish encounters in Texas.

Los Flores

Los Flores
A couple of weeks ago, it was my Grandpa Salow's birthday and we had the whole family come back to celebrate! My Grandpa wanted to go to a Mexican restaurant so we all decided to go to "Los Flores." When we got there, I noticed that the whole place had a lot of culture in it. They were pictures and sombreros. The waiter came up, and I could tell that he spoke Spanish. My cousin, Kyle, couldn't always understand the menu so I had to help him and it was a lot of fun. It was fun to include Spanish in my everyday life outside of school. I could translate most of the menu! The food was rather good too. Everyone was happy with what they ordered. There were many people in the building, and they looked mad that they couldn't read the menu, and I felt lucky that I could. I will definitely go back there soon. The service and food were very good and it wasn't to expensive

Combining Cultures

Earlier this winter, my family and I attended a Chiefs/Bears game at Soldier Field in downtown Chicago. My aunt lives in a suburb outside of downtown so we stayed at her house instead of getting a hotel. However, my aunt was out of town for business, so she arranged for her neighbor to drive us to and from the stadium.

My aunt's neighbor is a proud Hispanic mother raising 6 children. It was interesting to hear her talk and converse with me and my family. She was very friendly and asked us a lot of questions. Much of what she said related me back to previous chapter readings that we have gone over in class. She was very interested in the family aspect. She was astounded to hear that Hannah and I were the only two children in our house. Although she didn't view it in a negative way, she was just taken back that the Huber family only had two children. Although she and her husband already had 5 of their own children, they also adopted a child because, well, as she asked, "Why not?" She also kept talking about her children's activities and how busy they are all the time. The love and pride that she felt for her kids shown brightly as she talked. It reminded me of the chapter we had to read about how the entire Mexican heritage revolves around the family, which was proven to be true in this woman.

I felt it was interesting to see these connections from which we read and see them applied to real life. Although her children have been raised in America, this family's Mexican heritage is still extremely present in their everyday lives. They have found a way to combine both cultures and find themselves loving every minute of it.

A few weeks ago I went to state speech. My mother, sister, and grandmother all came to watch me. After we finished up there we were hungry so we decided to go to Carlos o'kellys. When we got there they brought out the chips and salsa and the first thing I ought of was the video project I did for Spanish class over chips and salsa. Once I brought that up me and my sister started talking about Spanish and I said como te llamas and she said me llamo Sadie. I couldn't believe that she still remembered some Spanish after so long! I didn't say anymore Spanish because I could tell she didn't know much more! Then I went to take a drink of my water out of the straw but for some reason I felt the need to tip it anyway and the water ended up on my lap! Other than that it was a wonderful day!

Yet Another Adventure

John Tanner and I were out to eat this past Saturday at a buffet type eatery when I found myself behind this little Hispanic boy and his Hispanic father. The little boy was telling his father what he wanted to eat and his father was getting it for him because he was too short to reach it. But the interesting thing was that the little boy was talking to his father in English but the father was responding in Spanish. It was so weird to hear them talk like that, it made me think that both of them had to know Spanish so I was unsure why they would not just pick a language and use it. I am guessing the father was much more fluent in Spanish while the little boy was better in English. Whatever it was, it spiced up my night and gave me something to blog about.

Encounter with Mexicans

When I was shopping with Mom in Crossroads Mall we walked past some Mexicans that were on the phone. I made out one word because they were talking so fast and had a accent it was hard to understand what they were saying. Although I think they were mad by the tone of voice they were using, so I most likely don't know those words. I didn't want to just stop and listen and be weird so I kept walking. Hearing them talk just reminds me of how much Spanish I don't know even though I may think I know a lot. Guess I better keep learning to be able to speak like them.

Hakuna Matata

So, in case you didn't know I enjoy the movie Lion King very much. Because of that I decided to look up my favorite song from the video and blog about it. My favorite song from the movie is Hakuna Matata. I went to youtube and decided to listen to it in spanish. My goal at first was to see how many words in the song I could understand. Surprisingly I kind of understood the majority of it, but that is also because I have the english version of it memorized. So while I was listening to it I knew what part of the song it was. I found it interesting to look up this song in spanish. Of course there were some parts I couldn't understand because we haven't learned some of the words, but either way I enjoyed listening to the song in spanish ALMOST as much as I do in english. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brn_KbvYDWY
...above is the link to Hakuna Matata in Spanish...

~Vanessa

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara was born on July 10, 1972, in Barranquilla, Colombia. She had five siblings, but one of her brothers died in 1998 during a kidnap attempt. Sofia was married for two years to Joe Gonzalez, but later divorced. Sofia had one child with Joe, named Manolo. Soon after her brother's death, Sofia brought her son, mother, and one of her sisters with her to live in the United States. Before pursuing an acting career, Sofia had studied to become a dentist at a university in Colombia. She also spent some time being a model. In 2000, Vergara was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but has fully recovered and remains a very healthy woman. In 2002, she starred in her first movie, Big Trouble.

What I know Sofia for, and what I'm sure most of you know her for, is her role on the ABC television show Modern Family. She has been on the show since it started in 2009. She was even nominated for an emmy for an Outstanding Supporting Actress. I must admit, I love Sofia Vergara. Not only is she good looking, but she is very funny. She is my favorite person on Modern Family. I believe that she adds a lot of spice and humor to the show. I also think that without Sofia Vergara on the show, who plays Gloria, that the show would not be as popular as it is. In addition to starring in Modern Family, she also had a minor role in Madea Goes to Jail. PLEASE watch Modern Family, every Wednesday night. It's a great show, and you will get a lot of laughter from it. Sofia Vergara is amazing on this show. Did I forget to mention that you might even learn some Spanish on Modern Family?? That's right, Sofia is known to speak Spanish on this show, which is pretty cool. Also, her Colombian accent is a really cool detail that makes the show even better.

-Toro Kramer-

Sources:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005527/bio

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million dolares

Haria mucho con millon dolares. Salvaria mitad y poner en el banco. El otro mitad comraria un vaca de leche a mostrar. Pintaria mi dormitorio azul o amarillo. Compraria mucho ropa. Viajaria el mundo. Salvaria los animales. Iniciaria refugio de animales. Usaria todos mitad be million dolares; haria no mucho. Salaria dinero es mejor.

Un Millòn Dòlars

Tenerìa un millòn dòlars estarìa muy feliz. Comprarìa un carro rapido y una casa en California. Moverìa y vivirìa aqui con mis amigos. Distribuirìa mì dinero con mìs amigos. Con mucho dinero ahorrarìa màs en el banco. Abandonarìa mi trabajo. Comprarìa ropa muy caro.

Personal Journal - Mayan Pyramids

In Spanish Senorita has sometimes talked about the Mayan Pyramids, and I found it very interesting. So I did some research on how and why they were built. There are over 600 Mayan Pyramids built over the hilly landscape. They were built for many reasons. They were built in jungles so when the top could be seen over the treetops, it was used for a landmark, and to remind the Mayan's that the gods were always near them. Some were used for religious sacrifices, religious rituals, and tombs. The architecture of these pyramids is fantastic! There are statues, writing, Some had two or four staircases, doors leading to nowhere, and hundreds of feet tall. It is very interesting to me that 3000 years ago these magnificent structures could be built. They have such an important meaning to the Mayans, their history, their culture, and their religion. They could very well be close in respect to the seven wonders of the world. I would like to go see the pyramids someday and really look and how amazing they are! Being in Spanish class is a great way to learn about worldly things like this that I wouldn't have known about before.

Here is a video from National Geographic that you can watch to get more information about the Mayan pyramids

Sources:
"Mayan Pyramids." Penn State. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2012.

Wagner, Rob, and Demand Media. "Facts About Mayan Pyramids | Travel Tips - USAToday.com." Travel Tips - USAToday.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2012. .

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Hermosa Guthrie - Un Millon Dolares

Un millon dolares es muchos dinero. Los valors que muy importante de mi son musica, ayudar personas otras, y tener fe. Con un millon dolares comenzaria con musica. Daria dinero ayudar los fondos de los organizacions de musica. Tambien daria dinero a fondos para educacion de musica. El dinero pagaria para instrumentos, musica de papel, y maestros. Daria dinero a la Cruz Roja y hospitals que ayudaron mi. Es muy importante ayudar organizacions, especial cuando ayudan personas otras con necesidades grande. Daria dinero a mi famila pagar billetes y para los costos de universidades de los ninos. Educacion tambien esta muy importante. Daria dinero y Maquoketa Valley porque lo asisti para muchos anos. Y ultimo, daria dinero para mi fe. Daria dinero mi iglesia porque esta muy importante y mi vida. Daria a organizacions cristiano,porque quiero ayudar los personas hoy tener fe. si hay dinero despues, lo guardaria ir universidad de Drake estudiar musica.

Con million dolares se gastaria el mi y familia. Compraria un nuevo la casa por la familia. Viajaria a Australia y Germany con mi familia. Iria la compra con mi familia en el Indiana. Salvaria dinero para la universidad. Iria un Chicago Bulls juego. Iria un Broncos juego conocer Tim Tebow. Comeria con Robbie Hummel en Fuzzy's Taco Shop en Indiana. Compraria el billetes a Eminem concierto para mi y Kathlena. Kathlena y Mi gastariamos el dia con el Hummel familia.

Chico discusion

Deciria todo persona. Compraria un coche. Que vedria primero. Compraria mucho. Me gustaria ropa de musica tambien. Guardaria para universidad. Viviria solo aqui. No gustaria cambiar donde viviria. Que, es antes de universidad. Iria en el viaje de espanol. No trabajaria duro. Obtendria un iPad. Tendria un tiempo bueno. Que seria todo.

Gabriella's discusion

Si tendre millon dolares pagaria mi cuentas de escuela. Con una millon dolores compraria un casa en el playa, una caro coche, y mucho de ropa y zapatos. Tambien daria unos de el millon dolares a mi madre y parde. Viajaria alrededor el mundo con mi familia. Daria el dinero a alguien en necesitar. Alli es mucho cosa tu podrias harias con una millon dolores. Haria seguro usaria el dinero no justo en me. Con el dinero compraria uno perro y gato, amoria animalas. Tendria tres ninos por que ellos son mucho caro. Tan eso que haria con el millon dolores.

Million Dolares by Irene Salow

Con un millon de dolares no tendria que preocuparse. Construiria mi familia una nueva casa. Iria de compras. Compraria un nuevo coche. Guadaria dinero para la universidad y iria a Europa. Tendria una vida facil! Amaria tener un millon de dolares porque todo mas facil! Daria dinero a mis tios en Indiana y Iowa. Daria dinero a mis hermanos. Pagaria para mis sobrinos educacion a la universidad. Pagaria para mi abuelo salud billetes. Daria dinero a St. Judes. Tambien, daria dinero a mi iglesia. Daria dinero a Earlville. Tendria divertido mucho!!

Izzy Jay Discussion

Viajaria a Paris. La ciudad es muy bonita! Tambien compraria una casa grande. Compraria un coche porque no tengo uno! Prefiero un coche rapido. Daria uno dinero a mi familia. No trabajaria mucho. Compraria muchas ropas. Iria a Culver's mucho. Es delicioso! Guardaria un poco dinero para colegio. Conduciria a California. Es muy caliente! Gustaria tener un millon dolares!

Toro's Discussion (UPDATED)

Compraria muchas cosas con un millon dolares. Primero, pagaria mi prestamo de coche. Tambien, guardaria mucho dinero para universidad. Daria dinero a mi iglesia, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, y American Cancer Society. Moveria a California o New York. Construiria una casa muy grande! Ayudaria mi hermanas con sus deuda. Guardaria dinero para mis ninos. Comeria papas fritas cada dia de mi vida! Conduciria a New York, California, y Florida. Pondria una piscina y un parque en mi casa. Amaria tener un millon dolares!!

Olivia Huber :)

I enjoy shopping very much, I mean who doesn't? Well last weekend I went shopping with my mom in Cedar Rapids. We were in Von Maur and all of a sudden I heard a woman rambling off in fluent Spanish. I was stunned at how fast she was speaking! I tried listening to see if I could figure out what she was saying, but it was just too fast for me. Then a little bit later we were in a different store and I heard a family communicating with each other in Spanish. I could understand a little bit of what they were saying. They weren't speaking as fast, but a good pace. Its amazing how many Spanish families live in the U.S. and how many times we encounter with them.

I really enjoy listening to Spanish people communicate, it's very interesting. When we hear Spanish people talk we usually think that they talk really fast, but I imagine they think the same when we talk. It goes both ways.

Think of this most likley anywhere you go you will hear or see a Spanish speaking family. Next time you hear someone speaking in Spanish try to figure it out!

Compraria un casa nuevo. Tambien, compraria mucho ropa. Daria mi familia dinero. Ire a Austrailia y Italy. Tambien, compraria un carro nuevo. Compraria mucho zapatos. Me gustan zapotos mucho. Compraria un piscina. Me gusta que nadar. Ire al playa y el mar. Tambien compraria un gato o un perro.

Discusion Lucia

Si tendre millon dolares pagaria mi cuentas de escuela. Tambien daria unos de el millon dolares a mi familia. Yo tambien iria de compras mucho, mucho. Compraria una casa para mi y mi familia, y una Corvette para mi. Gardaria el millon dolares tan no trabajar. Con un millon dolares ayudaria me vecino. Tambien ayudaria mi amigos quien necesitarian mi. Yo tambien tomaria un viaje a Austrillia. Con un millon dolares ayudaria el enfermo. Tambien con un millon dolares ayudaria todos los animales. Con un millon dolares ayudaria Dog the Bounty Hunter y todos los gentes estaria pobre. Me gustaria un millon dolares mucho, mucho!

con un millon dolores

Con un millon dolores compraria una casa, pagaria dueda, y lo guardaria. Daria alguno del dinero a un caridad. Viviria un bueno vida y haria buen dicisiones con mi dinero. Guardaria el dinero para emergencias en mi familia o salud emergencias. Compraria una carro de nuevo. Procible, iria en un viaje con mi familia visitar el lugar en el mundo. Visitiria mi familia en otras estados y ir en vacacion muchos tiempos en uno ano. Después de vacación iría de compra con mis amigas. Pondria comprar zapatos, camisas, y pantalones. Tendría bastante ropa y zapatos para uno ano. Haria muy fantástico y magnifico. Tendría una boda de hermosa y invitaría todos las personas sabría. Gozaria mi boda y no pensaría de precio. Se divertiria tener mucho dinero y poder vivir una buena vida.


~~Vanessa

Discussion Blog

Viajaria Isla Mujures, Mexico. Tambien viajaria Switzerland, England,Germany y mucho otra locaciones. Compraria un negro y oro Cobra Mustang para mi padre y tambien un ATV. Daria mi dinero para investigacion de SIDS, Cancer encontrar un cura y otra dolencias. Daria my familia dinero. Guardaria mi dinero por universidad y para emergencias con mi o mi familia. Guardar mucho dinero para el futuro por que no quiero gastar mucho dinero para nada importante. Guardaria mi dinero en lugar de comprar o gastar mi dinero en las cosas eso podria vivir sin.

Sabela Billings

Tendria un million delores, usaria un media dinero para a benefica con ninos. Para me compraria un grande casa y ropa nuevo. daria un pequeno dinero a la escuela pondria estudio de bailar en delhi para los bailarinas. Tendria mas dinero guardaria en el banco. Antes de recibiria un interes me usuaria dinero para familia compraria casa nuevo. Me gusta The buckle. Compraria muchas ropa de la tienda. Tambien me gusta comida. Compraria mucho queso y chips y salsa.

Olivia Huber

Compraria una casa grande. Tambien compraria una piscina y coche nuevo. Auydaria gentes con donaciones. Iria en un viaje a la Italy. Sacaria a la ropa mucho. Compraria comida mucho. Delicioso. Tendria a la fiestas mucho. Divertido! Compraria macaroni y queso. Me gusta macaroni y queso mucho. Querria a comprar un gatto. Guardaria dinero para colegio. Tambien veria las peliculas muchos. Me gusta peliculas especialo comico. Compraria el trampoline. Muy divertido! Guardaria el resto!

Dini Hoeger

Si ganaria un milion dolares, compraria un casa nuevo y muy grande. Tambien compraria muchos ropas y zapatos. Iria en un viaje a la Australia. Tambien iria a la Paris. Compraria una piscina para mi casa y tendria muchos fiestas con mis amigos. Compraria muchos encurtido y macaroni y queso. Delicioso!

Si tendre un million dollars, compraria mucho. Primero crompraria una cosa para mi familia y mi. Compraria un restaurante, porque porderia comer par gratis. Compraria un coche de nuevo, porque es muy necesario! No trabajaria porque no es necesario porque no necesito. Salvaria otras dinero que tengo.

discussion reply

Si yo tuve un millon dollares, no se que haria con usted. Gozaria una vida sencilla con dinero, porque me gusta sencillidad. Adivino que haria cierto que no tendria que trabajar mucho por una vez. Al tiempo exacto, daria dinero a gente y cosas que se necesita. Unos dinero iria a universidad. Compraria una casa, pero no se donde se tendria. Viviria en un lugar muy bonito naturalmente. Despues de las compras primeras, no compraria mucho.

Cortez Helle Discussion

Compraria un Escalade. Viajaria a Europe. Compraria una casa grande. Compraria un otro casa en Miami. Iria a la playa todos los dias. Compraria un bote para Miami. Daria dinero a St. Judes. Compraria un Lamborghini tambien. Compraria un piscina. Guardaria poco dinero para mis ninos. Guardaria poco dinero para colegio. Me gustaria tener un million dolares.

Isabella Krapfl Discussion

Si tendria un million dolares, compraria mucho ropa. Compraria una casa grande para mi familia. Viajaria a mucho diferente paises. Iria a Ausralia y Costa Rica y muchos mas. Compraria un carro nuevo. Guardaria dinero para colegio. Compraria la casa en California para el invierno. No trabajaria mucho. Compraria una piscina grande, tambien. Me gusta nadar mucho. Gustaria tener un milion dolares.

Emma Huber Discussion

Si tendria un millon dolares, gastaria una piscina para mi casa. El piscina estaria muy grande. Gaurdaria mucho dolares pagar para colegio. Viviria en una otra campo para seis meses. Compraria cosas para el bebe de mi prima. Vijaria cerca el mundo. Iria a Italy, Australia, Ireland, France y mucho otras paises. Tomaria mi hermana con me cerca el mundo. Compraria estacion billetes de el Kansas City Chiefs para mi padre. Adoptaria uno chino bebe para mi madre. Guardaria dinero para mi futuro familia. Guardia dinero para una carro, casa grande, y vacaciones. Gustaria tener un millon dolares.

Ezkabarte's Discussion Topic Reply:

Si tendre un millon dolares, Compraria mucho carros! Tambien ahorraria algunos dinero y pondria abajo para colegio. Tambien compraria mi familia y mi un grande casa! Viviria in Hawaii y visitiria mucho diferente paises. Compraria un motercycle y conduciria con mi abuelo y los tios. El pasado cosa haceria es dar algunos dinero a un caridad o un orfananto. :)

Carlitos Funke Discusion

Gastaria mucho dinero en los carros y una casa grande. Gastaria dinero en un cocinero de personale para mi y mi familia. Compraria el BMW para mi madre y un camion grande para mi padre. Para mis hermanas compraria un piscina en se casa. Donaria dinero al Breast Cancer Awareness y Make a Wish Foundation. Pagaria para colegio en el futero. Pondria mucho dinero en el banco para mis ninos. Finalmente, Gastaria mi dinero hacer mi feliz y mi familia feliz.

Eva La Rue

I was watching CSI: Miami the other night and noticed that Eva is hispanic. Eva Maria LaRuy was born in California, on December 27, 1966. She has been married three times and has one child, Kaya McKenna Callahan. Her acting career began at the age of six when she sang jingles for companies. She sings today even, when she can. Eva loves to ride horses and enjoys Tae Kwon Do. She also has two siblings and she is the oldest. She used to model and is of Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry. On the show, Eva plays Natalia who covers cold cases at first but now is in forensics. She finds any particles on the bodies to help find the criminals. I also watched a show over Christmas break where some designers came in and decorated her home. In my opinion, Eva is a very nice person and is very succesful. I hope to see her in more episodes of CSI: Miami and maybe in movies!

Carlos Zambrano

The volatile Venezuelan has finally exited Chicago. Through the years he has provided some entertainment, good and bad. His 23 homeruns is a record for Chicago Cubs pitchers. Then there was his MLB-first neutral site no-hitter. Beyond those, though, his media has been negative. Many times he has broken a bat over his knee for simply striking out, an expectation for most pitchers when hitting. Still, there is hope for him, having been traded to the Miami Marlins, managed by his fellow Venezuelan friend, Ozzie Guillen. Perhaps a new start is just what he needs.

¿Qué harían con un millón dólares?

¿Qué harían con un millón dólares?