I went to Asia in December 2019. I was excited to see “Elefantes en la tierra de elefantes.” Meaning, Elephants in the land of the Asian Giants! The large, graceful animals mesmerize me, the same way horses do. I spent Five weeks there with a little over one week in each: Indonesia, India, and Thailand. […]
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For mi hermana and I, going on vaca doesn’t have to mean getting fat! Oh the contrary! It means getting away from your bad habits, setting the reset button on healthy life-styles, and slowing down long enough to get a really good meal, compromising on neither nutrition nor flavanoids. I. Stay active/moving as long as
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I went to Colombia free as a colibrí (hummingbird). I left India on a recent trip feeling constrained by the need to be protected. This is something that has been churning in my head for awhile. It dawned on me that at this day and age it’s something we create/live up to (or don’t) and
I have a bumper sticker on my car that says love people and cook them tasty food. I reckon it is true, cooking is an expression of love. I firmly believe being able to cook for oneself is a high form of autonomy. Knowing the ingredients you put in and their sources is powerful, especially
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Meet Talal and Juan, meie studenti. Last month I started teaching a Level 1 ESL class. I had the pleasure of teaching 2 bright students: one a Saudi and another a Colombian native. While both students excelled throughout the class, and worked their tails off up until the final exam, one of my proudest moments
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June 16, 2015 Posted on LADO TEFL Facebook page Tonight I was asked the question that I have been asked so many times before, “Why Colombia?” meaning: why did you choose to move to Colombia out of all the places in the world? My response was typical, well for me “Porque no?” “Why not?” The
May 8, 2015 Posted on LADO TEFL Facebook Page These 3 words tend to wreak havoc for Latino and specifically Colombian students learning English.… Ironically they are words for worry in my vocabulary as well. Why you may ask? For students it is due to the hard ‘d’, at the end of the word, ‘v’
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September 12, 2015 Salsa Dancing Video By Salina Maria Khanna A month ago I started taking Salsa classes with Robin, a lovely gentleman about my height at a place called Academia De Baile Bogotá: Dance in Motion. Robin is built like a dancer and had a hint of feistiness, which I love. I learned this
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