ok so to begin with i guess i should clarify i mean the letter g (all of them!) not the abreviation for gangster!
my spanish is coming along quite well, if i may say so myself given that i have now had 7 weeks of classes. i can talk about myself, my family, countr(ies) what i like and don't like, compare things etc, all in present and simple past.
however i just can't get the 'g's.....they always change, and seemlingly without rhyme or reason!!! i can pronounce the different versions, varying from a 'real' g sound (as in the standard english g) to a flemmy h... but no luck in which g to use at which times!
so i guess the next few months will be dedicated to the 'g', once i get of my (strong) dislike for the things.
i also have a friend in class, an aussie girl called sarah with a caleño boyfriend whom she met while living in china. so now i have someone to discuss mutual whinges with (insert happy face).
That is the end of my 'g' rant, will wow you with my spanish and in particular the use of my spanish 'g' when i get home,
chao for now xxx
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Score 1, to Colombia
as you may have heard in the news, last week 'el mono jojoy' was shot by the colombian army. it was last thursday infact and many caleños (people from cali) were extremely happy, you could feel it in the air.
el mono was a prominient figure in the guerilla forces in colombia and was well known for many assasinations, both of promenient figures in government, politics and buisness as well as many innocent. he was also known to use sadistic methods of killing and torturing. car bombings, one major event in bogotá feb 2003 which killed 36 and injured another 100 civilians, hostage situations, and forcible ecruiting of children into FARC have also been attributed to him.
many people have been personally afected or know someone who has been by el mono's actions, so the news that he is now dead brings some relief to a lot o people. and ofcourse it is a victory for the army in the war against the guerilla forces who have generally given up thier robin hood ideal and instead moved to drug trafficing and the pursuit of money and power.
but ofcourse there is still along way to go....
el mono was a prominient figure in the guerilla forces in colombia and was well known for many assasinations, both of promenient figures in government, politics and buisness as well as many innocent. he was also known to use sadistic methods of killing and torturing. car bombings, one major event in bogotá feb 2003 which killed 36 and injured another 100 civilians, hostage situations, and forcible ecruiting of children into FARC have also been attributed to him.
many people have been personally afected or know someone who has been by el mono's actions, so the news that he is now dead brings some relief to a lot o people. and ofcourse it is a victory for the army in the war against the guerilla forces who have generally given up thier robin hood ideal and instead moved to drug trafficing and the pursuit of money and power.
but ofcourse there is still along way to go....
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