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I am a former trade union representative in Denver, Colorado, USA. I would like to maintain and improve my intermediate-level Spanish fluency by talking with native Spanish speakers, so I'll be able to have more interesting and fun conversations with Spanish speakers in my future travels and volunteer work. I suggest that we speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Soy ex-representante para un sindicato laboral. Vivo en Denver, Colorado, EEUU. Quisiera mantener y mejorar mi habilidad a hablar espanol (ahora tengo nivel intermedio) charlando con hispano hablantes nativos con fin de disfrutar conversaciones mas interesantes y divertidos cuando viajar y servir como voluntaria en el futuro. Sugerio que hablemos medio tiempo en ingles y medio tiempo en espanol.
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Luz Elena
Spanish
May 19, 2021
Como siempre Jean, una estupenda conversación. Gracias por tomar la clase.
Luz Elena
Spanish
May 13, 2021
Excelente comprensión auditiva, expresión oral y análisis del texto. Gracias por tomar la clase.
Luz Elena
Spanish
Apr 28, 2021
¡Excelente práctica oral y escrita! Gracias por tomar la clase.
Luz Elena
Spanish
Apr 23, 2021
¡Eres una excelente alumna! ¡Gracias por las recetas! Gracias por tomar la clase.
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  • Commented
    I suggest you edit a couple of the subsection titles where you have written Club of Crowns rather than Club of Crows.
    May 13, 2021
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    Hola John. Voy a escribir ahora parcialmente en inglés. I think you mean to be inquiring about the difference between "querría" (tiempo condicional, con double r) and "quisiera" (imperfecto). I recommend you take a look at the following website: http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6501 I was wondering the same thing as you and I just looked up notes from my Spanish teacher in Cuenca, Ecuador. She said that the irregular root for querer, "querr," is archaic and no longer used, but rather quisiera is used for conditional tense. Based on some of the comments on the other web site, I imagine this could be unique to Ecuador (she is from Quito although now living in Cuenca). I also assume it would be very easy for a native English speaker to not pick up the difference when hearing someone pronounce quería versus querría.
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    January 24, 2016
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    Cheap Oil for Everyone.

    Oil is the main energy source used to move power economies. When I say to move, I refer By this I mean that countries use oil and its by-products to promote their economies run factories, transport goods and people, and as a raw material in many products. Nowadays, we have a time with cheaper oil, and it could be a good time to stimulate economies; nevertheless, this is not the reality is another.

    We are close to begin A new economic crisis may be coming and a cheap oil is not enough to stimulate countries.  Interestingly, global uncertainty is limiting inhibiting investment by countries and companies to invest. The reason is easy, that during a period of uncertainty, anyone no one wants risking to risk her/his money in something with an uncertain future.

    Added to this, main some large oil-consuming countries are limiting their oil purchases because they are suffering a slowdown in their economic growth. Examples of this is are Brazil, China, Brazil, and India. These economies are former is suffering an economic downturn; well, while China and India not but they are growing in at a slower rate.

    Interestingly, some days ago we saw a diplomatic discussion between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Many economic analysts thought that this event could arise lead to an increase in the oil prices, something similar that to what happened during the invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. The reality was another, the affectation was little. But to date the talks have not measurably stemmed the decline in oil prices.

    Not all are bad the news is bad, people can buy cheaper gas/petrol, even if this means they’ll be and contaminating more.

     

    Saludos desde México.

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    January 23, 2016
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    Nuestro año de aventura Querríamos decirles algunos recuerdos del año pasado. Una alusión fortuita a Atapuerca por una amiga de intercambio de idiomas en línea nos despertó curiosidad para conocer este sitio patrimonial mundial que se ubica cerca de Burgos, España, también saber sobre la antigua historia de los humanos generalmente. “La arqueología para principiantes” se hizo un tema de nuestro viaje de tres meses en el norte de España, una parte pequeña de Portugal y varios otros países del norte de Europa. Y publiqué fotos de ruinas que vimos en Santa Eulalia de Bóveda, un templo del siglo segundo o tercer donde, en tiempos de los Romanos, los lugareños de la península ibérico alabarían la diosa Cibeles. Sentimos asombro cuando bajamos la escalera y entramos en un cuarto, húmedo y pintado por mano, y imaginamos un rito antiguo: arriba un cura que estaba sacrificando un toro, que regaba sangre sobre otro cura abajo, y agua que corría en canales del piso—canales que ya existen—limpiaba las manchas. Nuestras imaginaciones desataron otra vez en Newgrange cerca de Dublín, Irlanda, mientras mirábamos arriba al techo de rocas amontonadas de una tumba de pasaje (o, quizás, un templo) construido por humanos de la Edad de Piedra hace alrededor de 5000 años. En Madrid, vimos la pintura de Picasso que conmemora el bombardeo de Guernica. Después encontramos el tema de Guernica en todo de España del norte, incluso esto (ve foto) en azulejos en Guernica si mismo. Nuestra visitas a fortalezas primitivas, medievales, y modernas en el mundo viejo y el mundo nuevo, además de las noticias terribles de todas partes, mantiene preciado para nosotros el mensaje del Museo de Paz de Guernica: la humanidad debe solucionar cómo acabar con la guerra. Consideramos que el año 2015 estaba esplendido en cuanto a visitas al mar. Por que vivimos en el medio del país, no damos por hecho lo maravilloso que es estar en la costa. Nos quedamos a lo lado de playas magníficas de Galicia pero el agua del mar Atlántico en los principios de mayo estaba demasiado frío para meternos por mas de 20 segundos. Nos divertimos ir en cruceros por los fiordos de Noruega y relajar en playas protegidas de Puerto Rico. El el estado de Florida, nadamos junto a peces de color plata con narices chatos (llamado peces Lookdown) acerca de rocas rojas, y hicimos nuestra visita habitual al centro de la naturaleza Gumbo Limbo, donde la morena de color verde brillante se deslizaba por todo el acuario.
    January 18, 2016
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    semester's end...

    Yesterday, I finished the last class subject in of my career coursework... I am happy because now I only need to present my thesis and I to hope graduate around June or September... It is very amazing because I have waited for this for 6 years... I hope began to begin a Master's program study in February but both this I am sad because I needed TO kwon know English for by this date, and I can am afraid I will not  (I'm not exactly sure what you mean here, so I guessed.)... I would like go to another country to study but I do not kwon know English... I am sad and disappointed with myself.

    I hope TO achieve it fluency in English someday..

     

    Keep up the good work, Vivian!  

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    April 15, 2014
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    “What you hear you forget, what you see you remember, what you do you learn.”. (Pongamos el punto dentro de los comillas.)

    Human talent is diverse, and for this reason from in an inclusive school, where inequalities are removed and differences are noticed and even celebrated, we should guarantee equal opportunities for everyone. Lack of student motivation is a frequently-reported problem:  students One of the problems that are reported is the frustration of the students who are not motivated, and they don’t find satisfaction in or passion for, or emotion in what they are taught at school,. so wWe must encourage creativity, to work for hope and the passion. Education must be based on knowing each of our students, their motivations and interests, and how they learn and develop their potential in that way.

     

    Very interesting ideas and well done, Gema!  There are several ways you could express these ideas to make the English sound a little more natural, so I chose one way.

    Jean

     

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    April 6, 2014
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  • Commented

    Ana, es un articulo muy interesante y me ayudó bastante.  Pero en el numero 5, donde usted dice "vertirse en negro. Spanish speakers prefer to vertise de negro/azul/blanco, to be honest," creo que hay dos errores menores de deletrear.  ?Debe ser "vestirse de negro.  Spanish speakers prefer to vestirse de negro/azul/blanco..."? 

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    April 3, 2014
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