“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 25th, 2008
I mentioned in a previous post that there would be a Thanksgiving Day program in Parque de Cervantes last Sunday. I got up and decided is wasn’t going to rain and made it to the park around 8:30 AM. The photos that will appear in this post will be a small portion of the photos [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 20th, 2008
I received a request to assist a student in a class project in the US. The project was to receive postcards from around the world from Spanish speaking countries. Following was the specification of what was desired.
Dear Mr. Williams,
Frankie and I thank you for your help!
At your convenience, please mail a postcard to:
Srta. Purdy, Class [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 13th, 2008
I finally got around to going by the last Bilingual school, that I know of, in David. I spoke with Vice-Principal Paola Ramalli. She said, if any reader needs any further information, you could contact her at paolaramalli@yahoo.com.
She said that the Cambridge school has Pre-kinder through the twelfth grade. There are mandatory classes in Spanish, [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 12th, 2008
Yesterday, Dario invited me to attend one of his evening Universad Latina English classes to provide a conversation exercise for his students. My last visit with one of Dario’s classes had only two students. This class had 13 students. When you take Dario plus his thirteen students and toss in an aging extranjero, it makes [...]
Posted in Linux, Technology on Aug 8th, 2008
I have a couple activities scheduled for next week. First, Dario is having a final examination for his students and this will complete the series of three readings/translations with his class. I need to find a suitable topic to read for the class.
Second, I have a local store that has committed to put up a [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 18th, 2008
Dario invited me to help him with a class he teaches at the Panama Maritime Training Services. Like my previous visit, this exercise was to provide interview practice and grade them on their proficiency.
There were six students out of 15 that were in the class. Nine were missing. Just like last time I had a [...]
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