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Dia “de la Candelaria”

Dia “de la Candelaria” Okay, so this is the deal, on January 6th, kids exchange gifts, the wisemen are celebrated for Christmas. However, on this date, it is tradition to eat the “Rosca de Reyes” – a fruit cake like … Continue reading

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Ode to Papa Joe!

“Hey Mr. Brake! I just wanted to let you know that having us comprehend stories from the Norton reader in 11th grade has helped me tremendously in my college writing class! That’s all I do is read, comprehend, and then … Continue reading

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Irony all around us!…

Irony at its finest… A week ago I should have posted, I know, I know…but 2 great things to report in two weeks, can you beat it? This week turned out to be a great experience of food as well … Continue reading

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Exciting Times…Exciting Events…You create your own destiny!

Whew, okay, I am beating Friday a bit but I am getting a head start! 🙂 Last night, I was asked to go to a literature reading, by fellow colleague Daniel Hamilton poetry writer extraordinaire. I didn’t know what to … Continue reading

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Callejoneada Barrio Magico Iztacalco – Mexico City

I forgot to mention! This particular excursion with Azteca Tours was a walking tour of the town Iztacalco. Addiitionally, the walking tour was accompanied by singing of songs that celebrated the history as well as the culture of events signified … Continue reading

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International submissions!

WOW – I looked in our mailbox for the literary magazine, over 30 new submissions! EXCITING! Also, remember, if you are not in Mexico, you would be an international submission for us! A colleague of our literary magazine, Aerie International … Continue reading

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Test, Test, test…

Of course transition is the word of the day! 🙂 I placed the word test in there just to experiment with the layout of the wordpress and working through some changes to make thing more accessible to everyone reading. Questions … Continue reading

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“We are Never Broken…”

Every once in awhile you come across a song that stirs you. I couldn’t sleep, and honestly, I think it was just going to bed too early, but the luxury or weekends is you can do that, get up early … Continue reading

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King’s DAY!

Hola! Happy King’s Day! TODAY is the traditional day to give gifts and celebrate Christmas in Mexico! I attached what that means here too, I think this is soooo cool! http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/p/kings_day.htm I love the idea of the baby being baked … Continue reading

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A R T – Associations Related Together

Art is amazing, isn’t it? I wanted to show how things become full circle if you let them. After being honored in being part of the Clarice Smith American Art Education Initiative, I brought back Art into my curriculum of … Continue reading

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