Maria Isabel.

This is the storie of Maria Isabel Salazar Lope'z from Puerto Rico and she just moved to a new school,also she knew it wasn't going to be easy starting a new school, especially when the school year had already begun. She was so afraid and nervous but her parents told her you will make a lot of new friends soon at the new school.
At her first day to school she tripped and fallen with a tree root on the sidewalk and the first thing she heard was laughter but she didn't care she just bent down to pick up her smushed up lunch bag, her knee hurt but she walked to the bus stop,when she get on it the kids steal laughing and chattering about her.
when she got the school she knew her new teacher who said hello to her, giving a warm smile, but it didn't make to feel her more comfortable, Maria Isabel Salazar lope'z said in spanish she would have added and she didn't know how to say that in English, so she kept quiet and handed the pink slip to her. Oh! Maria Lope'z the ticher said so we already have two Marias so we call you Mary Lopez, take a seat over by Martha Perez and lowered her eyes went there. A little while later the teacher gave her a tick book it had a picture of a Dolphing on the front, she love the sea and always dreamed of seeing a real Dolphing so she opened the book eagerly, on the inside the ticher handwriting was so neat and pretty her name and for her was olmost impossible that anyone could write so beautiful.

had+past participle+plain verb.

I had planned to come to class on Monday but I couldn't show up for the snow.

For Thanksgiving I had wanted to go to my cousin house but instead I stayed in home.

I had lost my car keys but I found it on the counter.

I had chosen a blue shirt for my birthday but my sister bought one for me.

I had begun my homework but suddenly the computer shut down.

West Africa.

1.-What are the two major religions of the "Ivory Coast"?
Moslem and Christian.
2.-Why is his Country called "Ivory Coast"?
Because the elephants has two "Ivorys" in they mouth, that hunters wants, but isn't allowed to kill Elephants without a permit.
3.-What day of the week will Cisse get married?
On Thursday.

All about this week.

This week I wrote about the person on my left(was Leticia)I didn't like the layout to much neither the background color in her blog, also she didn't write to much.
I discovered the web of White House also the President Obama schedule, then I practiced the spelling words from Dr. Biden, and finally I changed my setting and worked in Autumn sentences.
The most useful vocabulary for me was Spelling City, I like it because is fun and words comes in different tenses, it was a busy week.

A person on my left.

Tonight I visited Leticia's blog and I didn't like the layout to much but is good, she wrote about
birthday's classsmates also she showed her puppies.
I couldn't see too much on her blog, but I'll be back to visited her again, Thanks Leti.

What's for the weekend.

On Saturday I will get up early because I'm going to work at 8:00am thru noon, after that I have a meet up at my sister house and relatives we will have something like a party to say the Summer, see you next year!
On Sunday I'm going to watch soccer and Seahawks game on TV at my brother- in -law's house, I think we will have a barbacue if the day is nice.
That;s all what I'm going to do this weekend.

Fall Quarter.

On my first day at ESL classes, a few students came to our class, they are from several Countries but, I identify with CISSE, because he likes to play Soccer and also he hates snow,
well I like snow but I don't like the Seattle weather.
CISSE is from IVORY COAST(West Africa or Coast of Marfil): Didier Drogba is from Ivory Coast
this guy is the best soccer player in this world, he plays in the premier league of England, also Coast of Marfil has another good soccer player around Europe playing in the best teems(Italy.
Spain,England and France).

My Weekend.

My weekend started a little bit sad because, Summer quarter ended. But, I know this is part of a procedure every 3 months, students back and for every time.
On Friday I went to Seattle in the morning. and came back at noon, On Saturday my roommate and I, went to the mall to buy soccer shoes for him, we came back at noon, then my friends(Jorge and Elizabeth who is my neighbor) picked me up at my house and we went to apply for a job in different places such as Restaurants,Cleaning companies,etc. etc.
After couple hours we went to Factoria Mall to eat, suddenly I said, hey! guys let go to the beach as they answered yeah! lets go then we went to Alki Beach to spend there the rest of this day and we came back home at 9:30pm. It was a very fun day.
Sunday(relax all day).
P.D. I forgot to say that, I meet Nick and his family walking at Alki Beach I was so happy to see
him again because he is a good person.

About this Quarter.

As you seen, I don't have any favorite thing in maind, why? because everything for me was useful in this class.
But I'will tell you few things that I liked in summer class, for example: Adjetives,Nouns,Verbs
(regulars and irregulars),Mr. Putter and Tabby stories,Bingo and Spelling City.
Also I thing we have taken the course that was very interesting, so Thank You Teacher for
everything and I'll see you in fall quarter.

Did or Didn't.

Last Friday I had a barbecue in my nephew's house.
On Saturday I went to shopping to Seattle downtown accompanied by my five sisters.
On Sunday I went to my sister's house to eat and then we went to the Church.

This weekend I didn't watch Soccer.
This weekend I didn't do the laundry.
The last Thursday I didn't come the school.

Verbs,Adjetives and nouns.

Last night I was at the pupusas party.
I forgot my car keys in my sister 's house.
The teacher told her students, to take the day off.
I knew all the answers of the quiz.
when I was Child I liked to play soccer.

My kids were sleeping like a logs.
Last night a cat was walking on the roof.
All kids were sitting on the chairs.
Mr. Putter and Tabby were very good friends.

It's a very nice day.
This morning walking around the park I saw beatiful flowers.
I was hungry after we walked by the river.
Some people get lost pretty easier when they go to downtown

My neighbor's car is yellow.

Five New Words

Today I was watching TV, suddenly I fell asleep like a log.

Last night when I got in bed I plumped my pillow and laid down my head.

Lot of people use hammock to take a nap.

My neighbord cat purred every time he met a dog.

My horse twitched his ears, everytime I walking to him.

Write Sentences.

I bought an expensive ring for my wife's birthday.

Tonight I'm going to wear my brown suit .

My daughter is wearing a new skirt for her party .

my wife bought me a fancy tie for my birthday.

My girlfriend is wearing a new dress.

Winter is coming soon and I need a new coat.

I have to buy boots for my new job.

The day is sunny and I forgot my cap in home.

I'm going to buy a collar for my dog at the pet store.
Last week I bought a blue pants.

I have a black belt

Yesterday I watched a baseball game red socks VS white socks.

Mr. Putter&Tabby See the Stars.

What kind of person do you think Mrs. Teaberry is? She is very nice neighbor and friendly with everybody but, especially with Mr. Putter.

How you describe Mrs. Teaberry? She is a lonely old woman and, she doesn't like to be along but, she always invited somebody to eat all what she cook.

What she is like. she liked to feed everybody but, most of all, she liked to feed Mr. Putter.

What she looks like. She looks like a helpful woman with others although she and her dog Zeke
live along. She is shorter than Mr. Putter, She has curlier hair than Mr. Putter, She is younger than Mr. Putter

My weekend.

This weekend for me was awesome, because was sunny and I love this way to be.
So it started on Friday morning at my writing class, it was very busy and interesting too,
then whenever was over I went home to call my family in Mexico, I felt good because my
kids are in they summer brake and they are really enjoyed.
On Friday night I went to visited my nice who lives five blocks from my house, and I spent
a good time there getting dinner,watching movies and drinking couple beers until midnight
my nephew-in-law hitched me a raid to home.
On Saturday I watched the Soccer Woman's World ship(Mexico VS. South Korea) of course
Mexico lost the game. After that my friends and I, went to the Cedar River Fair to walk around
listening music,watching all arts and everybody having fun, after two hours we came back home
to relax, and the afternoon I went to visited my friend Elizabeth who is my classmate and neighbor too, she invited me to eat in her house.
On Sunday we went to the River at Maple Valley and we spent there half day and returned to
the house at five O'clock.

Mr. Putter and Tabby Flaying a Plane.

this story talk about an old men and old yellow cat.It say the old men who was Mr. Putter loved toys and he supposed desn't love toys anymore.And everytime Mr. Putter and Tabby were going to the town they stopped at the toy store,so one day Mr. Putter bought a spotted plane that he had never seen before, it was red and white with a little flag on its tail also it has a radio control.Tabby didn't like Mr. Putter plane, and they were out to try to fly the little plane. but firstMr. Putter sat on the grass to read directions, then he put the plane on the grass and press the start button, but the plane didn't work and Tabby purred and purred.But Mr. Putter set it again and the plane fell on it nose and died, and Tabby purred, Mr Putterwent to the plane and pick it up because a wing fell off, then he fixed but he was so sad becausetold it that was his fault.Tabby watched Mr Putter sad and she felt sad too.Finnaly Mr. Putter tray again and the plane flew and he was so happy for it. the children from the town heard about the plane and all came to watch the plane fly.Mr. Putter gave the plane a boy who was a little shy,clumsy and forgetful but whenever the boyflew the plane he wasn't shy,clumsy or forgetful at all, he felt strong,sure and so happy.That's what the boy became a hero among the other childrens.

The friend on my Left..

Her name is Sahar, she is from Iran and she say is very happy because she found an English
class close to her brother's house.
This is her first week at the school and she say's, she is going to write more later.
Her blog's color is pink.

Eight Sentences.

1.-Mr. Putterwas loking for a dog not for a cat at shelter.
2.-Mr. Putter cooked muffins to spread all over the tullips.
3.-The cat had wonderful stories to tell
4.-Mr. Tabby took the old Putter at home.
5.-Mr. putter didn't liketo share English muffins with Tabby.
6.-Mr. Putter always wished to live at the shelter.
7.-I clipped the flowers in my yard the last weekend.
8.-They never took long walks through the forest.

Mr Putter and Tabby.

Mr. Putter lived along, in the mornings he had no one to share his English muffins.
In the evenings he had no one to share his tea. And in the night there was no one Mr, Putter
could tell his stories to. And he had the most wonderful stories to tell.
All day long as Mr. Putter clipped his roses and fed his tulips and watered his trees, Mr. Putter
wished for some company.
Mr. Putter wanted a cat. Then he went to the pet store. Do you have cats? He asked the pet
store lady. "We have fourteen" she said. Mr. Putter was delighted, but when he looked into the
cage he was not.
"These are kittens," he said," I was hoping for a cat" "Oh, no one wants cats, sir" said the pet store lady. They are not cute. they are not peppy.
Mr. Putter went to the shelter, and asked to the shelter man, "Have you any cats?" We have a fat grey one. A thin black one and an old yellow one. Said the man, then he brought Mr. Putter the old yellow cat. And he took him and they lived togheter for long time.

7th night of the 7th month.(vocabulary)

Onward
Twilight
Sight
Glanced
gazed
Displeased
Yoke
took Pity
Heavenly
Wandered
Loom
Swelled
Pattern
steadily
Unable

What's useful for you in class?

I thing for me,lab class is very useful because when I get on my blog some ideas come to me and
I start to write it wasn't easy but my teacher showed me the way in my writing class.
The other part is my class time I like it because we speak,read,listen,write and correct our grammar.
But I haven't choice, because I like both classes. This evening my Teacher gave us the result of
last test and was fine because I raise my grades.
This monday will be the end of spring quarter Im sad for it, I will miss my friends my teacher and my classes too. It should have happend so thank you everybody and thank you Teacher, I'll
see you next quarter.

Father's Day.

Father's Day was officially national holiday in U.S.A. in 1972. It was declared to be the
third Sunday of June.
It was inspired by a Mother's Day sermon at Church in Spoken Washington, it was in honor
of single Dad.
To find a present for dads is easier than Mom's because dads are very simple to use o wear up
something but Mom's are more sophisticated
In my Country we celebrate Father's Day in June 17 every year, it never change, the same with
Mother's Day is in May 10, in my Country for mother's day is a tradition to take a serenade at
midnight beginning mom's day, and for father's day is very easy because the celebration is just to
take them out to get lunch somewhere.
This year I just call my dad to say happy father's day and my mom too.

Did you use English this Weekend?

On friday I meet a good friend that Ihave not seen for long time.
This weekend I called my lawyer to make an appoinment.
On Saturday I went to Bellevue Square for shopping.
I went to Fray's Electronics to buy an Ipod, and check lap top prices.
On Sunday I went to my brother in law house for Father's Day.

The Beach.

My favorite place is the beach at because it is beautiful,peaceful,fun and warm.
it makes me feel relaxed,happy excited also when I go to walk around the beach
I can hear the waves come to me and their sound is like I was talking with
them. I love to walk on the beach because I meet these friends and I can see many kinds of sea birds flying above the waves looking for fish or crabs in
there. Also in the mornings when I walk on the sand I see the Dolphins swimming
and jumping all around the bay, and the surfers too this is a big show that my kids really enjoy.
In the evening I love to see the sunset coming down and the ship cruisers are
going away. By night we build a fire and we sit around and we start singing,joking.
and having fun until early in the morning.
The next day my wife and I go out to look for some sea food after that we invite
some friends to have a lunch with us.
In my home town, I live three blocks from the beach that what every morning I going
to walk to put in order my ideas before star to work.

International Festival at RTC.

The last thursday was the Festival at RTC it started at 4:30pm ending at 9:00pm.
Iarrived there early like 4:00pm. because I was worry for my teacher, so I show up
there early if she needed something,
Our stand was very nice because you can see all what we do in classes, and if you
walk around you see nice pictures,information of carrers at RTC and many thing else the students make in classes.
Down stairs was the child area where kids could draw figures with colores and paint
their faces too.
in the same floor but the left side just walked 30feet in you can get in the cafeteria, where they were serving food and drinking water after that you had a seat
and eat and wait for the show.
The Cafeteria was crowded, many people in there, like 6:00pm.was the performance of the major of Renton,after that, students started to sing,dance,Karate team and Folklore of some ---
Countries.
In general was awesome because it was another good experience for me.

Shrimp with Tequila and Rice.

Put two pounds of shrimps in sangria for 30minutes.
then just drop the sangria in a small bowl.
Slice the shrimps and put chess in those, and roll the shrimps
with beacon and fried in oil.
then boil the sangria for 10 min. and add a cup of Tequila and
leave it for 3 min. more.
Then put the shrimps in the pan and let them flare up with the rest
of Tequila.
Then let fried the rice in butter and oil in low flame,add onion and
let it fried shaking the pan until it sound be like sand.
Add slices of carrots,corn and bell pepper and keep frying for two more min.
Add half cup of milk,one cup of shrimp juice and lemon juice.
Then cover the pan and boil it low and leave it until the rice be done it take
25 or 30 minutes.
after that with the rice make a thread and put the shrimps in the center.

Getting old.

Today is Juventino's birthday(26 years old) I believe we will a party in our next class, but I don't know.
Because yesterday I trayed to collect money for the cake from everybody, but nobody wanted.the problem was I asked them for $5.00dlls each.
In fact I was jocking for the moment, but Iam still weating for a cake.
When I was 26 years, I came to study English to Seattle just for 6 months because one year before I came here I broke up with my girlfriend and one they she called to my house and my mom told here that I was in USA and she asked for my adress and started to mail me letters.
I can't resist this situstion and I fall again and two months later my quarter ended and I'll have a break for two weeks, suddenly I took the desicion to came back to Mexico.
It was my first time in seattle, but I have been in USA for vacations before, anyway I remember my 20's times never come back.

The End.

The last week was the final of the movie "Pursuit of Hapiness" it took us to watch the movie like a month.
but, I guess nobody can complain about it, because it's a good movie that the maine message is, never let to do anithing that you want to do.
No matter what circunstances is, you can do it, in the other hand it talk about a couple, they have a kid, and Chris wanted to be a good father for him, one day they get separate for the bed situacion economic they had, also she had the oportunity to move an other city.
Chris keep the kid whit him. both had a bed experiences like sleep in the bathroom of the train station and they look for assistance in the woman shelter but they weren't accepted finally they found a place that the goberment supoort for homeless
people.
Chris still going to the stockbrokers office, and one good day, Chris was called to the maine oficce where the big boss where there and tell him was haired.
Chris couldn't believe it, but it was true, then he went to pick up his kid and let him know theyr life will change it.
This is a true story, that everybody can learn from it, how hard is the life but,
what easy it is if we want.(Happy final)

Long Weekend for "Memorial Day"

The long weekend started, after my writing classes on friday(I love this class)then
my friend JUventino and I, went to Ferwood to look for Juventino's friend it took us
like an hour to find the house of this guy,when we found him Juventino had some stuff
for him ending this bussines we took the way back to Renton and Juventino drop me off
at DHSH, I was here for one hour, then i went to visit my sister Magui and I came back home until 10:00PM.
On saturday I woak up late because I knew will be raining, so I got my breakfast took
a shower and later I went to Fray's Electonics to look somethings for my son.
Saturday end getting dinner and watching movies until 1:00am.
Sunday was easy day, why? because I didn't anything(very very lacy day).
Monday my sister vange who lives in Maple Valley picked me up in my house and we went to the mall for shooping, we ate there and we came back by the afternoon.
In fact it wasn't a bed weekend at all, because I went out with my family, thing what I
really enjoy it.
see you next post.

Saturday at Renton Historical Museum.

Couples saturdays ago we had a felt trip at Renton Historic Museum it was a beautiful saturday, went I got there my Teacher and classmates were at the parking lot
it was amazing when I saw everybody, also my friend yuri and his cute kids, when we were ready to get in the museum a women was by the main door to explain us------- the rules in there: After that we got in and she showed us all Renton City pass.
It's an interesting history, it talked about Coal main, who founded Renton, how boing
started to work.etc.etc.
We walked all around the musueum, it took us like one hour or a little bit else, but was awesome seeing everybody there.
When we got out of the museum we walked across the street to the Renton Library, out
there was a beautiful fontain and we sat around to enjoy some snacks.

Sentences "I love you"

1.-I always tell my childrens and my wife, how much "I love them"

2.-I never tell my pets "I love you"

3.-In my country is not usually to tell your dog "I love you"

4.-Sometimes I tell my pets "I love you"

5.-Occasionally, i've heard my neighbor tell his dog "I love you"

Sentences of topics.

1.-I love Seattle but I don't like the weather.
2.-The weather in my country is sunny the major part of the year.
3.-This week the weather of Puget Sound have been awsome.

1.-American food likes me but no to much.
2.-I love authentic Italian food,(no pizza).
3.-Ones of my favorite food is Mexican cousine.

1.-I love to travel with my family.
2.-In my hometown a lot of people travel to USA.
3.-A lot of people travel at different places for bussines.

Sentences about the Movie .

1.-What time LInda bring Christopher back?

2.-Until what time Chris will be in jail?

3.-What did Chris talk in the taxi?

4.-Why Chris was painting the apartament?

5.-Why doesn't the Doctor want to buy the scanner?

6.-How many scanners Chris need to sell for paying bills?

My Favorite Place.

My favorite place is Mazatlan(My Hometown).
Mazatlan is a" Nahuatl" word meaning "Place of the deer" The city was founded for a large group of inmigrants had arrived from Germany.
Influenced the music banda wich is an alteration of Bavarian Folk music and also started the Pacific Brewery.
In 2005 Mazatlan hosted and were the "Serie del Caribe"(Caribbean Serie)wich is anual
baseball tournament with teams from Mexico,Puerto Rico,Venezuela and Dominican Republic.
Mazatlan has the most beautiful beaches as long the Ocean Pacific that's I really like it, because when I walk on the sand I can heard the sound of each weave coming out so it make me feel a good therapy.
When I walk as long the bay is, sometimes it took me 3 hours back and for and is pretty cool, because, while I was walking I saw Albatros,Pelikans and other kind of birds flying on the top of waves looking for fishes the classic way to survival.
I met some friends walking around the beach too, mostly in the mornings, but I wasn't
going to walk everyday, I just walked three times a week including weekends.


Nahuatl"-Is a dialect of indigenas people, in Mexico we have 52 dialects.

going to....

Tomorrow I'm going to go to the theater to see a movie
Tonight I;m going to go to subway to get a $5.00 sub
Right now I'm going to go to the break room to get some coffee.
The next time it is sunny I'm going to go to baskin and robbin's to get some ice cream.
This weekend I'm going to go to Olympia to see the capital.
Tomorrow I'm going to go to the mall to do some shooping.
Friday I'm going to go to work to work overtime.
At noon I'm going to go to the break room to eat lunch.
Saturday I'm going to go to Kent to ice skate.
Friday night I'm going to go to Seattle center to square dance.
Tomorrow morning I'm going to go to the gym to play bolleyball.
Next week I'm goingto go to Puyallup to buy a van.
Tonight I'm going to go to the store to buy milk.
Sunday I'm going to go to the mall to buy socks.
Tomorrow I'm going to go to starbucks to meet my friend.

English makes me crazy.

Learning English drives my crazy.First of all, there is the computer lab.
There are so many programs to choose from, I can't decide what to do.
none of the programs seems exactly right for me.
they are either too difficult or too easy, I am supposed to write in my blog,
but I can't think of what to say plus, I keep forgetting my password.
Everyone else sems to be very busy, but I feel completely lost.
Later in class, my teacher talks to fast and doesn't use a textbook!
she introduces new things all the time, and I don't know what to expect.
Since there is no textbook, I can't tell if I making programs or not.
What chapter are we on? what is the page number? I don't Know, and it drives
me crazy.

The movie.

The last week we stell talking about the movie "Pursuit of Happyness" it is a good movie.
It talk about a family that has problems about the economic situation that they are living in this moment, they figth to have a different lifestyle, but looks like he is confused for all those things happen to him.
She work to hard sometimes, she works overtime to help him, but it dosen't work because Chris is a bone scanner seller so he most to sell at least two devaices a month to cover the basic bills.
But in this moment the economy is to bed that what his clients tell him don't need a luxury stuff for a moment also the doctor said it was expensive.
One day walking around Chris met sombody who drove a very nice car and Chris told him "hey!" excuse me i just ask you two things, what do you do and "how do you do it?" and he responded Chris, I'm a stockbroker and Chris said oh! you most be good in math and college too right?
He said no you just have to be good in numbers and be friendly with people then it sound interesting for Chris.
Few days later Chris went to get an aplicattion to be a stockbroker, but before he get in the office, he left the scanner machine with a hippie girl, but while he was in the office the lady run with the scanner then Chris run behind her but unlucky.
Days later Chris saw the lady on the street and called her but she and other guy run away to fast and they catched a bus and seconds later Chris got in the bus and took the scanner to take it home.

Last Week.

The last week we had two events in our class.
The first one was Yuri's birthday, his wife Tatiana brought at the classroom cake and soda to celebrate his birthday.
The second one was, when Juventino brought fried bananas he call it (Empanadas) is a good stuff traditional in his country also we drank (Atole) is another traditional drink in his country.
Everybody enjoyed both things, in fact I had never eat those things before, but is always the first time.
After this we started the class having something like a test changing sentences to the past tense.
Then our class finished playing bingo.

wake me up!

Hi! Everyone today I just want to share my strong fillings for this song.
In the decade of the 80's I was a stronger fan of rock pop music,(Actually I'm still
doing) in fact I liked.
Many groups or bands they played Rock or Soft Rock, were really good including Hard Rock or-------
Heavy Metal too.
I had a lot of friends that we share our opinions about some groups or bands, also
I had friends who fell in clasic Rock like Beattles.
I fell with the music of this group because their music is contageous they are "man at work".
they are from Australia and this song "Land down under" was the top hit of this
group after another ones like "overkill","It's a mistake",etc,etc.
And few words my point is that when I listen this song it weak me up, I don't care
if I tired,angree,sad, no matter how my mood is.

The Labrary.

This morning at my writing class, after one hour class, we went to the computer room to start making a blog.
Everything was fine until a lady get in the computer room and after she walk around and no recognize anybody, she asked our teacher that she should take classes in this room and this time too.
Then our teacher talked with us and we moved to computer lab, I think was better because the lab is big and good PC's too.
we worked in the machines for more than hour,getting good time then we got a 20 min. break after that we came back to classes.
I like my writing class because everybody participate, so it make the class be fun.

Talk about the movie, III Part.

Last night the movie started, when Chris asked a hippie lady who was singin on sidwalk if he could leave the scanner with her for few minutes because he had a meeting in this building after few minutes the lady run away with the box then Chris watched her from inside the building and run behind the lady to the train station and he jell her stop,stop but she getin the train so he couldn't do nothing for it.
A day after they went to work but when they said goodbye, she remaind him good riddance, and he said you don't need to say that. Before they get to the daycare place Chris asked Christopher what's this say on the back of the bag and he answered my nickname then he asked him do you have a nickname and he answered yes "10 gallons head and the kid told him, he had hired this in Bonanza show because he watched TV in the daycare place that's what Chris get mad and complein with the lady but the lady told him you always pay late why you complein about it.

Sentences.

1.-Why did Chris leave the box with the lady?

2.-What said on Christopher backpac?

3.-Did you have a nickname?

4.-Did Chris Know when the rent due?

5.-where did you grew up?

The movie.

Yesterday our teacher show us a movie "Pursuit of happyness" is a good movie it was filmed in San Fransisco, Cal. in 1981It talks about a family who has a kid his father is a salesman and her mother works in a laundry, she have been working for the last month over time, because they have economic problems also they own taxes, they are two months behind rent, then they have problems with schedule, he have not sold any scanner already and he need to sale two scanners a month to pay the basic bills.
Ronald Reagan show on TV and he talk about the federal budget is out of control.

My weekend!

Saturday was a beautiful day, because was sunny and a little warm too.
My partners and I went out to walk for two hours, we went to the park to play basketball.
But before we walked in the library and we stayed there four one hour aproximately then we watched a kids baseball game, it was fun watching everybody enjoyng a sunny day.
We can see everyone happy walking around also mother's with strollers carring babies.
After that we went to play basketball for one hour and later we went to the supermarket to get some stuff for carne asada.
On sunday, after I got my breakfast I watched sport on TV for almost five hours, then by the aftrnoon we went to Factoria for dinner, Sunday was a quiet day but I can't compleind about it.

HOW DO YOU COMPARE TO THE AVERAGE AMERICAN?
Example: The average American speaks one language.
YOU: I speak two languages.

1. The average American sleeps 7.5 hours a night.

YOU:I sleep 7 hours a night.


2. The average American goes to the moves once a month.

YOU: I go to the moves once a year.

3. The average American watches TV four hours a day.

YOU: I watch three hours a day.

4. The average American goes to the dentist once a year.

YOU: I go to the dentist once a year

5. The average American eats three hamburgers a week.

YOU:I eat two hamburgers a month.

6. The average American drinks a cup and a half of coffee a day.

YOU: I drink two cup of coffe a day.


7. The average American takes a shower once a day.

YOU:I do the same too.

8. The average American goes to bed before 12:00.

YOU: I go to bed before 12:00.

9. The average American lives in a house

YOU: I live in a house.

10. The average American has one or more credit cards

Cleaning House,

Today was a cleaning day, I cleaned the kitchen, it include wash the dishes,clean the fridgy the stove and mop the floor too.
We cleaned the whole house, because my friends who lives in home cleaned the livingroom,windows inside,bathroom,vacummed the carpet,dusted everywere and mowed the lawn.
while everyone pitched to clean up.We do that very oftenbecause we make a schedule for activities in home.

My writing class.

The last fraiday(April 9th) I weaked up early then I saw by the window of my bedroom it was a sunny day, it made me fell good and ready to start a perfect day.
Later I Took a shower and hearty breakfast, after finshed my breakfast I walked out my house directly to my new School (RTC),when I went there, I looked out for my classroom that it should be in Building Basic Studies .
But, I went to buildng "B" but it is the Health building, so I asked some guys for room B201 but nobody knew, finally I went to the main office to ask because it was really weird for me, the secretary helped me to find it.
However I found the classroom my teacher was there and new classmates, after registered everyone we started the class and finish succesfuly.
After classes my sister picked me up at the school and we went to my older sister who lives in downtown Renton, we meet some friends and my day end getting a good dinner with my family.

My second quarter.

Yesterday I'm started my English Classes it was very nice because I meet my friends again not all them but part of the group show up to classes.
Today Leticia comes to classes for her first day and I was so glad to see her and we talked about her spring break.
she say everything is good, also the puppies she say they are getting big because they eat to much,so they mother is skinny because they milk her all day long.

Today I walked from my house to the Library and I found the system changed because, now is King County belong and before it was City of Renton.
Actually is really hard to learn the new system so many people ask the librarians how to make a reservation for PC and other stuff in there.
But they said step by step everybody get on the new policy of King County, for my is pretty cool because they gave me a new card is totally different at the other one also there are new computers and chairs too.

Four Season in one hour.

Today I was in home watching by the window, how the weather change in a minutes. My friend who just got from Houston Tx. was really sorprised this noon while we were watching, the rain,snow, sunny and minutes leater cloudy, he asked me if the weather in Seattleis like today and I responded him this is nothing to compare what you'll see in the future because the bed weather is going now but I don't now about those changes,I think it come to be for the global warming, couple hours leater I got my English Class and everybody was talking about it.

Perfect Day.

For me the perfect day start with sunny day, it includes getting hearty breakfast, it also includes working at my office, it has meeting some people, it ends with planning things with my family.

Missing English Classes.

Yesterday I miss classes because I had fever and flu, I stay in home relaxing also trying to write something for my blog but the only thing, I wanted to do was sleeping
but I couldn't because I cought too much and finally I got a hot tea mixed some honey and drank, it made me feel better and sleep for a little while. This morning when I weak up I got a painchest to coughing all night long, actually I'm fine and show up at my English Classes.

Ukranian Friend..

Last night I was talking with Mikolai, he is a Ukranian guy, we were talking about his country, and he said the political have been changed because before people were not free to express they own ideas, but now they are free to make coments when the population is desagree about some actions of the goverment,him and all his family practice the cristianism,he have been living in USA for three years,he lives with his wife and three kids, actually his wife dosen't work because she take care the kids.

Back to Shool.

Let's do it, valentine.

lets make some word of" Happy Valentine's Day "phrase:
pay
late
yet
date
eat
line
Teenese
land
yale
sale
less
ant
nine
lane
lately
lay
pay
yet

What a night, last night!

Last night I felt really sad, because I'm moved from my sister house to my friend house in Renton Highlands at the begining was really hard because I thought that hadn't to much stuff but when we take out my bed,clothes,tv,dvd,computer,accesories,etc. etc. It looks like never end but finnaly we did it, a little bit late, but I had to do it, and the other way I miss my English class thing that I don't like to do, because for me is very important, and today I was very unpacient for my english class, also my new roomate was interest to start with English classes so last night when he was helping me to moveed out we talked about different things but especifically what I was doing in my last month and I told him about my job because is really bed I'm working few hours a week like 18hours a week, a list I should work 40 hours a week, then I go and told him about my english classes and he asked me where I was taking it, and I told him in Renton Technical College and he said I want to go there to register as soon is posible. then tonight he came at my classroom and talked with my teacher and I believe from toniht he is a new Renton Tchnical Student, is something make me feel happy.
thank you. LIZ.

what a night.

A New Experience.

The last week in my English class we were reading some stories or experience inmigrants, and it talked about how people out of their countries get in problems for some reason, in all cases that I hear people who travel around the world the bed experience is the idiom, but for some reason always meet people who speak your seem lenguage, it happend to my in my honey moon, we went to Hawai at the few days my wife and I were walking around Downtown of Honolulu then a guy who ride a bike it had a seat in the back and he asked us for a ride and we said yes, after we ride like 40min. and came back at the same place we asked him how much for the ride and he said $80.00Dlls. but I understood $18.00Dlls. and I paid him with a $20.00Dlls. Bill, after that he looked at my and his expression said something was wrong, finally my wife get mad with him because he charged us too much.

A New Experience.

The last week in my English class we were riding about

More Winter?

Thistory about groundog, but some or many people ask what groundhog mins? Well groundhogis a small animal that hundred years ago Europeans brought to America , Europeans said this animal wake up from his hibernation on february 2. then if he comes out from his hole and the weather is sunny, he will see his shadow and be fraightened,if he sees his shadow there will be 6 more of winter weather. but if he comes out and is cloudy he will not see his shadow,and will not be frightened, then the spring will come soon.



A groundhog is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground.

adjetives.

1.-In my country the weather is warmer than seattle.

2.-My old brother is smarter than me.

3.-In my English class the time is faster than my job.

Thanks America.

When I just got at USA, I'm lived at my sister house and I remember I was looking for a job and one week after a friend of my brother in love had a party for his birthday, during the party Jeef the friend of my brother in love asked my what I was doing here and I responded him I come to work for couple years and he said I have a company we built wood fences and construccion if you want to work show up here on monday at 7;00am, since this day my life come to be different because I'm worked for this guy during two years so it was a big experience because we worked in the rain, snow and very cold days, experiences that I've never had in mexico, so anyway they were good experiences than I never forgat. After two years my boss moved to east washington to run an apple orchard that he have bought years ago, and his comments was he was tired to live in the city that what he want to move to at quiet town.

Then I found another jobs one in a gas station and the other one in construccion where I worked there for 3 years making me feeling better because I was making good money but one day January 2009 the economy in USA came down, since this date this time have been hard for me,

except my english classes, because it make me feel good.

arturitogoes

My name is Arturo Gonzalez ,I'm from Mexico but I have been in USA for four years so I have been working in different jobs but my problem is that I cannot speak very good English, I really worry because I want to find a good job, but I dont speak english well my goals will never came true, so since I got here my priority was study English. The thing that I like after spanish is learn English. Then my cuestion is how I could get in school if I was very busy before in my two jobs, but now to find a job is really hard and is my oportunity to start to learn English as soon possible to be better and make my dreams come true.

Actally I feel happy to start my English classes because I will improbe my English a few months, then I am going to look for a better job that I have right now.

english class tonight.

My english class tonight was really hard because I had problems with my email account, then I tried to created a new one to start my blog for long time