"What a Coincidence!"

Potter likes dubstep and Chelsea does, too.

Vero is a teacher and so is Lainie!

Citlalli doesn't like to eat onions and Fany doesn't either.

Karen doesn't like basketball and neither does Carmen.

Ivan likes Barcelona (the soccer team) and Sara does, too. So does Armando.

Brenda likes "Pretty Little Liars" and so does Andres D. 

Litzy Alondra doesn't listen to metal music and neither does Andre A.

Glory likes milk and Dani does, too!

This is unit we are currently in. (The last unit!)

It is about "connectors". So. Too. Either. Neither.

And we also learned a new vocabulary phrase: What a coincidence!!

So bringing these all together is this lovely "tetris" on our little bulletin board.

What a coincidence! Look at all the things we have in common. : )

Slightly Neglected

"Why are you in Mexico, Lainie?" To teach English and love my students and the community.
"What is your blog about, Lainie?" My adventures in Mexico.

Which has been good. But selfish.

I have neglected to keep you updated on what WE have been doing in class and about THEM (my students).

The year is nearly over. But I might as well start now.

So, this happened : ).

I went back to the USA for a week.
A surprise for the birthday-graduate.
Way to rock it, baby sister.

A Little List of Little Good Things.

photo credit: marco

1. My student Ramon brought me a bag full of ripe mangos from his farm.

2. La mama who makes and tacos down the street stopped cooking to invite me into her house and show me her knitting projects (because she knows I'm learning to knit, too).

3.The quesadilla she made me afterwards (without queso : )).

4. Ana and I painted each others fingernails while listening to foreign rap music (in French and Hebrew).

Staff Meeting.

AT THE BEACH!?! Yes, indeed! “Hola from Zihuatanejo!”

(And 6,000 points to whoever can tell me which classic film supposedly ended on this beach…)

It was wonderful. Even, perfect.

with Clau

Danny, Pau, Zac, y Carmen : )

These are the coconuts that were cut straight off the tree
that this hammock is hanging from.
We drank the water and ate the meat and it was THE COOLEST.
(with Abril)

This is the gardener who retrieved us the coconuts
and opened them with his machete! (Woo hoo!)

Things about Mexico #13

We do go shopping.

Sometimes when you are in a foreign country and you go to the mall, you find a shirt on the discount rack that features your home city. (Holla at ya, Portland. : ))

(What?!)

Things about Mexico #12

Cucarachas. Cockroaches.

(and that is all I have to say about that.)