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Guatemala y Facebook
By CDM school on 27 Jan 2012It's a fact: "Facebook llegó para quedarse". I'm a regular user and I can see the impact in the people's life. Everybody can know what you do, eat, think, feel or hate. Is it good?
Las Posadas
By CDM school on 15 Dec 2011Visitors in Guatemala will be surprised tonight when they see groups of people, passing by the streets, this guatemalas will go with red lanterns, singing and playing the "tu-cu-ti-cu-tu" sound of turtle shells.
Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration with origins in Spain. "Posada" is Spanish for "lodging", or "accommodation"; it is said in plural because it is celebrated more than one day in that period. The nine day novena represents the nine months of pregnancy.
Spanish · English phrases II
By CDM school on 18 Oct 2011Hello amigos!
Here are some useful phrases to impress your friends.
A beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabar.
Eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
A cada puerco le llega su sabado.
Everyone gets his comeuppance in the end / just deserts sooner or later.
A diario una manzana es cosa sana.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Spanish · English phrases I
By CDM school on 13 Oct 2011El sol se levantará mañana y quién sabe lo que traerá la marea?
The sun will rise tomorrow and who knows what will bring the tide.
La principal causa de la melancolía es el ocio; no hay mejor remedio que la actividad
The main cause of melancholy is idleness; there is no better remedy than activity.
La fe mueve montañas
Faith will move mountains
La tercera es la vencida
Third time lucky!