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January 29, 2007
ACCEPTANCE!
Well, daughter number two just got her acceptance letter to LeMoyne! She is thrilled, and I am very proud of her. Anyone that has known me for a while knows that this is the kid that has battled health issues since she was very young. At 4, she was diagnosed as a migraine sufferer, at 8 it was asthma, at 12 it was absence seizures, and this last year was riddled with intense gastro issues, including having a probe inserted in her stomach to monitor the acid reflux. Suffice to say that she is one tough young lady, and for me this signals the beginning of a wonderful life. If you ask me, any kid that can handle all of that and still be an honor student, has plenty to look forward to in college. Go Amanda!!!
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January 25, 2007
For The Non-Spanglish Speaker...
Courtesy of CasaCub.org...
Cuban Dictionary
Translations:
English to Spanish, & back to English
Bosguagon n. the Volkswagen Beetle
He's got a crush.
El tiene un coco.
"He's got a coconut."
He's confused.
El tiene los cables cruza'os.
"His cables are crossed."
That rocks!
!Boto la casa por la ventana!
"He threw the house out the window!"
He's a pretty boy.
Es una postalita.
"He's a postcard."
It's a big problem.
Eso ni lo brinca un chivo.
"Not even a goat can jump it".
He takes good care of himself.
Se da lija.
"He sandpapers himself."
He died.
Canto el manicero.
"He sang the peanut vendor."
She's cute.
Que mona.
"She's a monkey."
He's a good guy.
Es un pan.
"He's a piece of bread."
He plays dumb.
Se hace la mosquita muerta.
"He plays the dead fly."
He's trouble.
Es la pata 'el diablo.
"He's the leg of the devil."
Come in, come in and have a seat.
Entre, entre y tome una silla.
"Between, between and drink a chair."
Just in case.
Por si las moscas.
"For if the flies."
I overdid it.
Se me fue la mano.
"My hand left me."
I'm going to slap you.
Te voy a entrar a galleta limpia
"I'm gonna enter you to clean crackers."
He's spreading a rumor.
Esta corriendo la bola.
"He's running the ball."
Links
marque n. a supermarket
groceri n. grocery store or supermarket
Articles / Articúlos
Guendis n. Wendy's fast-food restaurant
Berguerquin n. Burger King
Macdonal n. McDonnald's
Pisa Ho n. Pizza Hut
Sebenileben n. 7-Eleven convenience store
guarejaus n. warehouse
pisicorre n. station wagon
paraguero n. inept motorist
saguecera n. Miami's southwest residential areas
jandi n. a parking space reserved for the handicapped
tique n. ticket
transporteichon n. barely adequate automobile
La Vaquita n. the closest Farm Stores to your house
dauntaun n. urban downtown area
llompear v. the act of connecting two vehicles' power sources together with jumper cables in order to induce recharging of one of the vehicle's batteries
un su n. a legal suit
yin n. a pair of jeans
blumer n. women's underwear; panties
pantijo n. panty hose
tenis n. athletic shoes; sneakers
chor n. pair of shorts
yaqui n. a jacket or windbreaker
Guachinton n. Washington D.C.
Mallamibish n. Miami Beach
printear v. to print; use of a computer printer
faxear v. to fax
taipear v. to type
incontas adj. Income Tax
bisne n. a business or business endeavor
escochteip n. Scotch Tape
liquiando v. a leak
efichiensi n. efficiency housing
Fa n. Fab laundry detergent
lonchando v. having lunch
cachú n. tomato ketchup
quaquer n. Quaker Oats brand cereal
quei n. a cake
pitipua n. green peas
jambergue n. a hamburger
beico n. bacon
shicle n. chewing gum
cuqui n. a cookie
jotdo n. a frankfurter
sanguishe n. a sandwich
estop n. stop sign
guau adj. wow
un chou v. to make a scene in public
japiverdei n. a birthday
embarkation n. failure to adhere to a previous commitment or
agreement
flonquear v. to fail an examination or course
Tricotri n. Halloween
meri crisma merry christmas
japi nu yier happy new year
Now you know why we say that some things are:
1) NON-TRANSFERRABLE &
2) WHY YOU ALWAYS LOSE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSLATION.
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January 17, 2007
Bilingualism & Dementia
Check this out for some interesting info on how being bilingual can detain dementia
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January 13, 2007
Happy New Semester!
Well, it's that wonderful time of the year...oh wait-that time has past. It's called Christmas (or Yule, depending on your spiritual association). But, it is an exciting time of the year for me because after this semester I will be reading for exams! Two years down, two to go-and, I might add, my entire cohort and I are all on schedule. So, it looks like the Divine '09 (so called because that's year we we'll walk and not because there are nine of us) is forging ahead. Go us! It is also an exciting time for me because I am teaching Latina feminism for the first time. This is important to me because there are so few books devoted to Latina feminism. We all know that a lack of scholarship generally means a lack of conversations, which ultimately means there is nothing (important enough) to talk about, right? Well, there's plenty to say about us, and I thought it might be a good idea to give the texts that I'm using in my class some exposure on my blog.
I'm hoping these books will be responsible for many exciting and provocative conversations both inside my classroom and among other scholars that are as excited as I am to see more work on Latina women being done. I do have to admit that I am partial to the first one, since it is solely devoted to Puerto Rican women. Hey, what can I say; I like stuff that's all about me and mine. Colonize This! promises to be just as provocative, with essays about All women of color, from everywhere. Divas is a novel about 4 women that embark on a car ride together on their way to a conference. On their way they have to negotiate small spaces and cultural differences, and I am hopeful that my students will see this as an opportunity to explore their own feelings about womanhood and difference.
I want to give a shout out to my (new FPP) mentor Gwen for putting me on to Colonize This! and Divas. Thanks teach! Now let's see how many of my male students actually don't go running when they discover they are in a feminism course...
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