- When Gringos Attack
I thought I would write another article about a subject that's been near and dear to my heart since the wife and I moved to Central Mexico We are here in the Colonial City of Guanajuato, where we've lived for more than five years and counting - The First Step In Your Expatriation Adventure
The very first thing you should consider once you've made your mind up as to where you are going to live overseas might surprise you The many letters we receive from potential expats always begin with the theme of cost of living - Why You Have To Listen First And Speak Later In Second Language Learning
If you've been following my articles on Second Language Acquisition, you know I've made a big deal about seeking to comprehend the language you've chosen to learn before trying to speak or produce in the language I've used the imagery of a horse-drawn cart to illustrate the question of which comes first: learning grammar or listening-speaking - You Can Learn A Second Language No Matter What
The other day I typed in "Language Schools" into Google and came up with a whopping 95 million hits After popping my eyes back into my head, I wondered just how many public schools, junior colleges, and universities are offering second language learning opportunities in the United States - What Is Total Immersion In Learning A Second Language?
Introduction
In the 1990's when I was contemplating learning Spanish, I was told repeatedly by well-meaning friends that if I really wanted to learn Spanish I would have to live in a country in which Spanish was the dominate spoken tongue If you Google "Spanish Immersion," you will get 1,790,000 hits - How To Become Mexicanized
Is it fair, no, not fair but ethical, to demand of immigrants to America that which we, as Americans, would not demand of ourselves when and if we were to immigrate to another country Are we being "Double Minded Gringos" to demand certain things, if you will-requirements, of Mexicans for example, when they attempt to move to our country that we wouldn't dare demand of ourselves - When Does Tolerance Stop Becoming A Virtue?
When does "Tolerance" or "Live and Let Live" stop becoming a virtue Is it even a virtue - Spanishing In Guanajuato
I've been in Spanish classes for the past two weeks It's been great - Not Knowing Spanish And Living In Mexico? A Dangerous Mix
If you happen to have an interest in expatriation and are targeting Mexico as a possibility, here is some of the banter you most certainly will read on the forums: "To Learn Spanish or Not To Learn Spanish, That is the Question"
I fall, of course, on the "You've got to learn Spanish" side of the fence - Heading Back To Spanish Class--Again!
I am 19 days away from starting my Spanish classes-again When the wife and I first moved to Mexico, we enrolled in Spanish classes - Living In Mexico And Taking Spanish Classes – Why?
The wife and I walked downtown from our East Guanajuato Barrio today On the way back, I stopped in one of the local Spanish Schools - Want To Be Fluent In Spanish? Watch Cartoons!
I've enjoyed my return to Spanish class here in Guanajuato immensely It's been a little strange because basically one ends up taking classes mainly with other Americans with a few other nationalities thrown in for good measure - A Quality Eyewitness UFO-Alien Account
The main problem with an eyewitness account of any event is reliability Whether someone witnesses a homicide, car wreck, plane crash, or whether someone catches his mate in bed with someone else and they scream, "It isn't what it looks like - DNA Left Behind In Space Alien Encounter
Some folks, skeptics and scoffers, are not going to believe in the existence of Aliens from other worlds manning UFO's unless they land in their backyards and ask for directions or to call a tow And, even then, I do not know whether that would convince a scoffing skeptic - Jimmy Carter - The UFO President
President Jimmy Carter was the first President of the United States of America to have officially reported the UFO he saw to the authorities He was also the President who said that if elected he would see that UFO-Alien Full Disclosure would take place - UFO Crashes In Mexico
During the summer of 1974, significant events were taking place On August 5th, Congress placed a monetary limit on aid to the military in Vietnam - What Did Reagan Know About UFO's
Reagan seemed more enthralled with UFO's than all the US - I Grew Up In Area 51
I've often wondered whether the Alien Abduction Phenomenon was really as well known in groups that are not particularly inclined to learn anything about this subject You know the type I mean - U.S. Patriot Act Is Going To Kill Me
I am going to die I do not know exactly how long I have to live but my death is imminent - Want To Retire Or Work In Mexico? You'd Better Read This!
Let me shoot straight from the hip No fancy introductions to this article, no witty sayings, no clever expressions, no wildly used adjectives - Puffy Wet Lips
There's this guy who lives across the street from us who we have renamed Wet Lips When we are in a really lighthearted mood, we refer to him as Puffy Wet Lips - Want To Succeed At Writing? You Need A Platform!
When I finished my book, "The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico," I sent queries to a number of publishers On a lark, I queried McGraw-Hill - Cyberstalking Is A Worldwide Problem
I live in a medium-sized central Mexican town called Guanajuato Guanajuato is the capital of the state of Guanajuato - I Was Just In The Middle Of A Dream
I was dreaming I was eating Carnitas - Living In Mexico With Lenny And Bubba
I have the very worst luck with getting wrong-number phone calls, no matter what country I live in Believe me, when we moved to Mexico, the problem didn't get any better - Don't Declare War: Opine!
It is very interesting to note how someone responds to what I've written about Gringolandia and its inhabitants, Gringolandians Almost without exception, the usual screed in response to what I've always proclaimed as just "my thoughts, my opinions, my editorializing on my life in central Mexico" come in the form of personal attacks on me, the author - Guanajuato: Too Many False Expectations
A friend of mine told me about a conversation she had with a person she knows in one of the Mexican Prime Living Locations on the west coast of Mexico This area, one to which many Americans flock, had become too expensive for her to continue living there - There's No Reality, Only Perceptions
It has occurred to me lately just how the filters through which we see and read events determine how we evaluate and react to them The phrase, "You look at the world through rose-colored glasses" is an axiom that is truer than I've ever suspected - The Gringolandizing Of Mexico-pt 1
The literature that exists in book form and especially in online newsletters and magazines presents to the "Move-To-Mexico Wannebee" Mexico as an Image and not Mexico as it Really Is
I found an excellent example of this in an email featuring a popular living-in-Mexico magazine that appeals to the potential expat to Mexico - Learning Spanish: Financing Your Spanish Education
A couple of years ago, an American lady came to Guanajuato to learn Spanish She enrolled in one of the most expensive schools in town
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