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4th of July Fireworks in San Diego

Instantes (por Jorge Luis Borges)

Instantes (por Jorge Luis Borges)

"Angel De La Locura" by Vladimir Garrido

Noche Hispana Seis: Tech Rehearsal

Noche Hispana Seis

Interview with Univision Minnesota about Noche Hispana Seis

Happy Holidays from Paulino Brener

Happy Holidays! 

¡Felices Fiestas!

I want to wish you the best for 2010!

¡Los mejores deseos para el 2010!

Paulino Brener

عطلات سعيدة - ['A'yād Sa'īdah] - (Happy Holidays) - Arabic

Весели празници - [Veseli praznici] - (Happy Holidays) - Bulgarian

Bones festes - (Happy Holidays) - Catalan

节日快乐 - [jiérì kuàilè] - (Happy Holidays) - Simplified Chinese for Mainland China

節日快樂 -  [jit yet fai lok] - (Happy Holidays) - Traditional Chinese for Hong Kong and Taiwan

Sretni blagdani - (Happy Holidays) - Croatian

Veselé svátky - (Happy Holidays) - Czech

God ferie - (Happy Holidays) - Danish

Prettige feestdagen - (Happy Holidays) - Dutch

Joyeuses fêtes - (Happy Holidays) - French for Canada/France

Felices festas - (Happy Holidays) - Galician

Frohe feiertage - (Happy Holidays) - German

Καλές γιορτές - (Happy Holidays) - Greek

חג שמח - (Happy Holidays - used for most Jewish festivals) - Hebrew

Kellemes Ünnepeket - (Happy Holidays) - Hungarian

Gleðilega hátíð - (Happy festival) - Icelandic

Selamat Hari Raya - (Happy Great Days) - Indonesian

Buone feste - (Happy Holidays) - Italian

楽しいホリデーシーズンを - [tanoshi i horide^shi^zun wo] - (Happy Holidays) - Japanese

해피 할러데이즈 - [hae-pi hal-leo-de-i-jeu] - (Happy Holidays) - Korean

Laimīgas Brīvdienas - (Happy Holidays) - Latvian

Džiaugsmingų švenčių - (Joyful Holiday Season) - Lithuanian

Gledelig høytid - (Happy Holidays) - Norwegian

تعطيلات خوش بگذره - [Taetilat khosh begzare] - (Happy Holidays) - Persian

Wesołych świąt - (Season's Greetings) - Polish

Boas festas - (Happy Holidays) - Portuguese

Sărbători fericite - (Happy Holidays) - Romanian

С праздником - [S prazdnikom] - (Happy Holidays) - Russian

Srećni praznici / Срећни празници - (Happy Holidays) - Serbian

Vesele praznike - (Happy Holidays) - Slovenian

Felices fiestas - (Happy Holidays) - Spanish for Spain/Latin America

Habari Gani - (Holiday Tidings) - Swahili

God Helg - (Happy Holidays) - Swedish

عید مبارک - [Eid Mub'arak] - (Happy Eid) - Urdu

Nghỉ lễ vui vẻ - (Happy Holidays) - Vietnamese

Early Language Learning: World Languages in the Elementary Years

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Early Language Learning: World Languages in the Elementary Years

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Bailemos Juntos at ACTFL 2009

Bailemos Juntos at ACTFL 2009

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Las Vegas, November 2009. Bellagio water dance

Explore Minneapolis: North Loop (2)

Day of the Dead in the classroom and in the community

Day of the Dead in the classroom and in the community

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"A Path Home: A Story of Thich Nhat Hanh"

A Path Home
A Story of Thich Nhat Hanh
November 6 - 22, 2009
Created and performed by
Masanari Kawahara
Directed by Sandy Spieler

This intimate performance explores the life and work of Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk, poet, and peace activist. In the hands of master visual storyteller Masanari Kawahara, eloquent puppets weave an interpretation of the man and his teachings in this new production.

Based on writings by Thich Nhat Hanh, this active meditation juxtaposes the simple joys of life with the horrors of war and violence, and illuminates his influential path through both.

First test for "El dueño de la Luz" shadow puppet (no narration)

I've been working on my first shadow puppets show to do for my Spanish classes. It's a story based on the Warao legend on the creation of the sun and moon.

I know that I have to rehearse more and there are lots of things that I need to correct. But I would appreciate your feedback. I will add the narration in my next version.

As I said, this is my first shadow puppet show.. so be nice! :-)

Thanks! Gracias!

(can you guess what the story is about without hearing the narration?)

Experiment with Google Voice and World Languages

I was wondering how well could Google Voice handle languages other than English. Well... you can probably guess that not well at all. It also had a hard time with my accent. Now I wonder why nobody understands me! :)


Here is the message I recorded:
(English) My name is Paulino 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  (Spanish) Mi nombre es Paulino. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco. (French) Je m'appelle François.   Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq.  (Italian) Mi chiamo Paulino. Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque.


This is what Google Voice transcribed for me:
"Yes, my name is Paul when you you know 12345 number there is no you know or no. Those today's quite down so you can call you should not there. As far as well, and to park cut price sick, we can hopefully you know. Winnowed do it today, quite touching course."


And this is the recording.


Enjoy!

Cómo hacer una piñata (parte 2)

Bailemos Juntos for CIS (College in Schools) Spanish Field day at U of M 10/19/09

I love dancing. I’ve been dancing since I was a little kid. At El Lago del Bosque (Concordia Language Villages) we love dancing, too. We do some traditional dances and also line dances with Spanish music. Almost 10 years ago a groups of friends from ELDB (Kika, Alicia and Luz) and I decided to bring the fun of line dances from ELDB to the classroom and started presenting those dances at different conferences for World Languages Teachers: IWLA, MCTLC, Central States and soon ACTFL ‘09! The presentation is called Bailemos Juntos

Our presentation is usually a big hit because not only we teach fun dances but the four of us have so much fun presenting together that we fill the room with our energy and enthusiasm.

Sometimes I get to do Bailemos Juntos by myself. Usually at schools. Today I presented Bailemos Juntos at the U of M for the Spanish Field day of CIS (College in Schools). There were more than 500 high school students. I made them all dance!

This is my third year presenting for CIS Spanish Field day at U of M. I hope I have enough energy to do it for a few more.

For more information go to Bailemos Juntos http://bailemosjuntos.com/

Social Media Revolution

Is social media a fad?

Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?

Welcome to the World of Socialnomics

West Side on the South Side

The West Side Theater Project
proudly presents

West Side on the South Side

Performances of "The West Side on the South Side" are Sept 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wellstone Center for Community Building.
179 E. Robie, Saint Paul, MN 55107

An original play inspired by the stories of St. Paul’s West Side community, written by Al Justiniano, directed by Harry Waters Jr., and with original music by Becky Dale and Brandon Nam, West Side on the South Side features professional actors alongside West-siders.

Meet Mai who is returning home for the first time from her station in the army with a surprise for her mother; Lui (PAULINO BRENER), the neighborhood crazy; April, Summer, and Autumn, the three ladies who have lived the history of the West Side; and numerous other interesting passengers on the #68 Bus as it makes its way to La Placita in West Side on the South Side.

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $10 by calling 1-800-838-3006 or online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/81166. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door on a pay-what-you-are-able basis with a suggested donation of $10. Also, please bring an item (or more!) for the Neighbhorhood House food shelf when you come to the show.

Be sure to check out the attached flyer as well as our blog for more information. See you on the West Side!

U of M Duluth Marching Band at MN State Fair 2009

U of M Duluth Marching Band at MN State Fair 2009