By Karen Trom from the February 2012 Edition Change your CHOICES, Change your LIFE Exercise on the Beach If you come from a climate that experiences less than perfect weather, you know it can be difficult to get the recommended 2.5 hours of moderate activity each week. I’m from Wisconsin and am NOT looking forward […]
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By Martha Martinez from the February 2012 Edition In English, words that sound the same, but have different meanings are called Homophones. For example: There, Their, They’re. Here are some Spanish homophones. BELLO. -beautiful VELLO.- bodily hair BIENES.-property (house) VIENES.-to come BOTAR.- throw away; bounce (ball) VOTAR.- vote GRABA.- to record GRAVA.- gravel HIERBA.-weed HIERVA.-to […]
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By Freda Rumford from the February 2012 Edition Each year in January, the northern Wal-Mart parking lot becomes a galaxy of brilliant colours as artisans and vendors from all over Mexico descend upon Manzanillo with their travelling fair. Here for two weeks only. At the end of their stay, they head north to Puerto Vallarta […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition OK flan lovers, I should have shared this with you before Christmas as a gift, but having left my laptop at the LA airport security on the way to Manzanillo, access to another computer has been limited. Anyway, my husband Allan is a flan ‘officiando’ and […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition Last year I wrote about how thrilled I was to see the baby turtles resting in a pail of sea water for release on the beach the following day. This year, mama came back about a month earlier. Perhaps the romantic in me likes to think […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2012 Edition Pacific Porgy The Pacific Porgy has a black spot on its upper pectoral fin base. They belong to the family of Porgies. These fish range from depths of 10’ to 100’. They are silvery gray with large white lips and chin. They have a steep snout and […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2012 Edition Mexico gets more than its fair share of media sensationalism. Personally, I get tired of hearing it because the coverage often seems very slanted to me. You rarely see scenes of real life in Mexico; you are more likely to see a border crossing, at night, from […]
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By Profra. Martha Martinez from the January 2012 Edition English Spanish I am looking for a(n)…. Busco un(a)….. The size I want is …… El tamaño que quiero es …. Do you have it in (color)….? ¿Lo tienen en color ……? Can I place an order for it? ¿Se puede conseguir sobre pedido? Does it […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2012 Edition Mail Boxes Express has moved to a new location. I just found it today to mail a letter in their pouch mail to Laredo, TX. They provide many services and aren’t that far from where they used to be. Heading towards Las Brisas on Miguel de la […]
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By Freda Rumford from the January 2012 Edition The chairman of the Communications and Transportation of the Colima State Congress, Francisco “Pico” Zepeda announced recently that all vehicles registered with Colima licence plates will now qualify for special automatic permits for toll booths within Mexico. The electronic smart card and chips can be bought at […]
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