Through the Walls

Friday, November 12, 2004


Races


How are you? I hope that you’re all doing great, as well as your families. Yesterday, I was outside walking on the yard and I started to count all the different races found in here. There are Mexicans, Peruvians, Italians, Hondurans, Salvadoreans, Panamanians, Colombians, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Jamaicans, Haitians, Canadians, Nicaraguans, Dominicans, Americans, Filipinos, Africans, Venezuelans. These are the ones that I know from which country they come, because there are a lot more whose nacionality I don’t know.

Many times I have conversations with people of other countries and the lexis is very different. There are times when I don’t understand something they said and other times they don’t understand me. Also, as time goes by, you catch some of the words or phrases of the different countries. Sometimes when I am on the phone with friends, I may say a “weird” word without even noticing and they asked me what I said because they didn’t understand me. I think that when I leave this place I will have a mixture of languages that I won’t even understand myself, (haha).

It’s really interesting to listen to stories from other countries. One learns a lot. On one of the next messages in the Blog, I will make a list of words from other countries.

This is all for now. Bye.

Sincerely,

Pedro

Let Your Positive Side Shine

Always hold honor as a high virtue.
Despite how the world may be, rise above.

Always speak the truth, because others
will hold you in high esteem as a person
who can be trusted.

Never lose faith in your fellow human beings,
despite times when they may let you down.

Believe in hard work. No one will hand you
the future you want.
The ladder to success is steep,
but take one step at a time and you will get to the top.

Always believe in yourself.
Your happiness depends on no one else but you.
If there is something that you are unhappy about,
you must change it.

Always hold love close to you.
When you make a commitment, cherish it
for the rest of your life.

- Sherrie L. Householder -

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