Cuernavaca – “Time”

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:31:59 +0000

Time – In Mexico, time is considered to be flexible, relaxed and circular, and is therefore unlimited. The word “mañana” is closely linked with the Mexican concept of time. In literal terms it means “morning” or “tomorrow”, however it is also a way of saying “later”. When hearing it in this context, you should expect things to be done some time in the near future, without great urgency or specific dateline in mind. Consequently, business meetings will run at a slower pace and your associates may take longer to reach a decision. Punctuality and time keeping are less closely observed; therefore, planning a tight daily schedule when doing business in Mexico should be avoided.

Cuernavaca is on Central Standard Time when compared to USA time. Daylight Savings Time begins a few weeks later than the USA in both the spring when clocks are put ahead and in the fall when turned back an hour.

Day of the Dead – 2010

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:09:18 +0000

Mexico’s extraordinary Day of the Dead has been recognized by UNESCO since
1995 as part of the world’s intangible heritage. Now, Mexican cuisine itself has been designated the first culinary tradition to join UNESCO’s prestigious list.
Come celebrate with us this fall in Cuernavaca/Tepoztlán, Our weeklong cultural immersion from October 30-November 6th.
Spanish Classes/Mexican cuisine.
The mystery and splendor of the Day of the Dead.

Seven Day Program with a five day Conversational Spanish Classes

Day 1 | Saturday, October 30,2010
Arrival in Mexico City Pullman de Morelos bus to Cuernavaca (on your own) $15dls.

Your Mexican family will pick you up at the bus station in Cuernavaca
Welcome dinner with your Mexican Family.
If you arrive early visit beautiful and colonial city of Cuernavaca with your family.
Don’t forget to visit Brady Museum with its eclectic collection of art, housed in the
former home of the Bishop.

Day 2 | Sunday, October 31,2010
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 Tepoztlán: One of the main attractions of Tepoztlan is the market place. This market has two sections: One which is situated on the main plaza, where one can buy fresh and exotic groceries, as well as trying different traditional dishes and purchase handicrafts.The other takes place on the main road on Saturdays and Sundays, where one can buy regional handicrafts from every corner of the country and handicrafts found nowhere else but here. Tepoztlan is also known as a mystical center.
Do not forget a lunch from your Mexican family
Climb the Tepozteco and return to Cuernavaca

Day 3 | Monday, November 1st, 2010
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 3:00 Spanish Classes
3:00-5:00 Dinner with your Mexican Family
6.00 p.m.Visit the Day of the Dead at Ocotepec with ASLI and your Mexican family

Day 4 | Tuesday, November 2, 2010
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 1:00 Spanish Classes
1:00 Visit Jardín Borda
Day of the Dead exhibitions

Day 5 | Wednesday,November 3, 2010 “A”
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 3:00 Mexican Cuisine with Chef Lupita .
Return to Tepoztlán market, learn about the ingredients.Visit the Monasterio
and return with Ingredients.
What you´ll be cooking and tasting represents authentic Mexican cooking at
it´s best. 50dls.

Day 5 I Wednesday, November 3, 2010 “B”
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 1:00 Spanish Classes
1:00 – 3:00 Rally to the Cortés Palace.
Famous Murals of Diego Rivera
3:00 Dinner with Mexican Family

Day 6 | Thursday, November 4, 2010
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 3:00 Spanish Classes
3:00 – 5:00 Dinner with your Mexican family and siesta
8:00 Enyoy Danzón at the zócalo

Day 7 | Friday, November 5, 2010
8:00 Breakfast with your Mexican Family
9:00 – 3:00 Spanish Clasess
3:00 – 5:00 Dinner with your Mexican Family
6:00 Have dessert at Las Mañanitas (on your own)

Day 8 | Saturday, November 6, 2010
Return to Airport from Cuernavaca

Seven Days of Conversational Spanish Immersion at all levels:

$422.50 Shared room and shared bathroom
$492.50 Private room and Private bathroom
Includes:
1.Spanish Classes
2.Text book
3.Lodging
4.Two meals a day (Full Breakfast and Main Meal)
4.Transportation to and from ASLI
5.Autings:

Down Town Cuernavaca
Tepoztlán Village
Day of the Dead Celebrations at Ocotepec Village
Jardín Borda exhibitions
Cortes Palace
Diego Rivera´s Murals with it´s history
Downtown Danzón Cuernavaca

Not included is laundry,special cooking class taxi/ bus transportation in the city,
regular excursions, personal expenses while in Cuernavaca.
¡Hasta la Vista!

Fullbright-Hays/ASLI

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:36:04 +0000

What Maryland school teachers are learning in ASLI-Spanish Language Teachers in Cuernavaca, México

Fifteen K-12 Maryland school teachers are scheduled to spend an immersion language course in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Later: a salsa lesson.
They’re part of program called “Partners in Education,” an intensive language, culture, and curriculum-building project. It’s organized by two professors at Towson University and funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The teachers are partway into their 6-week stay in Cuernavaca. Sheilah talks to Colleen Ebacher, Co-Director of the program and associate professor of Spanish at Towson University; and to Leslie Miller, a Spanish teacher at White Oak Middle School in Silver Spring who’s on the trip.

Fulbright-Hays-ASLI

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:34 +0000

This weblog is dedicated to the people of Mexico.

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-31

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:59:59 +0000

Indirect taxes like added value tax is becoming more relevant worldwide and represents important percentage in revenue. 16% in Mexico. #
800 billion to 2 trillion dollars are laundered around the world every year. Milenio Noticias. #
Golfswingnut. It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important: Gandhi #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-27

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:59:59 +0000

U.S. financial reforms will separate banks that operate risk investment and commercial banks. #
JP Morgan and and Goldman Sachs will have a transition period of three years to withdraw investments from non banking companies. Deloitte. #
Our school in Cuernavaca offers tailor made programs for executives and professionals. Available now. http://www.spanishincuernavaca.com #

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:05:24 +0000

New Discovery in Teotihuacán

Arqueólogos del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) dieron a conocer la localización, a 12 metros de profundidad, de la entrada del túnel que conduce a una serie de galerías debajo del Templo de la Serpiente Emplumada, en Teotihuacán, donde pudieron haber sido depositados los restos de los gobernantes de la antigua ciudad.

El arqueólogo Sergio Gómez Chávez, director del proyecto “Tlalocan: camino bajo la tierra”, aseguró que se trata de la excavación más profunda que se ha realizado en México y en este sitio prehispánico.

De acuerdo con el especialista, este conducto subterráneo se estima que fue cerrado hace aproximadamente mil 800 años por los propios teotihuacanos y al que nadie ha entrado desde entonces y son los especialistas del INAH quienes esperan entrar en los próximos meses.

El acceso se realiza por un tiro vertical de casi cinco metros por lado que desciende hasta una profundidad de 14 metros desde la superficie. La entrada conduce a un largo corredor con una longitud estimada de 100 metros que termina en una serie de cámaras subterráneas excavadas en la roca.

Fuente: Notimex

New Discovery in Teotihuacán