Farmers Got Dressed Style of Traditional...

This Picture is Lázaro Cárdenas del Río with Mexican natives, for more picture click Here

By

Alberto Ortega Servin

In El Tecuan, Michoacán, México

Traditional Clothes are making of cotton fabric, these clothes are one pant and shirt of the white color and these clothes is cheaper in Mexico.
During long time, farmers got dressed style of traditional clothes, because the landowner didn’t permit them to use jean. In this time only the landowner got dressed to jeans because they were rich in the town and cities.
The emigrated came towards the United States, they got dressed to wear jeans but when they back came to Mexico, they changed their jean for the style of traditional clothes, where the farmers change your clothe in big cities near their the smallest town. When they arrived from the United States towards their native towns.
My grandfather, grandfather and mother told me; about this situation also farmers didn’t wear jeans in their community only the landowner. The boss said far away of my town because you don’t understand, you couldn’t wear jeans in this town.
Sometime landowner sent to strike or hit to the farmers, when landowners saw to the farmers wear jeans. Now men and women wear jeans because now there are more freedom in Mexico.
Now the laws don’t allow these kind situations because the people are more modern, a lot people go to the school also many people are coming to the Unites States, where people know new cultures.
Before it was impossible because landowner was very strict with the farmer also the Catholic Church helps a landowner because my uncle Fidel Baez said that people went to confession with the bishops or priests. They were revelation the confession secret some times landowner was far away the people. In this time the life very difficult for the poor families in Mexico. Now there is more freedom in the life of the farmer because they are more independents their jobs also in the form to dress or to clothes.

From Mexico

Hi teacher, hi classmates! How are you? I'm sorry, I couldn't write on the blog until now because our trip plan is really intens. We move from a city to another almost every day and we are driving a lot. We have already visited many places: Puerto Vallarta, Tepic, Guadalajara, Tequila, Guanajuato, Tula, Mexico DF, Teotihuacan, Oaxaca, Mitl and Monte Alban. Now we are in Puerto Escondido and we are thinking on living here forever, but unfortunately (and a little bit fortunately...) I have to fly back to the US next Thursday and Alex maybe is coming back on March 10th. We are having fun and I'm seeing a lot of beautiful things. We met very nice people, we ate and drank all sorts of weird staff. I miss you all and I promise to write you again very soon. Sorry if my English is worst than it used to be, but I'm trying to speak Spanish and I'm very confused (furthermore I have just drunk two strong beers...). Tomorrow I hope to convince Alex to go surfing. A big big big big hug, as big as the room 101 and more! Kisses
Alice

Lunar Eclipse...

Lunar Eclipse

by

Alberto Ortega Servin

On February 20, 2008 we saw a total eclipse of the Moon. It could be seen in Mexico, America, Africa and Europe.

I remember different stories about that the lunar eclipse that my grandfathers, uncles, friends, grandmother, mother, father, and seniors told me. They said that lunar eclipses are bad for animals and for women, too.

It is bad women who are pregnant because it is possible their fetus They are bad for women who are pregnant because it is possible their fetus, they will become deformed. I think it is possible because when I studied at the University my genetics teacher explained about mutations in plants and animals.

Many mutations are good for evolution. Lunar eclipses emit gamma rays and ultraviolet rays of different wavelengths. Some times these mutations are good. Others are bad for animals and plants.
Many cultures spoke about the lunar eclipse as the death of the moon, earth and sun, but other many cultures celebrate this phenomenon. For a long time, many cultures thought that one goddess was fighting with another goddess.

But in El Tecuan, Michoacán, Mexico, when my family spoke about this phenomenon, they believed it influenced our lives. For example people put a red bow on the tails of cows, mares, and goats. They did this because they thought that lunar eclipses effect pregnant animals. It is possible for the animal to abort or to suffer a loss of the babies.

Also people put bows on fruit trees and other crops because they believe the influence of eclipses are dangerous to their crops because there will be a reduction in their harvest.

Solar eclipses are worse than the lunar eclipses because radiations are more powerful. I will explain this topic on another occasion.

My childhood...

By
ALberto Ortega Servin

Write about something you remember from your childhood. It can be a memory of good experience or a difficult experience write between a half page a full page:
When I was child I did different things because my life was very busy. My best experience was when I went to school because I liked to go to school. Then teacher was teaching different lesson every day, but I learned to read when I was 7 years old maybe, I had a bad teacher or I wasn’t a good student. I had a bad memory but I was remembering when I changed the teacher, I learned more quickly to read.
My bad experience was when the teacher wasn’t arriving at my Town El Tecuan, Michoacán, Mexico. It was a situation repeated every Monday. Also students were sad, when a teacher didn’t teach the class.
For a long time, families spoke about this problem but the government never stopped this situation.
Other bad experience when the teacher hit student on hand stay up in from of classroom. When student were behaving now the teachers don’t hit student also It is again of the laws.

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A bad day's experience

Hi class room 101,

Today I didn’t have class, because my sister, brother and I need to go to Sacramento in the early morning. We went there to find a place called State Board. When we arrived there, it was closed 1 month ago. It made me feel very hopeless, because I thought that if I can get there, my Baber Certificate will be recognized, so that I did not need to worry about going Barber school and spend a long time to finish the course, and I can find a job faster too. But I had to go home first and wait until they open the new office. I will the new address and come again, unfortunately when we got home, we lost our way .and it was raining like a cat and dog. After drove around 1o minutes, we saw a library, we thought it will have computer, so we can use internet to check the map and find the way home. Unlucky the computer room was full of users. However a lady, who worked in the library, told us where to get home, so at last we got home completely with safety.

The Valentine's Day

For lots of people in Western countries, the 14th of February is Valentine’s Day. It is the special holiday of year that is time to get together with couples or friends and celebrated for love. Now Eastern countries also like that!

According with the traditional, the day couples express their love for each other by sending Valentine’s card, presenting flowers and chocolates. The day is the exciting for the married couples and the courting couples, they spent money or do something to prepare the presents of their lovers want most.

If you have felling for someone or crush on someone whom doesn’t know, holding the change to express your love with a Valentine’s present. Or we could celebrate with friends and family, love is filled around the world.

Today, a substitute teacher asked us what you know about the festival. I told a story about me. When I studied in Taipei of Taiwan and lived a apartment with some

students of university. My landlord is a young man whose father bought it for him to study in Taipei. He was a student of university, too.

The apartment has four rooms, he lived a room and other rented to us. We are all girls, but we could lived peaceful with him. One day, I wanted to go back my hometown by train. He gave me a book and told to me “ Don’t open it before you arrive you home!” When I arrived my home, then opened the book. A page under the front cover were written by some sentences for me , and the date was written by “Valentine’s Day”. I didn’t know the word’s mean, so looking into the dictionary. Oh! Suddenly I realized that he had feeling for me.

Unfortunately, I had a boyfriend who studied aboard in Japan.

After ,teacher asked Celline, she said that wanted to carve some fruits for teacher Richarl today. Chariya immediately took two pictures of carving fruits, they are very colorfully. I also have some saving on my computer. They were taken from the Watermelon Festival of Tainan in Taiwan. Wish you could appreciate them!

The First Day Of School

The First Day Of School

The first day of school, after the professor introduced himself, he asked his students to find a person who could become a friend. When I stood up looking around, someone hit my shoulder lightly. I moved my head to see an old and short woman whose face was filled with wrinkles. She smiled to me. She said, “Hi! My name is Rose. I am eighty-seven years old. Could I hug you for a moment? ” I replied earnestly with a smile, “Of course.” Then she really hugged me closely.

I made a joke and asked her, “Your age is such small, why do you want to study at the college?” She said, “I am preparing to find a husband. We will raise several children, and then wander to retire and travel around the whole world.”

“Are you serious?” I asked purposely.” I was very curious because her age was old and she was going to college. She said, “I always hoped to receive a college education. Now finally I have reached for the long-cherished wish.”

After we finished school each day, we always took a walk to the Student Unite Building. We shared a chocolate milk shake. From that time, we became good friends with each other. During three months, we always left our classroom together every day. She looked like one “Time Machine”- sharing her experience and wisdom. I always felt with gusto when she talked.

By the time the school year ended; Rose had become a famous person at our school. No matter where she went, she could make new friends easily. She dressed up frequently and attractively. She was delighted that schoolmates paid attention to her.

At the conclusion of the term, Rose was invited to give a lecture for the football team at an evening banquet. After the director introduced her to the audience, she walked to the platform with small steps. At the beginning of her talk, Rose’s speaking notes fell down. She appeared a little annoyed and embarrassed for a few seconds. Then, she said softly into the microphone, “I was very nervous about giving this speech. I planned to drink a cup of beer to be make my gall-bladder strong. Actually, I drank a cup of whisky. No thought that the gadget almost takes my life. Look like; I can’t remember that had make the preparation. So, I speak the most familiar matters.

Everybody laughed. She cleared her throat, then started to say: “Just because we are very old we should not stop having fun. Because, if we stop having fun, then we will become too old. Joyful success is you must smile frequently. Be humorous and charming. You must embrace the dream. When you lose the dream, you are not alive.”

Many people around us look nice, but they haven’t learned anything. They have never grown up. They are actually unconscious. There is a difference between being old and growing up. Anybody can age but not everyone grows up. ‘Growing up” means that you need to embrace change and use it to change yourself. Don’t complain and regret to live! Old people usually don’t regret what they have done, but they are regretful for something that wanted to do, but didn’t do when they were young. Only a person’s heart that is filled with regret can scare us to death.”

That year ended. Rose finally completed her college studies. A week after graduation, she died peacefully while sleeping. We gathered and sent our respect to the woman who had taught us “No matter how old you are, you must decide to make your dreams come true!”

Biography from Alberto Ortega Servin

By
Alberto Ortega Servin

My name is Alberto Ortega Servin. I was born in El Tecuan, Michoacán, México. I was born on July 22, 1968. I attended elementary School partly in El Tecuan, and another part in San Jose. These small towns are near Penjamillo, Michoacán. During the years from 1975 to 1981, I studied at middle & high school in Penjamillo, Michoacan, Mexico. From 1981 to 1984 I attended high school in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. in the years 1984 to 1986.

After high school I attended Michoacán University.. On April 30, 1994 I graduated with a degree in Agriculture. My graduation was the most important goal of my life because when I was student school wasn’t easy for me. But I graduated in the Facultad Agrobiología Presidente “Juarez.” It is a division of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo.

On September 1, 1994 I my carreer as a Laboratory Instructor in the Eduardo Ruiz High School of the Michoacán University in the Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. I am experienced in preparing and maintaining laboratory tools and testing equipment in the laboratory. I am skilled in chemistry and science laboratory instruction and safety in the laboratory. I am detail oriented, organized and efficient in completing tasks in the laboratory. I am reliable, dependable and an honest worker.

Since November 16, 2003 I have been studying English and computer skill including Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet and ESL Courses at the Neighborhood Centers Adult School in Oakland, CA.

I also studied at the English Center for International Women, Mills College and Intensive English Program that included English, computer and career preparation and Office Service Workplace Preparedness and Low Beginning Level proficiency English as a Second Language.

I began to work at Metro Furniture in the Oakland, California as an upholsterer and data entry clerk. Now I am studying full time in the ESL Program at Neighborhood Centers Adult School.

pictures of the party on Feb. 5th

Happy New Year!!!

Ha, ha...

Hello everybody. Today is a Chinese Holiday. I didn't come today because I got a fever last night...

Oh, my God!!! I couldn't eat the big dinner last night, I went to bed very early and got rest...

Today I am feeling a little bit better.

But now I just want to post the photos.

I tried one time last Tuesday night already, but I wasn’t successful. I don’t know why.

I am sorry, I didn’t know the photo arrangement would look like that~~~