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Author Archives: Maria A. Petit
The Language of Public Affection
World traveller highly educated and dear friend whom will remain anonymous sent me the following email as she prepared for a 6-month journey around the world with her husband to be. Hi Maria, I was reading some things about Dubai … Continue reading
Elaine Kelly’s Spanish Nights
I met Elaine Kelly during my first move to the United Arab Emirates back in 2005. She was and still is just witty, funny and a charming ray of light. Elaine moved to the UAE from Canada back in the … Continue reading
Delectable Dubai Markets
I absolutely love local markets and supermarkets, which was probably the inspiration for the first JAM product (the “J” in Jam likes markets too); jam.flashcards Fruits & Vegetables. In my travels its one of the first places I always visit. … Continue reading
Posted in Dubai Market, Fruit & Vegetables
Tagged choithrams, Dubai, esl children, flashcards, fruit & vegetables, fruit and vegetable flashcards, Jam English Flash cards, JAM English Flashcards, learning english, learning languages, organic foods & cafe, spinneys, tagalog, United Arab Emirates, Yemeni Organic Coffee
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Guadalajara
The anticipation of discovering a new place with its endless possibilities is my favourite part of travelling. I rarely read up on a place before I arrive precisely because I like to figure things out along the way or rather … Continue reading
Posted in guadalajara, mexico
Tagged English Flashcards, Guadalajara, La Marcha, mexico, Spanish Slang, TV Nails Magazine
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Flavours (UK) vs Flavors (USA) of MEXICO
Nieve (snow), Nevado (Snowy), Helado, (frozen) are all Spanish words for Ice Cream. Nieve from Garrafa in Jocotepec, Jalisco, near the shores of Lago de Chapala are deliciously renown. I was fortunate to stumble across this ice cream parlor on … Continue reading
Writing JAM: Public Writing Sessions
While in Mexico in flight to the city of Guadalajara from Monterrey I decided to skim through the Aeromexico in flight magazine Escala. Actually, I was in search of the Soduku puzzles (I confess, I find Soduku irresistible). And there … Continue reading
Que pasa USA?
With Hurricane Alex dampening the original birthday plans complete with a day of Chukkas and Mariachis , Felipe Dell’Oro, Nicola Gryczka and I managed to get seats on a flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. Since I can’t tell you about … Continue reading
Posted in english, english flash cards, English Flashcards, english immersion program, english teachers, english vocabulary, esl children, esl english, esl flaschards, esl flashcards, esl students, esl students students, fruit and vegetable flashcards, Jam English Flash cards, JAM English Flashcards, jam flashcards, jam language, jam language English Flash Cards, JAM Language Limited, jam language publishing, language, learn english, learn spanish, learning languages, learning Spanish, linguistics, Spanglish, spanish language, Uncategorized
Tagged Los Angeles, Manouschka Guerrier, Marisabel Bazan, Nicola Gryczka, private chefs of Beverly Hills, Que pasa USA?, Randy Kaplan, Rocky Echevarria, Seth Menachem, Single Serving, Spanglish, Steven Bauer
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!mamadisima!
On Thursday night we decided to meet Isaac, perhaps Monterrey’s best-kept secret. We were lucky to meet him on the second day we arrived in Mexico at the Monterrey Polo club, and lets just say he’s made our stay here … Continue reading
eXpresso vs. eSpresso
In between meetings, starving and in search of a flat screen TV to watch the Netherlands vs. Uruguay World Cup Semi-final Felipe Dell’Oro and I ended up at Chili’s Restaurant. Ironic I know since we are in Mexico and can … Continue reading