DAYS ARE GETTING HECTIC (ajetreados)... COLLEGE & POKER

Last two days my life is getting more and more hectic (ajetreado). I kept an appointment with International Student Advisor of MC3 (universidad). I explained to her my problem: I wanted to attend like and audit the credit courses, but they said no and I dont understand why.... In the end she said:
-"Ok, AlbertO (pronuncian así) you can do it. But for one of  the class you need to pass an English as a Second Language (ESL)Exam"
-Ok, When can I take this exam? . I said
- "If you are ready right now (ahora mismo)"
I could believe it. The exam lasted (duró) 3 hours. The 2 first hours were English questions ... but almost the last hour was Math and Algebra in English. I coudn't understand what I was doing there resolviendo quebrados,ecuaciones de segundo grado, problemas de geometría, series geométricas ... but I thought that I would be better don't ask about it ..... hasta que aparecio un logaritmo en base 5 (que ya no sé ni para que sirve)....anyway I figured out all the problems. I did my best. Here we go, the Test Results:

ESL Language Use        8,9
ESL Reading Skills        8,6
ESL Sentence Meaning  9,2
Algebra                         7,2
College Level Math       3,4 (Oh my God,I have to review log5 (x-3)3.....)

Now I have to wait until Monday 3:30 to another appointment, but I hope (espero) I can enroll like audit to any american course, even to Introduccion to Speech Comunication and Macroeconomics. Great ¡¡¡¡
And I was in the College (universidad) talking with about 5 people I understood almost all. Later I was with Ranvir for 2 hours.

Then Doug and I went to Caroll & Brian house. We had a great dinner: cheese, pasta, a nice chicken, asparagus and two bottle of Marques de Riscal ¡¡¡¡¡ Awesome¡¡¡¡ (Imponente). All of them are charming. We laughed all the time... and I lernt how to pronunce WOMAN .... no es wuman, ni woman, ni weman, ni guoman, ni guman, ni nada de na ( I tried all the ways) Then I thought deeply how to solve my problem ...... ...and at last I got it. Now I say : l-a-d-y and all the people understood me.

And then they taught (enseñaron) how to play poker to me. I suppose you are thinking, don't you know how to play poker? Well, I know how to play 2 or 3 kinds of poker .... but they taught about 10 different poker to me.

It will be continued tomorrow ....... HOW TO PLAY AMERICAN POKER (mil y un maneras)

BREAKING NEWS: GARDENING & DANCING

I'm sorry but tonight I have BREAKING NEWS (noticias de ultima hora), and I couldn't help changing my blog.
This afternoon I was gardening and after I was with Joan to a CONTRA DANCE SESSION. Superb ¡¡¡¡ Do you rememember the american old movies where all the people dance all together ....woman, man, the elders, the children ....do you remember? Ok, It's incredible ... I was there ¡¡¡¡ It was such great event that you are going to wait until tomorrow to know more and can see the pictures ... and tired. I'll go to bed. You have to wait.



I COULN'T HELP DOING ¡¡¡ (No puede evitar hacerlo)
Today I lernt a new phrase structure... it's very usefull. I have to practice...
This morning I COULDN'T HEP (no puede evitar) sleepING a lot. I got up about 8. I had my breakfast: two cups of coffe, one toast with butter and jam... but I couldn't help eating a cookie¡¡¡¡¡ Sorry ¡¡¡
I couldn't help doing ¡¡¡¡¡

But now I cant help (no puedo evitar) thinking in this structure ... I can't help using it .. I can't help writting ...and I can't help missing you.

PUES HOY HAY PROPINA....

Resulta que me he puesto a leer vuestros comentarios y me he tronchado de risa ... me rio mas con vuestros comentarios que cuando escribo el blog...
Gracias a todos por seguir el blog .... prometo dejar de escribirlo en cuanto llegue a Bilbao .... osea que sepais que no es una castigo eterno esto del blog.

Gracias a todos por vuestro apoyo: Ana, Scott, Miguel primo, Miguel hermano, Ignacio, Esme, Kike, la hermana torpe, Stefi, etc.... si me dejo alguien perdonarme..

Por cierto ya se cómo se dice "parada de autobus": BASTAP...
así que os mando la foto del Bus que perdí... así que cuando vino el siguiente me monté el primero, corriendo ... y resulta que no era ... y tuve que bajar y subir al siguiente ... menos mal que no tuve que pagar dos  veces .... el edificio es la Montgomery County Community College.

I MISS A BUS ... BUT JOAN TOUGHT ME TO MAKE COOKIES ¡¡¡¡

A sweet day. I missed 12:37 bus, that's why I didn't go to the farm ... but I was the whole afternoon with Joan talking and she tought me to cook her delicius coockies ..  Joan cooked cookies and I helped her a little.
For all of you who have a sweet tooth (que soys golosos), here you go the recipe ¡¡¡¡

JOAN's COOKIES - NUTRITIOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 3/4 cup of rolled oats (avena)
1 cup unsifted whole-wheat flour (harina integral de trigo)
1/4 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder (leche en polvo)
1/4 cup wheat germ (germen de trigo)
2 tea spon baking powder (levadura en polvo)
1/4 tea spoon salt (sal)
1 cup packed brown sugar (tazas bien llenas de azucar moreno)
3/4 cup butter (mantequila)
1 egg (huevo)
1/2 tea spoon vanilla (vainilla)
1 cup chocolate chips or perhaps 2 cup, can be much better

In medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients: oats, flour, dry milk podwer, wheat germ, baking powder, salt and mix thoroughly and set aside. We used an american mixer.
In large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter, beat (batir) in eggs and vanilla.

Stir (remover) in reserved oats mixture until well conbined. Stir in chocolate chips. (Dough will be very dry and crumbly). Form teaspoonfuls whit your fingers and place one inch apart on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 350º (espero que sean Farenhetits o quemamos el horno = 160 º C aprox) for 12 to 15 minutes.

Makes 2 trayfulls.

Later I did my first american DIY (do it yourself). Doug and I fixed the venetian blind (no, es que curamos a un ciego, sino que reparamos mi persiana veneciana). I passed from 2 to 8:30 talking with Joan and Doug and we had a good laugh (nos tronchamos de risa).

I WANT YOU as a new follower .. TO CHEER ME UP

Today is a cold day. I'm a little sad ... I don't know why, but probably is the weather and the time.
I missed my wife, family and friends....
Today I was all the morning at home alone because I had to fill out so much info in a web ...
This night I had an spech but I have to phone a person to talk about the MCCC courses that I can attend.

I need more followers, if you are reading my blog, please put your name down, click in FOLLOWERS and add your name... please. I don't care who you are, or where you are, or if I don't meet you. I fancy have more followers to cheer me up ¡. I TELL YOU :

Necesito mas seguidores,así que si estas leyendo esta blog, apuntate como seguidor sólo tienes que clicar en FOLLOWERS y añadir tu nombre.. por favor. No importa quien seas o de dónde seas o si no te conozco. Me encnata tener seguidores para que me animen.

NOTA: para no tener nada que contar no ha quedado mal el blog de hoy, no?

IN THE COLLEGE

Today I got my Lansdale Library Card. I borrowed and Audiobook and the same book to practice. Then I went to the Montgomery County Community College (la universidad). They were awarded 1st Technologically Advanced Comunity College in the Cointry. They are cutting edge (vanguardista) in IT.
I asked for, a friend of Deb and he and the librarian were talking to me about my project. They amazed when I told them what I'm doing. They told me that I speak quite well. They lied to me. She helpede me a lot. I'm thinking in attend some courses about ecomomical and bussines stuff. It can be a great idea for my CV.

Esfera flotando en agua en la plaza de Lansdale

After that I went back to the Lansdale Library to attend a book discussion, but whe I got in the room they began to show a movie called "11th hour" by Leonardo Di Caprio. I understood quite well, because is a documentary about global warming. But I had to make huge efforts to dont fall sleep and  be awake. After the movie there was a discussion and later I was talking to Deb untill 11. Another inmersion day.

Carril coffe y carril dolar

Why are you going to get of your car just  to have a coffe and take of money?

To get a coffet get the left lane and later the right lane. Make it easy.

En la proxima entreg os enseño el carril "carta", no se bajan del coche ni para echar una carta.

1th WEEK: HIKING .... AND THINKING ABOUT THIS WEEK

I got up early, so early... but I wanted to get down (= ponerse a ) to cook a big Tortilla de Patata, before skyping with Ana and her parents. I fried the 5 potatoes, a green pepper, an onions and whisked (whisk= batir, but then what does whisky mean?) some (the number is a secret) eggs.

Then I talked to them and I could see them ... a big invention Skype ... but I missed you Ana. It was great talked to you.

After we drove to Hamburg to hiking. But before we had an great American Breakfast with fried egg, bacon, french potatoes, some toast, jelly and coffe, a lot of coffe.... three cups. Sure, this is America ¡¡¡¡

Then, we was ready for a nap .... sorry a hike. I had a nice time, I met a lot of people I was speaking english a lot... with Rich, and with a college profesor about economic Spanish siuation ... and with Danielle ( an italian guy who is finishig his scholar year here). I was able to hike and talk very fast. Later Txus picked me up and we had an basque dinner in her home with
her husband David (charming) and her parents. I had a great time. It was a nice dinner and their home is very awesome (imponente).

1th Week: I'm happy. I miss you, but I having an amazing time here. My family is charming, all of them. This week we went to NY, to hike, we were playing cards and laughing and laughing .... playing Go Fish, Hearts....
We are kidding with each other a lot.
I'm very comfortable in their home and they try I have a nice time with them.
I made a lot of american acquaintances (conocidos) and I was with american people about  6-8 hours/day. And the rest of the time listening to the radio or whit my English lesson (video) or reading, or writting my blog.
I'm getting better and better.