Comments on: Talk to Me! http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/ Stories and Resources from Idealists in Latin America Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: miascavone http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-406 miascavone Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:01:37 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-406 Nothing like hearing from friends who have great experiences to share! Thanks to everyone for writing. I love to hear from you. And such good advice to get out and talk! Slowly, more words are understood and more words come out. We enjoyed a much cooler week in Cordoba but back to the awful humidity today. Thank goodness for siestas! Nothing like hearing from friends who have great experiences to share! Thanks to everyone for writing. I love to hear from you. And such good advice to get out and talk! Slowly, more words are understood and more words come out.

We enjoyed a much cooler week in Cordoba but back to the awful humidity today. Thank goodness for siestas!

]]> By: Chad Woolley http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Chad Woolley Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:29:29 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-397 Como anda Mia? I lived in Cordoba for a few months, interesting city. Dulce de leche and that bread! Hope you get to enjoy many asados while there. My suggestion for language - chupa Mate with the locals. Talk, talk, talk! Make mistakes and laugh. You have to be social to learn the language. What you can find there you can't find in a book - the people. Chau! Como anda Mia? I lived in Cordoba for a few months, interesting city. Dulce de leche and that bread! Hope you get to enjoy many asados while there. My suggestion for language – chupa Mate with the locals. Talk, talk, talk! Make mistakes and laugh. You have to be social to learn the language. What you can find there you can’t find in a book – the people.

Chau!

]]> By: Scorpions and Tarantulas and Rats, Oh My! | La Vida Idealist http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Scorpions and Tarantulas and Rats, Oh My! | La Vida Idealist Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:43:50 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-362 [...] For more information regarding life abroad, check out these other La Vida Idealist posts: “The Experience: Enjoying Your Time As a Volunteer,” “Seeing the World in New Ways,” “Living in Two Worlds at Once,” and “Talk to Me!” [...] [...] For more information regarding life abroad, check out these other La Vida Idealist posts: “The Experience: Enjoying Your Time As a Volunteer,” “Seeing the World in New Ways,” “Living in Two Worlds at Once,” and “Talk to Me!” [...]

]]> By: Alketa http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Alketa Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:45:55 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-349 Oh and as for learning the language, just get out there and keep listening to others talk and keep talking regardless how you say it. And my favorite way of learning the language..... watching tv :) Oh and as for learning the language, just get out there and keep listening to others talk and keep talking regardless how you say it. And my favorite way of learning the language….. watching tv :)

]]> By: Alketa http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Alketa Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:44:14 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-348 Well, not familiar with Cordoba but I am certainly familiar with heat, humidity and no electricity in the summer. We did the siesta during the hot times even though in the beginning it might be hard to sleep. After awhile the body gets used to it and you sleep like a baby. I know you like sleep :) Well, not familiar with Cordoba but I am certainly familiar with heat, humidity and no electricity in the summer. We did the siesta during the hot times even though in the beginning it might be hard to sleep. After awhile the body gets used to it and you sleep like a baby. I know you like sleep :)

]]> By: Duong http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Duong Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:49:21 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-343 Hola Mia. Your description of Cordoba reminds me of my hometown. My suggestion for you to deal with the heat is to face it. Cuz everytime I came visit my family, I usually spent like 2 days to get used to the heat again. Also, remember to drink a lot of water. Sorry that's all I got. BTW, I'm gald to hear from you again. It's been a while. Hola Mia.
Your description of Cordoba reminds me of my hometown. My suggestion for you to deal with the heat is to face it. Cuz everytime I came visit my family, I usually spent like 2 days to get used to the heat again. Also, remember to drink a lot of water. Sorry that’s all I got.
BTW, I’m gald to hear from you again. It’s been a while.

]]> By: Yasuko Horii http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Yasuko Horii Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:15:50 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-335 Hi! Mia, I was so suprised that you are struggling to learn the language in C'ordoba. So, I'm struggling with English as well. I hope that your situation will be fine day by day. I like you when you talk to us so nicely and politely. We miss you a lot. We will look forward to seeing you soon at MiraCosta. Good Luck! Yasuko. Hi! Mia,
I was so suprised that you are struggling to learn the language in C’ordoba. So, I’m struggling with English as well.
I hope that your situation will be fine day by day. I like you when you talk to us so nicely and politely. We miss you a lot. We will look forward to seeing you soon at MiraCosta. Good Luck!
Yasuko.

]]> By: mia http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-334 mia Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:44:12 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-334 Great ideas! I find myself looking for shade everywhere where I go. And ice cream is a great treat here and costs less than a dollar for 2 yummy scoops. My favorite? Dulce con Leche wy Chocolate El Calafate. Keep the ideas coming! Great ideas! I find myself looking for shade everywhere where I go. And ice cream is a great treat here and costs less than a dollar for 2 yummy scoops. My favorite? Dulce con Leche wy Chocolate El Calafate.

Keep the ideas coming!

]]> By: Masaru http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Masaru Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:27:07 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-330 I feel your pain, having lived through summers abroad under similar circumstances (did have electricity, no air con). How about picking up a fan and leaving it behind as a gift when you move on? And I guess you could siesta albeit uncomfortably. I used to live on the top floor of an apartment with no air conditioning and summers got up to high 90sF with humidity so bad you could sometimes see your breath and it wasn't due to condensation either. Keeping windows open didn't seem to make a difference except maybe psychologically. So at the hottest time of the day, I would leave my apartment and spend an hour across the street in a little convenience store that WAS air conditioned and that sold popsicles and icecream. I'd hang out inside and peruse the magazines eat my popsicle until it was time to head back to the apartment. I got to know the staff at the store, and they sympathized with me, but didn't give me any discounts on the popsicles. :( The language challenge can be just as excruciating. Nothing like learning to swim by being thrown into the deep end, huh? Any possibility of finding a language exchange partner, especially a fun one? Flashcards & rote repetition of vocab? I'm afraid I don't have any funny stories about language acquisition, although I do recall the time my Korean buddy taught me to say "I am a woman" when I asked him to teach me to say "I am a cool/nice guy" so that I could impress the ladies. I'm feeling your pain, your blog keeps it real and invites the larger community to share constructive advice, so in the midst of misery, thank YOU for blogging and may your situation begin improving day by day, one day at a time. Hang in there! I feel your pain, having lived through summers abroad under similar circumstances (did have electricity, no air con). How about picking up a fan and leaving it behind as a gift when you move on? And I guess you could siesta albeit uncomfortably. I used to live on the top floor of an apartment with no air conditioning and summers got up to high 90sF with humidity so bad you could sometimes see your breath and it wasn’t due to condensation either. Keeping windows open didn’t seem to make a difference except maybe psychologically. So at the hottest time of the day, I would leave my apartment and spend an hour across the street in a little convenience store that WAS air conditioned and that sold popsicles and icecream. I’d hang out inside and peruse the magazines eat my popsicle until it was time to head back to the apartment. I got to know the staff at the store, and they sympathized with me, but didn’t give me any discounts on the popsicles. :(
The language challenge can be just as excruciating. Nothing like learning to swim by being thrown into the deep end, huh? Any possibility of finding a language exchange partner, especially a fun one? Flashcards & rote repetition of vocab? I’m afraid I don’t have any funny stories about language acquisition, although I do recall the time my Korean buddy taught me to say “I am a woman” when I asked him to teach me to say “I am a cool/nice guy” so that I could impress the ladies.
I’m feeling your pain, your blog keeps it real and invites the larger community to share constructive advice, so in the midst of misery, thank YOU for blogging and may your situation begin improving day by day, one day at a time. Hang in there!

]]> By: radroots http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/02/02/talk-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-317 radroots Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:19:15 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=3898#comment-317 Yep, that brutal heat, gotta love it! It's so important to stay hydrated: eat tons of fruit and drink several liters of water a day and your body will be much better at naturally cooling itself down. Also, when walking down the street walk down the shady side! It may seem obvious, but a lot of times I forget. Suerte! Yep, that brutal heat, gotta love it! It’s so important to stay hydrated: eat tons of fruit and drink several liters of water a day and your body will be much better at naturally cooling itself down. Also, when walking down the street walk down the shady side! It may seem obvious, but a lot of times I forget. Suerte!

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