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amorousodious) wrote2008-04-04 08:09 pm
amorousodious) wrote2008-04-04 08:09 pm
Spain Part 67 – El Último Gran Mago
Unfortunately we had classes on Friday, so we had to miss another day of beautiful weather outside (high 70s for the US people, mid-twenties for the European ones) sitting in and learning of all things. There were some interesting points to the day I guess, like the presentation on Inditex in economics (they own a clothing store called Zara, all the Virginia kids are crazy about it but I’ve never seen one in Michigan) and the fact that we got into a huge debate in Mass Media about the right of the government to censor what’s in the news.
Alicia had gone home early since her classes get out earlier than mine, so I walked back with Catherine and Liz who both live nearby. We started talking about bilingualism and how people who know two languages often have jokes that only they can understand because you have to know both languages. Our conversation got me wondering what it must be like to know more than two languages. The opportunities for those sorts of jokes must be endless if you know four or five languages.
When I got home we ate la cena (pizza y ensalada) and Alicia and I debated about what we would do that night. In the end we came to the conclusion that we would go to see a película (movie) in Spanish. The cine (theater) is close to our house so we just walked over to see what was playing. We decided on The Last Grand Mage or, El Último Gran Mago as it is called in Spanish. Before the show we walked around checking out the theater, which is different than any I’ve been in before. First of all, it’s about 6 stories high, I guess to get all the movie theaters in, and the main floor is the third, where they have a little café area. They sell things to take into the movie theater as well, but you can just sit there and have a coffee before the show if you wanted. Also, when you buy your tickets you actually pick where you will sit in the theater, it’s not just a free for all.
When we went in we were a little bit afraid that we weren’t going to be able to understand the movie or that it was going to be difficult to keep concentrating after awhile. We shouldn’t have worried, it was not at all hard to understand, and I caught myself at a few points understanding without trying. It was a really good movie, so if anyone is thinking about seeing it I definitely recommend it. After the movie we walked home and went to bed.
Alicia had gone home early since her classes get out earlier than mine, so I walked back with Catherine and Liz who both live nearby. We started talking about bilingualism and how people who know two languages often have jokes that only they can understand because you have to know both languages. Our conversation got me wondering what it must be like to know more than two languages. The opportunities for those sorts of jokes must be endless if you know four or five languages.
When I got home we ate la cena (pizza y ensalada) and Alicia and I debated about what we would do that night. In the end we came to the conclusion that we would go to see a película (movie) in Spanish. The cine (theater) is close to our house so we just walked over to see what was playing. We decided on The Last Grand Mage or, El Último Gran Mago as it is called in Spanish. Before the show we walked around checking out the theater, which is different than any I’ve been in before. First of all, it’s about 6 stories high, I guess to get all the movie theaters in, and the main floor is the third, where they have a little café area. They sell things to take into the movie theater as well, but you can just sit there and have a coffee before the show if you wanted. Also, when you buy your tickets you actually pick where you will sit in the theater, it’s not just a free for all.
When we went in we were a little bit afraid that we weren’t going to be able to understand the movie or that it was going to be difficult to keep concentrating after awhile. We shouldn’t have worried, it was not at all hard to understand, and I caught myself at a few points understanding without trying. It was a really good movie, so if anyone is thinking about seeing it I definitely recommend it. After the movie we walked home and went to bed.