The walk on Sunday 20th organised by E.O.I Sanse went very well. As Eduardo says there is always an element of surprise on these walks as you never know how many people will turn up. The weather was unpredictable and Eduardo thought he would have to turn back as he was on his own but at 9.30 there were twelve people ready to set out. And just as well they did because they were able to help a lady in distress who needed medical attention for a broken wrist. All in all it was a very successful walk with students from Rivas participating and chatting away in English.
Yesterday's reading of the works of Oscar Wilde at the library, Biblioteca Central, was lovely too. Again we are never sure who will turn up but thankfully there are always the ones we can rely upon to make it fun, interesting and relaxing.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is always very moving. How brilliantly and carefully each word is chosen by this great writer.
Julie's suggestion of a reading from Lady Windermere's Fan for the next get together is excellent
It will be the last for a while and we want to end with something light hearted that will always bring a smile to our lips when we think of Oscar Wilde.
The Paperback Book Exchange in the foyer of Biblioteca Central gave people the opportunity to exchange some really good books and others like Daniel who is leaving Spain donated some good readers, his playstation 2 games and some good dvds to this association.
We will organise another one soon.
At La Biblioteca Central the Irish poet, John Liddy, was delighted with the audience of children and their parents who turned up to read, listen and talk about his new book of children's stories. on el día de San Isidro.
Ascen and Raquel were charming hostesses and presented the writer to his enthusiastic audience.
One lucky winner took a new book home.
It's called Cuentos Cortos En Inglés and the editorial is Bruño.
viernes, 25 de mayo de 2012
jueves, 17 de mayo de 2012
The hawthorn bush
Bring your camera and try to take a prettier picture than this one if you can!
lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012
II PAPERBACK BOOK EXCHANGE
Aquí estamos un año más con la campaña de intercambio de libros. Este año teneis que daros prisa, porque solo estaremos del 15 al 19 (ambos inclusive).
Igual que en la edición pasada, puedes traer tus libros en inglés y cambiarlos por otros sin que te cueste nada.
Os esperamos del 15 al 19 de mayo en la Biblioteca Central de S. Sebastián de los Reyes.
Igual que en la edición pasada, puedes traer tus libros en inglés y cambiarlos por otros sin que te cueste nada.
Os esperamos del 15 al 19 de mayo en la Biblioteca Central de S. Sebastián de los Reyes.
sábado, 12 de mayo de 2012
Biblioteca Central 22nd May
We will be reading The Ballad of Reading Gaol.Wilde wrote this, his last and finest poem, when he was in exile in France.
The reading group will receive the chosen pages shortly.
The reading group will receive the chosen pages shortly.
Film Festival
Today was the last day of the film festival organized by the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de San Sebastián de los Reyes. As they kindly invite members of Asedow it is another great occasion to get together, enjoy a good film and have a chat afterwards.
The film chosen was an old one this time with John Wayne in Africa rounding up animals to send to zoos. Hatari. Lots of action and a not too interesting script as in John Wayne films, but a great social document and with good music by Mancini .
Very colourful and appropriate for the hot weather we are getting now in Spain as summer arrives.
Many thanks to the Escuela, Eduardo and Paco for the initiative and we look forward to more next year!
The film chosen was an old one this time with John Wayne in Africa rounding up animals to send to zoos. Hatari. Lots of action and a not too interesting script as in John Wayne films, but a great social document and with good music by Mancini .
Very colourful and appropriate for the hot weather we are getting now in Spain as summer arrives.
Many thanks to the Escuela, Eduardo and Paco for the initiative and we look forward to more next year!
sábado, 5 de mayo de 2012
De criada a cocinera estrella en la televisión... una buena noticia escuchada hoy en la BBC
A 33-year-old housemaid from Cairo has become the unlikely sensation of post-revolutionary Egypt – an inspirational symbol of a new era.
Ghalia Mahmoud has become a celebrity chef in just a few weeks after the boss of a new Egyptian TV channel hired her to do a cookery spot during the month of Ramadan, which began in August.
TV viewing usually soars during Ramadan and Mahmoud shot to fame. In her traditional dress, and in a studio mocked up to look like the kitchen of an average working-class Egyptian, Mahmoud's brand of budget-conscious cuisine has won her a growing following in a country gripped by economic uncertainty.
It was TV executive Muhammad Gohar who decided to put Mahmoud, his sister's maid, on to his new network, Channel 25 – named in honour of 25 January, when the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak began. First he gave her the test of creating a meal that would feed a family of eight for £3. For Mahmoud, one of nine siblings in a fatherless family, it was something she had been doing all her life. The underclass in Egypt, who have been living on about £150 each a month, has now taken her to their hearts, calling her the "cook of the 25 January revolution".She announced at the end of one show that she was giving some Eid treats she had made to her Christian neighbours – a small message of tolerance that chimed with the national mood as people look forward to a "new Egypt".
"The old government only treated the crème de la crème with respect, and the rest of us were invisible," said Mahmoud last week. "I hope that for my two girls the country will be different.
"I'm really happy that people like me," she added. "I love them too. On the streets they wave and ask, 'Are you really the Ghalia?'" Her daily trip to the local vegetable market, in the poor neighbourhood of El-Warak to buy food for her family of 15, now takes twice as long as she is besieged by well-wishers.
"This is the new Egypt, a new era, a new television, a new people-to-people talk, instead of authoritarian-to-people," said Gohar. "A lot of poor people see themselves in her."The producer of the show, Habiba Hesham, said during the programme she could hardly keep up with the incoming phone calls from viewers. "She has an energy and a sense of humour that suits the people," said Hesham. People phone in to ask questions or just to say hello. With her broad smile, Mahmoud tells her audience: "You women are smart and you can cook anything if you try."
Along with her pots with missing handles, her measuring cups are made of plastic and the only electrical device is a well-used blender. On her round tin table are vegetables bought from Cairo's street vendors – courgettes, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, onions – and she follows simple, authentic recipes, such as mashed fava beans, stuffed vine leaves and cabbage, with cucumber and cheese on the side. As for meat, the expense means it is only cooked for one meal a week, on Fridays, the Muslim sabbath.
But Mahmoud also talks of recipes she will be producing for Egyptian Christians during Lent: "In poor Egyptian neighbourhoods, there is no Muslim-Christian divide. That divide was of Mubarak's making," she told her audience. She is breaking the divides between rich and poor too – in one show she took a call from a wealthy group of giggling girls out in their Mercedes who wanted to make her "delicious lentil soup".
Mahmoud gets calls from children who tell her: "Auntie Ghalia, we love you." Along with her new Facebook page there is another site declaring: "Ghalia Mahmoud for president!!" In the new Egypt, anything could be possible.
The Observer
Ghalia Mahmoud has become a celebrity chef in just a few weeks after the boss of a new Egyptian TV channel hired her to do a cookery spot during the month of Ramadan, which began in August.
TV viewing usually soars during Ramadan and Mahmoud shot to fame. In her traditional dress, and in a studio mocked up to look like the kitchen of an average working-class Egyptian, Mahmoud's brand of budget-conscious cuisine has won her a growing following in a country gripped by economic uncertainty.
It was TV executive Muhammad Gohar who decided to put Mahmoud, his sister's maid, on to his new network, Channel 25 – named in honour of 25 January, when the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak began. First he gave her the test of creating a meal that would feed a family of eight for £3. For Mahmoud, one of nine siblings in a fatherless family, it was something she had been doing all her life. The underclass in Egypt, who have been living on about £150 each a month, has now taken her to their hearts, calling her the "cook of the 25 January revolution".She announced at the end of one show that she was giving some Eid treats she had made to her Christian neighbours – a small message of tolerance that chimed with the national mood as people look forward to a "new Egypt".
"The old government only treated the crème de la crème with respect, and the rest of us were invisible," said Mahmoud last week. "I hope that for my two girls the country will be different.
"I'm really happy that people like me," she added. "I love them too. On the streets they wave and ask, 'Are you really the Ghalia?'" Her daily trip to the local vegetable market, in the poor neighbourhood of El-Warak to buy food for her family of 15, now takes twice as long as she is besieged by well-wishers.
"This is the new Egypt, a new era, a new television, a new people-to-people talk, instead of authoritarian-to-people," said Gohar. "A lot of poor people see themselves in her."The producer of the show, Habiba Hesham, said during the programme she could hardly keep up with the incoming phone calls from viewers. "She has an energy and a sense of humour that suits the people," said Hesham. People phone in to ask questions or just to say hello. With her broad smile, Mahmoud tells her audience: "You women are smart and you can cook anything if you try."
Along with her pots with missing handles, her measuring cups are made of plastic and the only electrical device is a well-used blender. On her round tin table are vegetables bought from Cairo's street vendors – courgettes, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, onions – and she follows simple, authentic recipes, such as mashed fava beans, stuffed vine leaves and cabbage, with cucumber and cheese on the side. As for meat, the expense means it is only cooked for one meal a week, on Fridays, the Muslim sabbath.
But Mahmoud also talks of recipes she will be producing for Egyptian Christians during Lent: "In poor Egyptian neighbourhoods, there is no Muslim-Christian divide. That divide was of Mubarak's making," she told her audience. She is breaking the divides between rich and poor too – in one show she took a call from a wealthy group of giggling girls out in their Mercedes who wanted to make her "delicious lentil soup".
Mahmoud gets calls from children who tell her: "Auntie Ghalia, we love you." Along with her new Facebook page there is another site declaring: "Ghalia Mahmoud for president!!" In the new Egypt, anything could be possible.
The Observer
viernes, 4 de mayo de 2012
Wise sayings Sabios refranes
April showers bring May flowers
The wild flowers are coming out now
Make hay while the sun shines
We can have the walk, take pictures whenever the rain stops
Patience and perseverance will bring a snail to Jerusalem.
The wild flowers are coming out now
Make hay while the sun shines
We can have the walk, take pictures whenever the rain stops
Patience and perseverance will bring a snail to Jerusalem.
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