THE WEDDING DAY, the most special day for the Bride!

Planning a wedding for it to come out perfect may take up to a year - choosing the most beautiful synagogue or church, following a diet so that the dress looks amazing on the bride, choosing the most exquisite meal, music, flowers and five hundred things more is a real challenge.

But knowing how marriage will be in the first week is a mystery that nobody can know, especially those who are still to unite their lives with another person. In addition to planning the party that will last a few hours - but has been months´ work, it is also important to talk about planning a shared future, something that probably wasn´t talked about during the engagement, since marriage is much more than a party, it is expected to last a whole lifetime.

Therefore, marriage is more than the preparation, a dress, it’s a sentimental and emotional preparation to develop a relationship. And the most important thing to be able to perform it, is COMMUNICATION between partners, that’s the most powerful weapon for any marriage! This is my little piece of advice!!

Please leave your comments below and let us all know what you think!!
Can you think of any other situation which asks for as much commitment?
How does the wedding day compare to other special days in our lives?

Jackie

Egresados- just another holiday?

This week I'd like to ask you about something which you all (probably) have a close affinity with: El Viaje de Egresados. I've been hearing lots of things about them recently and one class of mine will be extremely quiet in the next few weeks because of them.

The thing is, I don't really get them. For me it's just another holiday - no better or worse than any of the other ones you all have each summer. So, I'm asking you to tell us why they're so important. And where the best Egresado destination is? Why? Isn't it just a waste of money?

Enjoy your week,

Steve

Where do you want to go today?

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the blog!

I hope you've all had a nice winter break.

To start the second semester I'd like you to think about some well-known and popular advertising slogans. Some of you might have just seen them in unit 8A of the Coursebook and some of you might have talked about them some time ago. Microsoft have used Where do you want to go today for quite a while now, and since it is such a huge company, one can only suspect that this slogan is a largely successful one (correct me if I'm wrong!).

I think it shows a clear reference to the internet and the fact that our options are almost unlimited in terms of being able to discover and learn new things about almost anything. Or if not learn, then play, watch and listen to a whole new world of ideas and culture. The internet is here to stay, and I think Microsoft's slogan is an attempt at offering everyone that cyber journey - to anywhere. We're more in control of our lives and the information we fill our days with, they seem to be saying.

Here are a couple more slogans, I won't say where they're from (and please don't Google it!). Please interpret one of them letting us know what you think and how successful it could be, bearing in mind the type of audience it might hope to attract and what it is trying to sell.

I'll post the origins of these slogans in a few days...

It's the real thing

It's finger lickin' good

Because you're worth it

He keeps going and going and going

Have a great week and look forward to seeing your comments here.

Steve

World Cup Profiles

Only 4 days to go now! I've just found some video World Cup Profiles for every team on the BBC website and thought it'd be a good idea to share. Click here to go directly to Argentina's profile page. There's a video for each of the 32 countries involved in the competition.

Don't forget to register for Fantasy Football at www.Fifa.com (read the post below for the code), or the World Cup predictions game at www.tipschallenge.com. (the code is 97383)

Steve

IH Fantasy Football Competition

With the greatest sporting event in the world bearing down on us, we thought it a good idea to up the stakes a wee bit. We've set up a fantasy football league just for International House Recoleta students and of course there will be a fantastic prize for the winner!!!

What is Fantasy Football?

Have you ever dreamed of being the next Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson or Diego Maradona? Well fantasy football allows us all to see how good we would be in the hot seat. The game gives you 150 units. Each player has a value of between 1-10 units. Before the World Cup starts you must select 23 players using your 150 units. Then during the World Cup your players score points for each goal, pass, save assist etc they make. The team at the end of the competition with the most points wins! Simple! The key to success is to actively manage your team throughout the competition changing some injured/out of form players for in-form/healthy players.


Log on to

http://en.mcdonalds.fantasy.fifa.com/ and create an account (it takes 4 mins)

Then join our private league by typing in the league code 161381-73062. It's called the IH Buenos Aires Cup. It's totally free.

You will be able to pick your team on June 4th. There is a forum on the website where you can post comments about the league/other teams etc.

Good luck and may the best team win!!

Students' blog 1: The 29er

What is 29er about?

29er is one of the newest dinghy classes, which was created by an Australian designer. It consists of a crew of two members, the helm and the crew, my actual position is crew. Argentina's fleet has experienced a boom since 2008 and is still growing for the 29er's world championship in Mar del Plata.

Why do it?

Many people ask that question, or why do you sail? At the moment you can't answer because if you think about it, it doesn't seem like it's much fun. In winter, with the freezing wind and water and in summer stuck in the middle of storms. But when you are right there and the only way to get back home is to keep on sailing, it gives you the strength to do it, when it is a windy day and your strength has left you and you are going downwind with the spinnaker (the big sail which is located in the front of the boat) and you are in the harness, the feeling of adrenaline is simply breathtaking. That's the reason why. Also, the surroundings are amazing, and as well all the laughs and happiness of course there are troubles too, but sometimes they seem to disappear.

What does a regatta consist of?

A regatta is a race, it consists of rounding marks which are buoys, and whoever gets to the finishing line first wins. As in other sports there's a rules system that applies which is called here in Argentina RRV (reglamento de regatas a vela) and is dictated by the ISAF (international sailing federation).

Feel free to check out this clip of the 29er, and I'd be interested in knowing what you thought about it.

Matias

Evelyn Glennie rocks Sesame Street!

These are some clips of Evelyn Glennie, an amazing musician who has been deaf from the age of six (and who went to my high school!) jamming on Sesame Street and in an old factory. Thanks to Santiago for sharing the first clip with me.

Clip 1

Clip 2

Clip 3

Evelyn really broke the mould by overcoming such an obstacle as deafness to become a world-renowned musician.
Can you think of anyone else who has overcome similar difficulties to achieve great things? Do you think we should respect Evelyn for what she achieved in overcoming her disability, or should we treat her like any other musician and judge her on her talents alone?

Chris.