http://www.content4reprint.com/profile/douglas-bower-4651.xml Articles at Content for Reprint en-us http://www.content4reprint.com/recreation-and-leisure/travel/when-gringos-attack.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/recreation-and-leisure/travel/when-gringos-attack.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:28:08 +0000 I thought I would write another article about a subject that's been near and dear to my heart since the wife and I moved to Central Mexico We are here in the Colonial City of Guanajuato, where we've lived for more than five years and counting http://www.content4reprint.com/recreation-and-leisure/travel/the-first-step-in-your-expatriation-adventure.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/recreation-and-leisure/travel/the-first-step-in-your-expatriation-adventure.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 00:07:06 +0000 The very first thing you should consider once you've made your mind up as to where you are going to live overseas might surprise you The many letters we receive from potential expats always begin with the theme of cost of living http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/why-you-have-to-listen-first-and-speak-later-in-second-language-learning.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/why-you-have-to-listen-first-and-speak-later-in-second-language-learning.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:00:08 +0000 If you've been following my articles on Second Language Acquisition, you know I've made a big deal about seeking to comprehend the language you've chosen to learn before trying to speak or produce in the language I've used the imagery of a horse-drawn cart to illustrate the question of which comes first: learning grammar or listening-speaking http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/what-is-total-immersion-in-learning-a-second-language.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/what-is-total-immersion-in-learning-a-second-language.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:14:03 +0000 Introduction In the 1990's when I was contemplating learning Spanish, I was told repeatedly by well-meaning friends that if I really wanted to learn Spanish I would have to live in a country in which Spanish was the dominate spoken tongue If you Google "Spanish Immersion," you will get 1,790,000 hits http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/how-to-become-mexicanized.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/how-to-become-mexicanized.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:00:08 +0000 Is it fair, no, not fair but ethical, to demand of immigrants to America that which we, as Americans, would not demand of ourselves when and if we were to immigrate to another country Are we being "Double Minded Gringos" to demand certain things, if you will-requirements, of Mexicans for example, when they attempt to move to our country that we wouldn't dare demand of ourselves http://www.content4reprint.com/other/when-does-tolerance-stop-becoming-a-virtue.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/other/when-does-tolerance-stop-becoming-a-virtue.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:04:43 +0000 When does "Tolerance" or "Live and Let Live" stop becoming a virtue Is it even a virtue http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/not-knowing-spanish-and-living-in-mexico-a-dangerous-mix.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/not-knowing-spanish-and-living-in-mexico-a-dangerous-mix.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:20:16 +0000 If you happen to have an interest in expatriation and are targeting Mexico as a possibility, here is some of the banter you most certainly will read on the forums: "To Learn Spanish or Not To Learn Spanish, That is the Question" I fall, of course, on the "You've got to learn Spanish" side of the fence http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/heading-back-to-spanish-class-again.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/heading-back-to-spanish-class-again.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:13:45 +0000 I am 19 days away from starting my Spanish classes-again When the wife and I first moved to Mexico, we enrolled in Spanish classes http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/want-to-be-fluent-in-spanish-watch-cartoons.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/education/want-to-be-fluent-in-spanish-watch-cartoons.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:58:32 +0000 I've enjoyed my return to Spanish class here in Guanajuato immensely It's been a little strange because basically one ends up taking classes mainly with other Americans with a few other nationalities thrown in for good measure http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/a-quality-eyewitness-ufo-alien-account.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/a-quality-eyewitness-ufo-alien-account.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:03:55 +0000 The main problem with an eyewitness account of any event is reliability Whether someone witnesses a homicide, car wreck, plane crash, or whether someone catches his mate in bed with someone else and they scream, "It isn't what it looks like