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Making do with whatever…
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures “Back in those times, families tended to be large, by far. The more hands to work, the better it was. All worked under a boss or foreman, which in the Paisa families was the father, a totally patriarchal system. In a…
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The sounds of a voracious appetite
In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures Nonetheless, the fact that had totally rattled him was not the undivided attention he received from the three women, it was the gigantic, colossal platter bursting with food that defiantly had appeared as if by magic on his table, and precisely…
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The Sounds of English: Father and Son
The sounds of English… a listening experience Father and son Cat Stevens Father and son. Cat Stevens This song was written as a dialog that takes place between a father and his son. The son feels that it’s…
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Full time jobs
Full time jobs ….. Chapter IX: The girl and the mango tree “Well then, where were we? Yes, we had just bought this house from Jairo’s mother, your great-grandmother Leonor. She was going about her plans and getting ready to move to the States. She went to live in Dakota, but came…
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A world full of possibilities…
The different lives of Mr. Nobody As long as you do not choose… everything is still possible Mr. Nobody is a 2009 science fiction drama film written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael and starring Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham, Rhys Ifans, Natasha Little, Toby Regbo and Juno Temple. The film tells the life story of Nemo Nobody, a 118-year-old man…
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To the right way of things
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures “To the to the right way of things, my friend. From what I gather, there’s nothing like being right in the middle of the right way of it all,” Gabriel ironically commented as he raised his cup in a toast. “For now,…
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A movie that goes Boo!
The Shining, a horror movie that does impress on you! The Shining is a 1980 horror film, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name. The Shining is about Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a…
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The exception to the rule
The exception to the rule ….. Chapter VIII: When the older brothers marry At the time of my birth, my grandfather held the opinion that the first-born child should invariably be a male, but that since I was both as beautiful as special, in my case, he was willing to make an exception.…
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An unknown country
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures Since the first impression, Oscar decidedly liked Ibarra. He immediately noticed a striking difference in their manner of speech and, of course, the currency. These details made him feel in a different country, a feeling he enjoyed. His first night, out of Colombia, was at the…
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Contemplating the landscapes of a brief life
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures It didn’t matter if it was for lunch or breakfast, Dora would happily stop for a bite of something delicious at Los Gemelos, the roadside café at the halfway point of the trip. And for her, that moment represented much more than a mere…