Filed in archive Latin Holidays
by Eliane on December 31, 2006
This post is for you. Yes, you, chica! And for you, chico! (I know there are some of you there.) This is to thank you for visiting me, for reading my musings, for your reviews and comments. I'm...
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Filed in archive Latina Musings
by Eliane on December 31, 2006
What can I say about December? Yes, it was a bad month, blah-blah-blah. Enough winning! Today the year ends, and I want to step into the New Year with the right foot. So, let me see what happened in...
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Brazilians have many traditions for New Year's Eve. Each state and region have its own, but many are followed in the entire country. Everybody does these little things to ask for happiness,...
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Filed in archive Latin Music
by Eliane on December 29, 2006
5 - La 5° Estación - El Mundo se Equivoca A good Spanish pop/rock band I've recently discovered. For me, lyrics matter as much as the melody, and La 5° Estación does well on both. Although...
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by Eliane on December 29, 2006
These are the my favorite Latin Albums released on 2006. If you want to widen your knowledge of Latin Music, this can be a start point; I'm sure you'll find at least one or two singers/bands...
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I love alcoholic drinks and cocktails (with moderation people, moderation is the key here). I have traditional recipes for every celebration of the year; this one is my New Year's drink. It's...
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As you know, December was a bad month for me. With all that going on, I've missed many things. One of those was the kindness of Ivy, one of my blogger-sisters here at Creative Weblogging. She...
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by Eliane on December 27, 2006
Well, Christmas is gone (although I hope the Christmas spirit is not), and the end of 2006 is near. We're all used to New Year's resolutions; we make plans, lists of goals, promises and such....
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by Eliane on December 27, 2006
Here I am again. I've been absent the last days, and I want to tell you - chica o chico who read this blog - the reasons of my absence. I believe a good blog is a sort of agreement,......
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by Eliane on December 24, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece Seventh Piece Eighth Piece Ninth Piece Tenth Piece Eleventh Piece ___________________ Twelfth Piece Christmas is all that: it...
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by Eliane on December 23, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece Seventh Piece Eighth Piece Ninth Piece Tenth Piece ___________________ Eleventh Piece Christmas is Peace. It is a day to look...
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by Eliane on December 22, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece Seventh Piece Eighth Piece Ninth Piece ___________________ Tenth Piece Christmas is understanding. It is to understand that...
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by Eliane on December 22, 2006
Washington Post has published a beautiful and interesting photo gallery: The National Tree Photo Gallery. The photos are stunning. According to The Washington Post, photographer Aldon D. Nielsen has...
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by Eliane on December 21, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece Seventh Piece Eighth Piece ___________________ Ninth Piece Christmas is compassion. Compassion for the sad and the lonely...
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by Eliane on December 21, 2006
My two biggest "Colombian Idols" - Shakira and Gabriel Garcia Marquez - are joining efforts to defeat child poverty in Latin America. The "Latin America in Solidarity Action"...
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by Eliane on December 20, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece Seventh Piece ___________________ Eighth Piece Christmas is Hope. Hope of Peace, Love, Understanding, Compassion. Hope that...
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by Eliane on December 19, 2006
I know, I know, my posting has been slow and short, lately. The thing is, with Christmas hanging over my head (remember the legend of Damocles and the sword?), I'm going trough really busy and...
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by Eliane on December 18, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece Sixth Piece ___________________ Seventh Piece Christmas is Faith. Faith in the humankind. Faith in a new world, made of love and...
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by Eliane on December 18, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece Fifth Piece ___________________ Sixth Piece Christmas is Light. Light of the Christmas trees, the houses, the churches. But it is also Light in the...
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by Eliane on December 17, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece Fourth Piece ___________________ Fifth Piece Christmas is courage. Courage to look back and accept that we were mistaken many times. Courage to see the year is...
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by Eliane on December 16, 2006
First Piece Second Piece Third Piece _____________________ Fourth Piece Christmas is magic. To be a child once again, and believe in Santa Claus. Magic that turns our heart pure; and makes us believe...
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by Eliane on December 15, 2006
First Piece Second Piece _____________________ Third Piece Christmas is Forgiveness. It's a day to forgive and forget. Forgive those who abandoned and forgot us, and to let go of the heavy load...
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by Eliane on December 15, 2006
After the Quiet Sunset of Cabo Polonio, comes the bewitching darkness. There's no electricity there, remember? The only places provided with electrical power are the lighthouse and the police...
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by Eliane on December 14, 2006
More Latin traditions! Today we're going to Mexico. Las Posadas The Posada is a kind of representation of the troubles faced by Joseph and the Virgin Mary, trying to find a place where to give...
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