Happy Anniversary Mexico!16 Sep 2010

I was just reading in Facebook all the comments from my Mexican friends about Mexico's 200th birthday celebration. I couldn't help feeling nostalgic. This is the one day every year when I really miss my country… however, this year especially, it fe...

Cultural Behavior When Abroad25 Aug 2010

I just finished watching a documentary about how year after year girls from different countries in Europe and North America go to a beach in Mexico during their winter to have fun and end up having romantic relationships with the locals. It is funny...

"Mil", "Dos Mil"... How Can That Be Motivating?19 May 2010

The other day I was talking to my cousin and she was telling me she was taking French in shcool. I started asking her questions about the things she had learned and I was shocked with what she told me. Before expanding on why I think it was shocking,...

The Culture of Driving in Canada30 Apr 2010

Yesterday I had to drive to Midland, Ontario, a small town 2 hours north of Toronto. This is not the first time I drive Canadian highways to the country, but yesterday I more consciously reflected on how different it is from driving in Mexico. The ge...

Language Learning and American Expats28 Apr 2010

For a long time Americans have been tagged as a culture who refuses to learn a second or third language because they think everyone else in the world should speak English. In an article I was reading today they say that the amount of Americans immig...

"Procedural mistake" made by prosecution in Mladic trial - Xinhua16 May 2012

CTV.ca"Procedural mistake" made by prosecution in Mladic trialXinhuaTHE HAGUE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The trial of Ratko Mladic, which started on Wednesday in The Hague, may be adjourned after the prosecution failed to deliver key material about the first witnesses in time. The trial against the former Bosnian Serb army ...Ratko Mladic: Brutal villain to many, hero to othersCNNMladic's genocide trial begins at war crimes tribunalFox NewsFormer Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic mocks survivors as his trial ...Evening StandardThe Associated Press -BBC News -Reutersall 1,557 news articles »

Theresa May heckled and jeered during police conference speech - The Guardian16 May 2012

The GuardianTheresa May heckled and jeered during police conference speechThe GuardianThe home secretary, Theresa May, had to endure heckling and jeering by rank and file police officers as she defended 20% funding cuts to policing and reforms to their pay and conditions. May's 25-minute set-piece speech to the 1200 strong Police ...Police Federation humiliates Theresa May by forcing her to make speech in ...Telegraph.co.uk'Take share' of cuts, Theresa May tells policeBBC NewsPolice give Theresa May the silent treatmentChannel 4 Newsic Scotland.co.ukall 411 news articles »

Germany says wants stable Greece within euro zone - Reuters16 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukGermany says wants stable Greece within euro zoneReuters| BERLIN May 16 (Reuters) - Germany wants to stabilise Greece within the euro zone but Athens must stick to its agreements with international lenders, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday. "We want to stabilise Greece within the euro.Greece euro exit fears hit marketThe Press AssociationEuropean shares plumb fresh 2012 lows on Greek traumaReuters UKEuropean debt crisis: what does it mean for your holiday euros?Telegraph.co.ukWall Street Journal -AFP -ABC Newsall 5,088 news articles »

Greek banks see steady deposits outflow - Financial Times16 May 2012

The HinduGreek banks see steady deposits outflowFinancial TimesGreek banks have seen a steady outflow of deposits this month, reflecting savers' concerns over the failure of political leaders to form a coalition government and the prospect of another inconclusive election, which will be on June 17.Greece's anti-bailout SYRIZA leftists lead in pollReuters UKGreek chaos continues to roil world marketsThe IndependentCourt official to be appointed Greek interim PMThe Associated PressBBC News -Wall Street Journal -Xinhuaall 5,917 news articles »