Thursday, October 22, 2009

Climate and geography of Puerto Rico


In Puerto Rico there are many types of geographical features. They are mainly montains. These mountains are the La Cordilleera Centrals, the La Sierra de Cayeys, and the Sierra Bermajas. The climate ranges from warm, sunny, and amlost tropical in the foothills to cold and snowy at the peak in the winter.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Mi caballa


Este es mi caballa. Se llama tu mi caballa es Laura. Ella es alta y intelijente. Mi caballas cumpleanos es cinco de mayo. Mi caballa es trece anos. Eres Flroida.

Mi Perra


Este es mi Perro. Se llama tu perro es Lily. Ella es comica, atletica y intelijente. Mi perras cumpleanos es tres de septiembre. Mi perra es tres anos. Eres California.

Mi Papa


Este es mi papa. Se llama tu papa es Doug. Mi papas cumpleanos es ocho de marzo. Mi papa es cincuenta. Mi papa es comico, muy alto y intelijente. Eres California.

Mi Mama


Mi Mama
Este es mi mama. Se lamma tu mama es Lydia. Ella es comica, intelijente, alta y atletica. Mi mamas cumpleanos es diezisiete de julio. Mi mama es 47 anos. Es de Arizona. file:///Users/celestepurdom/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Modified/2009/2009%20-%20VSF%20-%20Week%201%20-%207:3:09/IMG_1584.JPG

Sunday, October 4, 2009

ATLETICAS

As baseball is one of the most popular sports in Puerto Rico there have to lots of baseball stars from that country. Not only do they have their own league they have people born in Puerto RIco that play in American major league. One of these players is Jonthan Albaladejo. Jonothan Albaladejo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has played from 2007 to know. He plays for the New York Yankees.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

CURRENT EVENTS

Right now it is 7:28, three hours ago a magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit the Puerto Rico region. Since Puerto Rico is an island nation the entire country was shook by this earthquake. No one knows yet how many lives were taken by this earthquake. Since it was such a short while ago the country is probably still being shook by the quake. 10175597-earthquake-damage-in-frijanes.jpg.png

Monday, August 31, 2009

Yo soy

Querdio amigo,

Hola! Como estas? Yo estoy bien. Yo me llamo Alicia. Como te llamas? De donde eres? Soy de Puerto Rico. Cual es color favorita en espanol? Mi color favorito es rosado. Cual es numero favorito? Mi numero favorito es uno. Mi papa es Doug. El es Phoenix, Arizona. Mi mama es Lydia. Ella es Morenci, Arizona. Mi mejor amiga es Demi. Ella es Tucson, Arizona. Mi escuela es San Gregorio. Mi profesora de ingles es Senora Schnieder.
Adios

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Puerto Rico- Un poco de todo

Every year each city in Puerto Rico celebrates a patron saint festival. In this festival they celebrate their towns patron saint. In this holiday they have religious ceremonies.

In the week leading up to Ash Wednesday, Puerto Ricans have their own version of Mardi Gras. It's called the Ponce Carnival, this festival is the most celebrated festival in Puerto Rico. It is also the most colorful festival and the oldest, starting in the 1700's. This festival is a fun event filled with bomba y plena music. The festivals main attraction is the vejigantes which are costumed people wearing masks. The festival ends on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday with the Burial of the Sardine. This is a crazy mock funeral procession led by fake mourners.


Puerto Rico-Lugares Importantes

This is a picture of Mona Island.  This island is the third smallest  of the Puerto Rican islands after the main island of Puerto Rico and, Vieques.  It is the third largest island in Mona passage a line of islands that separates the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.  

Puerto Rico-Comida

This is a picture of a Puerto Rican dish 
called Mofongo.  Mofongo is the unofficial national dish of Puerto Rico.  You can eat Mofongo with anything as long as long as you have the plantain.  


Puerto Rico - Gobierno


This is a picture of Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá the current governor Puerto Rico.  He went to Harvard University in the United States before becoming the 8th governor of Puerto Rico.  He was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico on February 13, 1962.  He has served from 2005-2009.