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Mod Comment by Robbie on June 23, 2012 at 17:16

Thanks for the info, Tara! We can learn English in many different ways and without age limit. : )

Admin Comment by Tara Benwell on June 21, 2012 at 14:28

Camelia asked about the cue cards over in the video gallery, so I figured I'd tell the story! We were on the NYC subway one morning, and there was this man with cue cards. He would look at a card, flip it over, then put it down at his feet with his coffee. It was fascinating to watch, and I couldn't help wonder what he was doing. He was about 65 years old, and was wearing a suit. He did this for about twenty minutes. After trying not to stare at him for a while, I finally figured out what he was up to. He was studying English vocabulary! I tried to be discreet when I took my picture, but the flash was accidentally on. When my husband asked what I was doing, I told him I was looking at yesterday's photos on the camera and accidentally took a picture. It was a little white lie, so that the man didn't hear me.  Anyway, this picture is for all of you. Mobile learning doesn't have to be with a smart phone. :) 

Comment by salma on June 4, 2012 at 16:13

hhahahahhaaaaa cooooooool statue of librety :D

Admin Comment by Tara Benwell on May 31, 2012 at 15:34

@Salma Yes, these types of entertainers are common in touristy areas. I should have mentioned that they are called "mimes". I wish I had seen this one.  

Admin Comment by Tara Benwell on May 31, 2012 at 15:23

@Galina The story of the tree is on page 3 of the comments. You will see you weren't too far off. These were related by the 9/11 theme.

The mangled object was actually this sculpture called "The Sphere". The fact that it was mangled, but still "survived" is very symbolic, don't you think? It certainly gave me goosebumps. I'll let the plaque tell the story this time...

Comment by salma on May 31, 2012 at 13:53

nice statue i saw someone wearing the same in my visit to malysia but he was doing a strange movement to earn money too :D

Comment by vishal arora on May 30, 2012 at 7:05

hiiiiiiii friends how are u?

Comment by Prostomolotova Galina on May 30, 2012 at 5:46

Tara, I want to try to guess the word mangled. I didn't know the meaning of the word before. The verb mangle means   to damage or injure something badly by crushing or twisting it. So, I thought 'mangled' may refer to a tree. My questions are:

1. Did you see a mangled tree in New York?

2. I think it was very unusual.

3. I bet Tara was greatly impressed by the tree.

4. I wonder if there's any story behind the tree ( why is it mangled?).

Tara, thanks a lot! You're a wonderful storyteller!

Galina

Comment by Prostomolotova Galina on May 30, 2012 at 5:24

Hello, Tara!

So, I was mistaken that Hell's Kitchen is a restaurant. Ok, frankly speaking, I doubted between two variants: a restaurant and a neighborhood in Manhattan. But then I saw the word mushroom and preferred the variant about restaurant. So, Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. Am I right? Tara, you were lucky to see a street festiva in Hell's Kitchenl. I simply adore all such events.

Now about the mushroom....I was mistaken again. Tara, what a beautiful composition with the characters from "Alice in Wonderland"! The mushroom is rather big. What is it made from? And it's also in Central Park.....Now my dream is to visit New York and Central Park, but.....

 

 

Comment by Triple-L on May 30, 2012 at 2:56

Did  you eat cheesecake in your hotel?

I think cheesecake was  one of your  favourite cakes.

I bet Tara bought cheesecake from a popular cheesecake shop and brought it to the hotel.

I wonder if  Tara  visited the most famous cheesecake shop in The Big Apple.

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