January 29, 2010
Thomas Fersen makes me want
to learn to play the ukulele:

January 21, 2010
Congratulations to Taylor and Maria, who earned first place in each class... both of you get an automatic 100% plus extra credit on the quiz. Great studying!! Everyone else: watch for the NEXT purposegames tournament to be posted on Sunday.


January 18, 2010
My former student Orna decided to study abroad in Chile for the first semester of her junior year in college and liked it so much that she is staying for the entire year. Where are you going to go?


December 12, 2009


December 5, 2009
This week it is all about vegetables!! Click on the photo to watch Des beaux légumes, another video from quebecois program Passe-Partout
Download the lyrics by clicking here if you miss class.

November 28, 2009
Here is a neat little site for listening to French: TOUJOURS DES MOTS
Click on the play button to hear a piece of a song, fill in the missing word, use the clues to help understand, and when you have finished click on "POURSUIVRE" (below) to continue on to the next song.

November 15, 2009
Tengo una vaca lechera: Click here to watch it!


November 11, 2009
Laisser sa trace, or "leave your tracks behind", a video from the legendary Quebecois children's program Passe-Partout. Click here to watch it!


November 4, 2009
Abe mastered Spanish in high school and switched to Arabic in college. He is currently spending a year in Egypt perfecting his language skills, working with orphans and documenting his mind-blowing cultural experiences. Reading Abe's blog reminds me of how interesting a life can be...


November 3, 2009
This is quite creepy, the way the kids chant the word fromage


November 1, 2009
When Emily was my student she spent two summers volunteering to protect marine turtles in Costa Rica. Now she is a student at the University of Maryland spending a semester in Argentina. Click on her picture to read about the summer volunteer program in Costa Rica-- you could do that too!!!


October 28, 2009
My weekend job:

October 25, 2009
A new purposegame tournament for Spanish 2 students has started: Click HERE to play!


October 20, 2009
Here is a link to that Shakira video that we have been listening to in class:


October 17, 2009
One of my former students, Lauren, is studying abroad this year in Ecuador. Click on the photo to read about her study abroad program... and start thinking about where you want to study abroad when you're in college.


October 13, 2009
Spanish 3/4 students:
Click here for an activity that will improve your comprehension of the next episode of El Internado.
Your username is your full name plus the number 165 (mine would be michaelpeto165, all one word) and your password is the same password you use for conjuguemos. Email me if you have any problems!
Click here to do the activity!

October 12, 2009
I have been humming a song by Natalia y La Forquetina for days now.
Click here to watch the video


October 10, 2009
Felicitaciones to Jovanny, who won the first Spanish 2 Purposegames tournament. Ten students earned extra credit; you could too by competing in this week's tournament.
Check it out:


October 4, 2009
A former student, now studying in Spain, posted this photo on facebook: ham-flavored potato chips!