Foreign Language Faux Pas

I've made mistake #4 before! 

When you learn another language or travel you're bound to make mistakes! Click here to check out The Telegraph's Top 10 foreign language faux pas in pictures, then email your response to one or more of The Hot Tamale Activities below to bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org.

• Pick the top 5 faux pas that you think are the funniest/most embarrassing/ most important. Why did you pick those?
• Are there other faux pas that you know about that aren't on this list?
• Write about a time you experienced a cross-cultural mis-communication. What happened?

Traveling by foot

Here's another great travel video I came across on the internet. In this video Chris Rehage takes photos of himself walking across China. 

Watch the video then email your responses to one or more of the Hot Tamale Activities below to bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org.

• Would you ever do something like what you see in the video? Explain your answer.
• Read more about Chris on his blog by clicking here then summarize what you've learned.

Alternative Spanish Final Exam

According to the website 22words,

For his final project in Spanish class, redditor TechSis needed to make a video demonstrating what he’d learned during the term. While most others in his class made music videos, he went an entirely different direction and created the best Mexican soap opera of all time… 

Complete one of the following Hot Tamale Activities and email your responses to bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org.

• Summarize the video - what happens?
• Write a review of the video - did you like it? Explain your answer.
• If you were to make a video similar to this one, what would the plot be? If you could have famous actors in your movie who would you hire? What part would they play?
• Would you prefer to make a video like this instead of take a final exam? Why?

Travel photos on Instagram

A photo I posted on Instagram from Costa Rica

Sarah von Bargen over at www.yesandyes.org has a great blog post this month about people who post amazing photos from around the world on Instagram.

Check out the post then complete one or more of The Hot Tamale activities below. Email your response to bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org.

• Which Instagram account would you follow? Why? Where are they located?
• Which photos in the post did you find the most interesting? Explain your answer.
• Check out other travel related blog posts from Sarah's blog by clicking here. Summarize what you have learned.

How has travel affected your life?

One of my favorite travel blogs is The Art of Non-conformity because the author, Chris Guillebeau, blogs about traveling to all 193 countries in the world!

Last month he wrote a great post about how travel has affected him. He said

I’ve learned as much from the mistakes and misadventures as I have from the times that everything went as planned. I can’t imagine what I’d be doing if I hadn’t pursued life outside my doors and beyond my comfort zone.

Click here to read the rest of the post then complete the Hot Tamale activities by emailing bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org your responses to the following questions

• Where have you traveled? What did you do? How has travel affected your life?
• Where do you want to travel? Why?
• Read other parts of Chris's blog and summarize what you've learned.

Don't delay - make plans to travel today!

Watch this inspiring video then answer the following questions in an email to bordner@cityhigh.org (Spanish 9) or akhand@cityhigh.org (Spanish 10).

• Describe in your own words - what is a vagabond? 
• Would you ever want to be a vagabond? Explain you answer
• What is something that is keeping you from making plans to travel?
• When do you think the ideal time/age for you to travel would be? 
• What are some details you would need to work through to plan your dream trip? 

Listen to songs nominated for Latin Grammy Awards!

The Latin Grammy website has a page where you can listen to any of the songs that were nominated for an award. Click here to check it out.

Hot Tamale Activities - email bordner@cityhigh.org or akhand@cityhigh.org your responses to the following activities

• Pick a category and listen to each of the artist. Who do you think should win? Explain your answer.
• Pick an artist and write a short bio about them in your own words. 
• Pick a category you are not familiar with and listen to a few songs. Describe what it sounds like.