Hi everyone!

We have to make a distincion between the official hours of the "encuentros de conversacion" and the Chatterbox Club. The "encuentros de conversacion" must be held inside el Lenguitas or in the patio outside, and the Chatterbox Club can take place anywhere.


The "un-official" hours of the Chatterbox Club from Wednesday, June 24 until July 8th:

Wednesdays from 4pm to 6pm, meeting in front of the institution.


The "official" hours of the "Encuentros de Conversacion" which will be held inside el Lenguitas:

Tuesdays 12-13 hours in el Lenguitas (meet upstairs in the common area)
Thursdays 17-18 hours in el Lenguitas (meet upstairs in the common area)

One exception: Tuesday, June 30th, I will be unable to come to the conversation club because of a meeting.

Chatter Box Club June 10, 2009

to have strength in numbers- to have the majority, to have many people
to pull (something, it) off- zarpar
zipper- encierre
to break down- to lose control emotionally, cry
one way street- una calle de una mano
to go through- revisar
cardboard- carton
to declare a major- to choose a specialty in college or university
in a nutshell- to say something briefly
birth certificate- partida de nacimiento
to flash (someone)- to expose ones private parts to someone else (!)
to moon (someone)- to expose ones butt to someone
at the drop of a hat- easily and quickly

ChatterBox Club June 9th, 2009

Talleres- workshops
circuitos- circuits
trabajo practico- group project
dead center- right in the middle
dead on- exactly right
by and large, for the most part- most commonly
To be in ones' element- to feel completely at ease and doing something you succeed at
I don't know if I should/ I was wondering if I should- Tengo una duda
To be cut out for something- to be made to do something (work, talent, etc.)

If I had a Million Dollars

Here is a link to a youtube video of a cover of the Bare Naked Ladies song, "If I had a Million Dollars." It's a good way to practice the "If..., then...." sentence structure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbyVUP9TQLw

Vocabulary from the First Week at Conversation Club

1. food court- patio de comidas
2. to (not) have ones ducks in a row- no tiene los patitos en fila
3. news programs- noticeros
4. slave driver- someone who is very controlling and makes you do something even if you don't want to do it.
5. first and foremost- first and most importantly
6. it was smooth sailing- when something happened very easily
7. that would suck- if that happened, it would be unfortunate
8. skinny jeans- chupines
9. to transfer credits- hacer equivalencia
10. degree- titulo
11. My friend ditched me- Mi amiga me planto
12. To hang out with someone- to pass time with someone
13. to be flaky- to not be responsible

First Week at Conversation Club