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A view from Torre Andres Bello of some iconic Caracas Towers

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Guiyang, China

On the wisdom of learning Mandarin

The great values of the West are in imminent peril and now the East rapidly gains relevance. A new world order is pushing to be born.

blog, blogging, China, city, L.A., language, life, mandarin, overpopulation, pandemics, photography, thoughts

Church sign sayings / Anuncios de iglesia

Church signs as means to quickly and effectively communicate a message. Here is a Ponca City example.

advertsiment, bible, biblia, blogging, church, language, lenguaje, Oklahoma, Plains, Ponca City, promotion, publicity, thoughts
Angie's Wieners truck

Angie’s Wieners & Language / Las salchichas de Angie y el Lenguaje

A quick discussion on the unavoidable dangers of the (well) written words.

bible, biblia, fotografia, Hot Dogs, L.A., language, los angeles, photography, publicity, Quran, street photography, thoughts, writing
"The treachery of images", by Rene Margritte, LACMA, Los Angeles

Treachery of words / Palabras engañosas

Images and words are nothing but representations of reality and not reality itself. Those signposts may not be pointing in the right direction, so be vigilant.

aphotographicmemory, artes, arts, communication, english, lacma, language, lies, los angeles, magritte, painting, trump, words

Pronunciation & Communication / Pronunciación y Comunicación 

Pronunciation is the way to communication. Failing to prounce words like the locals may result in miscommunication…an all-too -common situation for non-native English speakers!

communication, comunicación, english, immigrant, inglés, inmigrante, language, lenguaje, pronunciación, pronunciation, starbucks
Please, be moral

Immoral acts: more questions than answers / Actos Inmorales: más preguntas que respuestas

Attempts to establish what is good and what is bad is a lost battle. Church signs -like the one shown here- are examples of the limitations of language and illustrations of futile attempts to regulate morality

blogging, fotografia, guarico, language, lenguaje, moral, morality, photography, sex, sexo, writing

A guitar that was a violin / Una guitarra que fué violín

Península Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California (September 2014). Aprecio mucho la música, pero nunca tuve la valentía de aprender a … More

guitar, guitarra, immigration, language, lenguaje, los angeles, maternidad, motherhood, music, musica, photography
Young woman in Venice

Venice, East & West / Venecia, Este y Oeste

Venice canals, Venice, Italy (1960) (English text follows below). Esta foto de mi joven mamá, captura un momento en su … More

east and west crossroads, language, lenguaje, Maiquetía, multiculturalism, multiculturalismo, Venice

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This blog combines personal photography and personal writing....memories, random thoughts, sketchy ideas. It is published every two weeks. Most texts and photos are authored by Constantino, unless indicated otherwise. Original photos and texts are copyrighted material.

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