{"id":301,"date":"2011-10-03T14:35:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2013-08-19T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T16:19:18","slug":"learn-spanish-and-something-else-too-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/learn-spanish-and-something-else-too-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Spanish and Something Else Too (part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to Carry Weight on My Back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remember spending weeks agonising over my choice of backpack. I wanted one which was not too big and not too small, not too bright and not too dark. In the end I made a decent choice but the first time I strapped the blooming thing I couldn\u2019t even stand up. As I got used to it I began to find techniques for moving around with it on and it soon became something I didn\u2019t even notice. If you are going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a> in South America then I can thoroughly recommend bringing one which is big enough to fit in all the things you will want to take home with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Live a Slower Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the great things about life here is that everything is a bit slower and involves speaking to more people. For example, if you want to make a reasonably complicated meal then instead of going to the supermarket you will probably need to go to the local market and a number of different shops. This will involve speaking to a lot of people and could take a couple of hours from your day. There is no use rushing things like this, you just need to make them happen the way everyone else does. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?q=big+backpack&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1C1GGGE_esAR419AR419&biw=1366&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=yHnRGvDNGkTy6M:&imgrefurl=http:\/\/1funny.com\/big-backpack\/&docid=poXTFidkSL0bSM&w=400&h=624&ei=EL2JToLiMoytgQeaidn5Cg&zoom=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Carry Weight on My Back I remember spending weeks agonising over my choice of backpack. I wanted one which was not too big and not too small, not too bright and not too dark. 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