{"id":373,"date":"2011-12-29T14:47:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T14:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:44:48","slug":"i-wear-it-well-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/i-wear-it-well-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wear It Well (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I mentioned some of my South American clothes disasters earlier on but so far I have failed to mention some of my brilliant successes. Yes, there were some of them while I was going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish classes<\/a> here. Apart from the normal clothes you could buy anywhere I also bought some local products which turned out to be inspired purchases in most cases. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A Poncho<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having grown up with spaghetti westerns I finally lived out part of my dream when I bought a poncho in the market in Otavalo in Ecuador. It looks great on me and the price was very reasonable for such a quality product which the seller assured me was just right for a handsome devil like me. In fact, there is only one problem and that is the lack of social occasions in which one can wear one\u2019s poncho these days. I have tried slipping it on for parties, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish classes<\/a> and weddings but it just doesn\u2019t feel right. I am now seriously considering the idea of joining a local folk music group to give it an airing now and then.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theponchostore.blogdiario.com\/img\/ponchito.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I mentioned some of my South American clothes disasters earlier on but so far I have failed to mention some of my brilliant successes. Yes, there were some of them while I was going to Spanish classes here. 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