ESTAR

Yo estoy delante de pizarra. This week I learned that this means that I am in front of the chalkboard. Estar means how to be. It is your well being, health, condition, and location. It is not permanent like ser is. Ser is to be what.

journalists' safety

Los periodistas necesitan proteccion. Before I continue on to my current event, I have to say that I couldn't remember if even though periodistas is masculine and feminine that you would put los if there were men journalists. Anyways, Mexico is one of the most dangerous places to report from. Many journalists are being assaulted and threatened by drug traffickers. Journalists try to leave out important details about kidnappings and murders to help protect themselves. This doesn't keep them from getting grenades thrown at broadcast stations though. They still need more protection.

9 commanders kidnapped in Mexico

Nueve justicieros han sido secuestrados. An armed gang kidnapped these men in Guerrero. The group of nine commanders were going to look at a dead body. The commanders superiors realized something was wrong when the commanders stopped communicating. Officials say that they were taken by an unknown group. The Mexican army has been trying really hard to help find these men.

La UNAM

La Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico es muy grande. The school enrolls about 270,000 students. It has become one of the largest colleges in the world. UNAM was founded in 1551. This makes UNAM the second oldest school in North America.

The shortest man

Edward Nino Hernandez es muy tio. El es de Colombia. This 24 year old man is 2ft, 3.46in tall and spoke to the press beside Colombia's President, Juan Manuel Santos on September 9, 2010. He is being recognised for bieng the world's shortest man in the 2011 version of Guiness Book of World Records. I thought this was a funny current event! :)

Berklee Watson: definite y indefinite articulos

Yo aprendo definite y indefinite articulos. El, la, los, y las translate to the english article "the." Un, una, unos, y unas translate to the english articles a, an, and some. Depending on whether the noun is feminine or masculine or singular or plural helps you to know which article to use.