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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.

NaVloPoMo

Nov 13, 2007

In case you haven't noticed, I haven't posted much here lately. I've been too busy posting videos everyday for the month of November as part of National Videoblog Posting Month. A bunch of videobloggers decided it would be a challenge to try to make a video everyday...

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links for 2007-11-08

Nov 8, 2007

Amaranth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (tags: Mexico food candy) Traditional Mexican Candy / Dulces Mexicanos Tradicionales - mexican candy (tags: mexic mexicancandy dulces) Amaranth grain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Religious Syncretism

Nov 7, 2007

In a previous post, I mentioned a term: Religious Syncretism. I had thought that I had posted on this before, but it was my drafts. Syncretism in Mexico is very noticeable. Besides the syncretism that exists in the Day of the Dead celebrations, here are two pictures...

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Day of the Dead and the Catholic Church

Nov 7, 2007

When I went downtown to observe the Day of the Dead celebrations, I was extremely interested in the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church with respect to the celebration. I wondered if they would be participating in the celebration. The picture to the left is an altar...

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Why would a youth worker want to be allowed on campus?

Nov 6, 2007

I'm teaching Campus Ministry at the seminary this quarter, and it's been a difficult class so far. The concept is so new that my students don't really understand what we are trying to do. We are trying to become insiders on school campuses for various reasons, and as...

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Day of the Dead

Nov 4, 2007

Like I told you already, I went downtown on Friday to see the annual Day of the Dead celebration in the Zocalo. The day(s) of the dead are celebrated on October 31 until November 2. Here's a translation of what the program they were handing out said: The sacred...

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Flooding in Tabasco

Nov 3, 2007

In case you haven't heard, there has been lots of flooding in the State of Tabasco, affecting hundreds of thousands of Mexicans. They say 70% of Villahermosa, the capital city, is under water. All sorts of places have been set up where people can donate water and food...

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