Descriptive Essay: El Chaltén

Traveling is one of my family’s favorite things to do. The family has visited numerous places throughout the United States, however, none are as memorable as Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, there are many places to go and sights to see such as: Cola-cola factory, Cabbage Patch Kids Factory, Under Ground Mall, the Zoo, Atlanta Braves Stadium, Six Flags Over Georgia, Stone Mountain Park, and the Atlanta Aquarium, are all in or near the city of Atlanta. The three that we visit on every trip to Atlanta are Six Flags, Stone Mountain, and the Atlanta Aquarium.

It is known for its Pacific ocean beaches, surf spots and mountainous landscape. It is named “the savior” and is the largest coffee exporters in the world. In fact, it is the only country in Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. El Salvador is a Spanish-speaking country in South America, and this is the country I will be traveling to. El Salvador is the most misunderstood country of them all. Some people say that it is quite dangerous while others say it’s quite boring compared to the rest of Central America. Most visitors say El Salvador is not safe and this is because the lack of mass tourism equals lack of information. This is the reason I chose El Salvador to travel to. This vibrant nation is very tropical with rich forests and fertile farmlands. From Volcanoes and crater lakes to surfing and Wildlife, it’s filled to the top with so many things to do! El Salvador has so many things to offer and I am eager to explore it.

This part of the book is important because it informs readers of these present food issues in a manner that also educates them. In her exploration of the Quechua narratives, Krogel reveals the food dilemmas the Peru faced in the past while connecting them to the food-landscape and Quechua culture. Krogel concludes the book with a brief summary and the reiteration of her point, that “culinary skills help women earn money to support themselves and their families, gain independence from abusive homes, and manipulate or punish the decisions or perceived ungratefulness of their children or spouses” (Krogel

As I woke from what I thought was my bedroom, I felt a slight shiver and overheard ongoing commotion in the background. Unaware of the current situation I continued to keep my eyes closed and I tried to fall back asleep when suddenly I felt a grip on my right shoulder shaking me back and forth until I finally regained consciousness. "Estamos Aqui"-We are here, exclaimed my brother Alberto. I scanned my surroundings as I was forced to step out the vehicle. Intimidated by the crowded streets and baffled by the size of each building around me I froze in place trying to keep my composure. I was a six-year-old kid when I arrived in the United States from Mexico. Thus, initiated an entirely new world with a conglomerate of experiences for me.

Mexico is an astonishing place full of adventures awaiting to be found by people that are willing to visit. It’s a very large country that consists of vast subregions that offer different climate, vegetation, and overall feel depending where you are. Mexico is very prepossessing, the cities and culture are what makes this country so astounding to visit as I did.

Visiting el Chapín, was a very unique experience which required me to really reflect about the entire visit before writing. During my visit, there were a few instances where I felt unwelcomed, and really struggled if my perception of certain events were brought on by my anxiousness or perhaps, my perception was accurate. Despite these feelings, there were many things I was able to observe while eating at this establishment.

As the wheels of my plane touched down on the runway in Santiago I felt an overwhelming sense of peace and gratitude.

Pueblo del Sol has many strengths and weaknesses as to do all schools. Some of the strengths at Pueblo, as the staff and students call it are; strong communication between staff members, engaging activities both in and out of the classroom, parent involvement, and monthly communication between the school and the parents as well as some weekly or daily communication between certain teachers and parents. Some of the weaknesses at Pueblo include; Not enough follow through on discipline issues from administration, behavior issues throughout middle school (5-8th grades), and the lack of resources/guidance for Science content teachers.

My life was not much of an interesting one, but there were some events in which not many people know of. I was born in Palm Springs in August 19, 1999. Most of my life I have lived in Desert Hot Springs. I travel a lot in my childhood, mostly to Mexico in a small city named El Bajio. El Bajio is a small city near Aguascalientes. The world I live in is an opportunity goldmine. Not many people take advantage of this many opportunities. I feel like my childhood make me into who I am because when I was two years old, my mom was taken away, so we had to go to where she was taken. At the time I was very scared and did not know what was happening. Now a days I remember that moment and it reminds me how important family is to me. A personal accomplishment would be the time in middle school when I earned three medals(AVID, perfect attendance, and for A’s and B’s).

I still remember when I was a child, I used to live in a small town named Tecolotlan, Mexico. Tecolotlan is a town full of folklore, culture, and friendly to visitors. Roads are made up of rocks, houses are buildup of bricks or mud and the town counts with a beautiful central square where every Sunday night people in town gather together to end up their weekend. Tecolotlan also counts with a beautiful forest and cascades; people around the region enjoys their morning with a hike and others enjoy their afternoon relaxing with the family. In Tecolotlan, people live of their own and livestock and crops like mangoes, pitayas, plums, corn and many other agriculture goods.

Thesis: Ever since my grandpa has gotten the sombrero, it has become a big representation of my family’s passion, culture, and love for music and each other.

Selling Mexican food is a confirmed profitable business in Philadelphia. The traditional image of the restaurants, combined with the real taste of the recipes makes Mexican foods restaurants even more profitable. However, the competition is bigger comparing to other types of restaurants for the variety of restaurants offering Mexican food on the city.

He creates an experience for them that is centered around the beautiful land of Peru. He is an extraordinarily creative chef that does not focus solely on how good the food itself tastes, but how well he has captured the essence of a specific area of Peru. The way the does this is extremely fascinating, he gathers his ingredients by voyaging across the geographic areas of Peru. Specifically, he travels to the ocean, extreme altitudes, low and high jungles, and the Andes (Fried, 2017). His main goal is to serve the ecological and geographic history of Peru through every meal on his menu.

An old, dark blue couch. Unwelcoming, grey concrete walls. One small corner that is supposed to serve as my kitchen. This is the scene that greets me when I walk into my tiny apartment after a long, boring day of work. I reach my slender hand into a crack in the wall, and pull of a slim stack of frayed papers, yellow with age. These are my escape plans, which I have been working on for months with my best friend, Nico. That is, if you can even consider people your friends in this world. I set the papers on the couch, and sit down, flicking on my television. Everyone in Lunos gets one, ancient television set. There are only five channels: the Teen channel, the News channel, the Kids channel, the Elderly channel, and the Golf channel. I always

Finally, I argue, that by using a silent approach, that is, by not consciously using voiceover or providing historical explanations, these documentaries distance themselves from testimonio, first-person narratives, the “subjective turn” and “the performative documentary” that characterized the “first wave” (to use a term coined by Idelber Avelar) of postdictatorship documentary films in Argentina. In this sense, the films dialogue with Gastón Gordillo’s differentiation between haunting and memory. For Gordillo: “Strictly speaking, a haunting is distinct from memory, for it is not reducible to narratives articulated linguistically; it is, rather, an affect created by an absence that exerts a hard-to-articulate, nondiscursive, yet positive