Campeche

Campeche

I have a passion for reading but not a lot of time. Lately I get my fix by listening to a lot of recorded books. I used to teach PK and K but now I'm an Educational Diagnostician in a local school district. I'm married with 4 kids. My really great hubby is from Campeche, Mexico - thus my name and avatar.
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  • Sugar Land, TX, USA
  • member since Wednesday, May 9 2007

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  • Dr. Tami Brady

    dr. tami brady says

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mystic

    mystic says

    greetings,

    'lovelight music' is a group formed to explore books about healing with music.

    the current discussion is "Music and Healing -- Is it possible with popular music?"

    Diva JC kicked off the discussion with some very interesting insights and suggestions about healing with popular song based on her 33 years of world-wide performance, singing jazz and blues.

    please feel free to join the 'lovelight music' group and discuss music therapy – especially as it might apply to the genre of popular music. or just join 'lovelight music' group and tune in from time to time to add a book to the group shelf or to find out what other musicians are discussing. any comment you care to offer will be greatly appreciated.

    drop me a note if you have any questions.

    may peace and harmony reign in your life.

    mystic
    group admin
    singer, songwriter

    GO TO: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/11790/about

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • zawadi

    zawadi says

    Hi Campeche,
    I hear you. Life is pretty hectic in my world, too. If you can, please come by. :-) Peace. ~z

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • zawadi

    zawadi says

    Hi,
    It’s been too long. We want to hear from you. Please share with us in Diversity Beyond the Page at Diversity Works. Peace. ~z

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dr. Tami Brady

    dr. tami brady says

    Thanks for adding me to your friends list.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Michael L

    michael l says

    "Who Dies?" and "Unattended Sorrow", by Steven Levine are two books I recommend. Also "Tuesdays with Morrie", by Mitch Albom, on subject of Death and Dying. My favorite book about spiritual practice at the moment is "The Places that Scare You", by Pema Chodron. An all-time favorite is "Care of the Soul" by Thomas Moore. I performed last night at my Church's summer camp Talent Show. It was a blast. My friend Amanda and I played and sang Dar Williams' "The One Who Knows" and I also backed up on guitar another congregant who sang "The Stray Cat Strut". It was a great time!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Michael L

    michael l says

    Hey Campeche! Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I sing in a choir too. My wife isn't from Mexico but she speaks Spanish. I play piano and guitar and I teach guitar. And I know we both love Bob Dylan. Seems like a beautiful friendship!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • golovin_benny

    golovin_benny says

    You ever read the Whitman book yet?!? What have you been up to there?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • pampe

    pampe says

    Hi...we share some common interests....and we used to live in Houston, also. I was really struck by your comments about the German bank in one of the discussions.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    alicia says

    Oh, now I am jealous of your travels to the Mayan ruins! I've always wanted to see them. ~sigh~ Maybe one day..

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    alicia says

    Hey! Hope you are fine & enjoying your summer. When I saw the cover of National Geographic yesterday, I thought of you. The cover is a Mayan temple, all lit up & very splendid. Pick it up if you have some time. The story is very interesting. Happy reading!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • AlphaRomero

    alpharomero says

    Thanks! Yes, I majored in Eng Lit and Creative Writing, which certainly helped in my book selection. My profs generally chose their curriculum very wisely. It also helps to have well-read friends :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • georgefayne

    georgefayne says

    I am LDS! I hope that I can do a study abroad sometime...I would love to use what little French I remember. After seeing how beautiful the English countryside is, I would love to visit all of Europe to see what it's like.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • georgefayne

    georgefayne says

    Sorry! I know I just left a note, but I was wondering: How did you like Tale of Two Cities compared with Great Expectations? I know they're completely different, but I'm a big fan of Great Expectations, and I was wondering if TTC is equally good? Thank you so much!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • georgefayne

    georgefayne says

    Hello, Campeche! I know what you mean about talking books! My sister and I listened to a ton of talking books one summer when we had to stain boards all day for our house. What does an educational diagnostician do?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • RebecaDarklight

    rebecadarklight says

    Right now I can't read much because I have a very difficult exam coming up, I'm only reading textbooks, but once I have free time again I will recommend you other books. Last month I bought books by Elena Garro, Carlos Fuentes, Jorge Luis Borges and José Saramago.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • RebecaDarklight

    rebecadarklight says

    Don't you worry dear! I totally understand, I'm very busy too and probably in August I won't be around much also.

    I hope you like the book. Juan Rulfo uses words that are typical to the state of Jalisco and Mexican rural people (that are still used today) so if you have any doubts feel free to ask because I think some of them you won't find a typical dictionary.

    Take care,

    Rebeca

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • RebecaDarklight

    rebecadarklight says

    Hi!

    Don’t you worry, it has been busy for me too, lots to study!

    I have read interesting reviews about the “The Kite Runner” and “A thousand splendid suns”. Which one did you like best? What is ATSS about?

    I’m about to start Rulfo’s other book, “Pedro Páramo”.

    Take care,

    Rebeca

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • RebecaDarklight

    rebecadarklight says

    Oh darn it! Doble note. But it wasn't my fault, it the system!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • RebecaDarklight

    rebecadarklight says

    I hope you like “El llano en llamas”!

    Sorry for my late reply, but I’m in the middle of exams period.

    About the murders of Ciudad Juárez… Umm… no, I don’t know about any good books. An uncle gave one about it last Christmas, but I didn’t like it. If I hear about a good one I will tell you about it.

    Yeap, very sad. Controlling the violence along the border will be very difficult, but the new government is trying really hard.

    I saw the movie “Man of Fire”, and I thought it was ok. I didn’t like some stuff, like Ciudad Juárez at the beginning of the movie (hey, it’s not like that! I have been to that city lots of times!), but in general I liked it. Denzel blows up lots of things in México City, and… I found it cool… *ashamed*, hahaha.

    One movie that I really like, because I believe it’s very accurate and representative of the different layers of life in México City is “Amores Perros” by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It’s very gritty and raw, but I think it is a fabulous movie.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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