Community Practice One

     The activity I chose for my first community practice is using the Spanish language at my job. I work at a daycare and one of the students in the three year old classroom comes from a Spanish speaking family. Although her and her mother can speak English fluently her grandmother who often picks her up knows no English at all. She was interested in knowing if the child ate her lunch that was sent today but didn’t know how to communicate with the supervisor. I overheard this conversation and translated explaining that the child refused to drink the milk at snack and would not eat her fish and rice for lunch. The grandmother was upset by this but I was able to explain that she was not feeling well and that might be why. I could tell that she appreciated my translations and was thankful someone knew how to communicate in Spanish. I think that this experience was very beneficial and I was lucky enough to know basic words such as leche, pescado, and arroz to explain which of the foods the child refused. My boss was extremely impressed with me and she thanked me for helping her in that tough situation. I think that it is important for employers to hire at least a few employees who are bilingual or have some basic Spanish knowledge in order to help accommodate to all of the families and students at the daycare. 

Community Practice #1
For my first Community Practice I found a basic recipe for the Puerto Rican dessert called flan. Here is the recipe in spanish:

Receta de Flan Básico - vainilla Flan
El sabor más popular

1 taza de azúcar
6 huevos grandes
1 14 - oz puede leche condensada
2 latas de 13 onzas de leche evaporada
1 cucharada de vainilla

Precaliente el horno a 350 ° . Preparar baño maría y caramelizar el molde según las instrucciones en la parte superior de esta página.

Mezclar los huevos con una batidora eléctrica . Añadir el resto de los ingredientes. Mezcle suave, pero no sobre mezclar. Vierta en el molde caramelizado natillas , cubrir con papel de aluminio, y sentarse en el baño de María . A continuación, vierta agua caliente en el baño y en el horno durante 1 a 1 ½ horas hasta que esté hecho y el cuchillo viene limpio

On July 29, 2014 my friends and I went to Colombia to start the journey of a lifetime.
(El 29 de Julio mis amigos y yo fuimos viajamos a Colombia.)

When we arrived late at night we were greeted with a sign that says "welcome" from the family that were staying with.
(Cuando llegamos a la familia nos hizo una senal de "bienvenidos".)