Camino de Santiago -- Irena -- 09/04/2015
We talked about Camino de Santiago (the St. James' path) .
Corrections:
Don't throw people off: Not "Don't threw people off".
conscious vs. cautious: I become more conscious of my own words. I made a mistake by saying "I become more cautious of my own words".
Cathedral vs. Church: You don't say "a Cathedral church" because Cathedral is a type of church.
bare feet: not "bare foot".
Phrases:
Through the north of Spain: Much better than my "along the north of Spain" (my version might not even be correct).
Raise in fame: Camino de Santiage has been raising in fame.
Vocabulary:
serenity: She tried to seek serenity by taking the 800km pilgrimage path.
penance vs. sacrifice vs. suffering: Speaking too many of these words gives a heavy feeling.
walk stick: not "walk cane" since canes are used by old men.
Pronunciation:
Santiago: not pronounced as "San Diego". "tia" as "tya" in "Satya".
pilgrimage: This word has four syllables, which makes it difficult to pronounce, and I tend to miss the "ma" sound and pronounce it as "pilgrage".
Galicia: "ga" as in "galic", not as in "gap".
Portugal: "Por" as in "pork", "tu" as in "tube".
backpack: I tried to apply the new way to pronounce words that have two consecutive consonants. Think it as two words but the second word starts with "kp" so it becomes "bac" + "kpack". (instead of thinking 'k' as the last sound of 'back'.) This way, I don't drop the 'k' sound.
Don Quixote: This is by far the most challenging sound. It has two ways to pronounce it. The one I feel that is easier to remember is "quick saudi". The author of the book is Cervantes. The loyal server is called Sancho Panza. Don Quixote bravely charged toward windmills.
phoenix: it sounds like "phinix", there is no "o" sound.
Facts:
In order to get the completion certificate, one needs to take a walk for at least 100km to get to the Cathedral.
One gets a pilgrimage password to collect stamps along the path.
Barcelona is a place worth going.
Munich: Oktoberfest.
Moscow.
Rome.
Stein on Writing.
The Presence Process by Michael Brown.
Eckhart Tolle and his famous book "the Power of Now".