Put your hand in the fire for someone / poner la mano en el fuego por alguien This is a catchphrase in spanish, When you want to say that you trust someone completely. This expression was used in the old times by germanic tribes. This pagan custom was used to determine the innocence or guilty about a person by gods. If a person had broken a rule or committed a offense then this person was forced to put his hand into the fire or hold a hot iron and if this person finished the trial without damage or a bit damage then this person was innocence for gods. BYE.

Christmas Dinner Company Yesterday I Have been in Madrid becouse my company made its Christmas Dinner Company. I like so much becouse you can see your fellows or collegues from other places of your country. All year I Have been working hard with them and we have had better and worse moments with my colleges, but our relationship is good and I am happy to see them in a different situation outside of work. Girls are very pretty to Have Dinner and men much less, as always, its is very difficult to be level. After Dinner we Have free drinks since a couple of hour and we can dance and talk between ourselves. At The end we go back to the hotel, tired but happy.

Proverbs I think there are a lot of proverbs which are similar Or they want to say the similar thing in both languages. For example: A diario una manzana es cosa sana.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A donde te quieren mucho no vengas a menudo. A constant guest is never welcome.  A palabras necias, oídos sordos. Take no notice of the stupid things people say. A quien no le sobra pan, no crie can. Never spend your money before you have it. A rey muerto, rey puesto. As soon as one goes out the window, another comes in the door. Algo es algo; menos es nada. Half a loaf is better than no bread. Cada uno habla de la feria según le va en ella. Everyone sees things from his / her own point of view.

Catchphrases/frases típicas o hechas Bite the dust The knights of the Midlle Age, when they were mortal wounded, they took a handfull of dust And biting like last respect and kiss goodbye to the mother earth who had supported and would now wellcome in their midst. This ritual resulted to the expression bite the dust, which is equivalent to humble or give up. Tomorrow I will try to writte other. Bye. Morder el polvo Los caballeros de la Edad Media, cuando se sentían mortalmente heridos, tomaban un puñado de tierra y lo mordían, como beso postrero de respeto y despedida a la madre Tierra, que los había sustentado y que ahora iba a recibirles en su seno. Este ritual dio lugar a la expresión morder el polvo, que equivale a humillarse, a darse por vencido.

Arabic words in the spanish language. Arabic is, after Latin, which it has contribuited more words to castilian. This vocabulary get into castilian and other romance languages in the iberian Peninsula, becouse there is a contact since the year 711, becouse of arabic corquest, to early 17th century, when the last arabic people leave the iberian Peninsula, that they keep alive their language in this Lands. El árabe es, después del latín, la lengua que más léxico ha aportado al castellano. Este vocabulario entra en castellano y en las otras lenguas romances de la península ibérica como resultado de la situación de contacto que se produce desde el año 711, con la conquista árabe, hasta principios del siglo XVII, con la expulsión de los últimos moriscos que mantenían viva su lengua en estos territorios. a) La agricultura: acequia, alcachofa, algodón, azúcar, noria, albaricoque, aceite, albahaca b) La guerra: alférez, tambor, alfanje, adalid, almirante, arsenal c) Comercio y manufacturas: aduana, tarifa, arancel, arroba, tarea, alfarero, alcancía, abalorio, alhaja, alicates d) La cocina: alfajor, albóndiga, almíbar, almirez, arrope, taza e) La construcción: adoquín, alcázar, alcoba, alféizar, aljibe, adobe, alcantarilla, azotea, azulejo f) Topónimos: Alcalá, Albacete, Guadalquivir, Algeciras, Gibraltar, Murcia, Guadalajara, Guadiana Una mención aparte merece el vocabulario científico. A esta lengua le debemos léxico en los siguientes campos: g) Matemáticas: cifra, álgebra, algoritmo, guarismo h) Astronomía: cenit, nadir, Aldebarán, Rigel, almanaque, azimut i) Alquimia: azufre, alambique, redoma, elixir, álcali, azogue j) Medicina: nuca, jaqueca, jarabe

Rioja red wine Today I am in Rioja, this is a place just in the north central of Spain, near to France. I take Rioja red wine, I think is the best wine together with Rivera red wine. Rioja red wine is fresh, aromatic, balanced and strong "bouquet". The grapevine were cultured firts in this area by romans and phoenixians. The varieties of grape are "tempranillo" and "garnacha". It is very recommendable visit the village of Haro during the battle of wine or the city of Logroño, when they celebrate The Harvest Festival. Really funny and the Rioja red wine a pleasure of Gods. Hay otros vinos estupendos como lo californianos, chilenos, argentinos, sudafricanos, etc. pero yo me quedo con los Rivera de Duero y Rioja. No se si en el extrangero son tan conocidos y apreciados como en mi tierra. Salud.

Vikings Today in my class of English, my teacher Lara, told me about the Vikings Like a theme of discussion. I think Vikings were people who lived in Sueden in the north of Europe, they were the first pirates of the history. Historicians say that Vikings arrived with their ship until the ancient Rome or Paris throw the river, to rob the city. And they say that the first discovers of America were the Vikings. I think the Vikings Live la romantic and amazing life. I remember now a sentence of Steve Jobs: Why do you go to the royal navy army if you can be a pirate? ¿Por que te vas a alistar en la armada real pudiendo ser un Pirata?

Please tell me if I Have mistakes. Thanks. I like speak English, because i think the world is large and if I want to know other lifes and worlds I need speak the common language or more spoken. I Have a problem with my ear because is ver y roof to understand, it is ver y dificult, I think I write and pronunce better than I understand. At this moment I study English on and off in the time, but now I am compromised with my objetive, I hope it. Bye.