Friday Blog

Hi FAU Bloggers: One of my favourite places to eat in Santiago is Ram Salaam, an Indian restaurant in Santa Isabel between Condell and Italia. It's 100% authentic and is extremely cheap for the quality. I like it because although the recipes are quite basic, they are wonderfully tasty. Another thing I like about Ram Salaam is the fact that it has many vegan options. I eat there at least once a month. I usually go with my wife but we often go with friends and always take visiting family there. Some people find it a little "grubby" but I love it. My favourite dishes are the lentil and mushroom dishes but they also offer other tasty options. The family who run the restaurant are from Northern Indian. They have 2 young children both of whom have been born since we have been regulars at the restaurant. The young children used to help in the restaurant but they went back to Indian with their mother last February. The father plans to stay here on his own for 2 or 3 years.  Mainl

Hi FAU Bloggers: I guess one of the interesting people I follow on social media is Janelle Monae. She is a singer/actress from Kansas. I first heard of her in 2010 when she released the album The ArchAndroid. It was a really amazing concept album that mixed various musical styles (hip-hop/rap/rock/soul/jazz/classical/pop). I found her to be the most interesting artist of her generation because she was doing something different and extremely creative. She was very open about here influences which ranged from "The Godfather of Soul" James Brown to Pop/Rock Icon Bowie  and on thru Debussy and Science-Fiction author Philip K.Dick  After The ArchAndroid I followed her career with interest because she what she does goes beyond music. Actually, her first album is still my favourite but I think she is an interesting celebrity who is trying to push the barriers and create change, especially towards things related to racism, feminism and the LGBT community.  As both her music and actin

 Hi FAU Bloggers, Today you have to do a couple of different activities.  Part 1 First you need to go to: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/conditionals-zero-first-second Please read the information about English conditionals and do the exercises. Part 2 Once you've done Part 1, please write a blog post reviewing the British Council Learning English website. Mention:  2 or 3 things you liked, and why 1 or 2 things you didn't like, and why Would you recommend this website to other English learners? Why/Why not? Do you think you will you visit this website again? Why/Why not? What score would you give it out of 10? Sum up your experience in one sentence.