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dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

I have tried to do that (a bit!) and children's lit is a good way to go! Where (in DF) is a good place to find children's lit (meaning good selection and good pricing)?

Someone once told me that reading Harry Potter in Spanish is also a good way to learn the language...I started reading it the other day but as I borrowed it from the school library, I have stopped until I can buy my own copy as I want to underline/write in the text!

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

generally speaking... when I am in mexico city, it's briefly (on the way north or south)... so I don't really know the city.

If you're looking for english language literature though, I did a search in seccionamarilla and there's a distributor called dabsa (distribuidora american book SA)... I don't know what their selection is, but their information is the following:

Calle: CONSTITUYENTES 920
Colonia: LOMAS ALTAS
Codigo postal: 11950
Estado: DISTRITO FEDERAL
Poblacion: MIGUEL HIDALGO
Tel : (55)5259-5800
Tel/Fax : (55)5570-0169

Or you can check their website... www.dabsa.com.mx

If you want something with a little more substance and more challenging... try Canasta de cuentos mexicanos by B. Traven. Not a native speaker of the language I don't believe, so a lot of tenses are pretty simple, and it's all pretty straightforward and from a western (northern?) perspective.

Best of luck.

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I feel the same about reading in Spanish. I read in English to gather gobs of info or for pleasure, and in Spanish when I need a local source of info. It's still a bit of work.

I've been using eBay to get English books sent to me...haven't found the widest variety available here.

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

if you want anything through amazon or wherever, let me know, i'm heading down in a week with two empty suitcases.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

I've got the maple syrup if you bring the pancakes! hehhee

But I did find a large jug at costco when I was there....REAL maple syrup...none of that **** that has the 'sabor de maple' (ugh!) I didn't buy it though as I lugged one down here. Also, I bought a large block of white chedder there. Just finished it off and am wishing that the taxi ride to Costco wasn't so long as I find most of the cheese I do have around me isn't quite as flavourful. As for the hockey tape and timmy's......I'm still lookin'!

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

mike_r · Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Queretaro, Mexico

I would like to say I play futbol, go to the gym, study Spanish, and travel a lot. Those would all be lies. I have good excuses for not doing any of those activities, but those would all be lies too. When I'm not teaching I like to procrastinate grading papers, watch mindless TV, and SLEEP!!!!!!!