elaborate metaphors
My señora just wandered through the living room on her way out the door and said, “See you later, alligator!” (hahaha! I love all the random things she knows in English. She’s an English teacher and she’s studied in England a few times too.) I responded, “In awhile, crocodile.”
Okay, so I came up with this elaborate metaphor but no one here understands it. I know that of all the people in my life, my sister, Alistair, is guaranteed to understand what I’m talking about.
Every Monday, I watch the Spanish version of “Dancing with the Stars” which is called “Mira quien baila!” (Look who’s dancing!) I would never watch this in the US because I don’t want to purposely lower my intelligence but here, I feel like I’m learning things about Spanish culture and the language. It’s also just hilarious to watch people dance to songs like, “I’m every woman” and “We are family.” There is one young woman on the show whose claim to fame is that she is the sister of a bullfighter. But she’s kind of fea (ugly). The only thing she has going for her is her youth and her brother, apparently. She’s gawky and gangly and has the most obnoxious personality. Unfortunately, the word gawky isn’t in my Spanish-English dictionary so I can’t impart my specific feelings about Carmen to Paula.
Instead, I came up with this elaborate metaphor: Have you ever seen the Disney movie “Alice in Wonderland?” Yes? Do you remember the scene where Alice is playing croquet with the queen? Instead of mallets, they use flamingos but Alice’s flamingo won’t cooperate. It’s goofy and goes limp when she wants to hit the “ball” (actually a rolled up hedgehog.) Carmen, the dancer on Mira Quien Baila, whose brother is a bullfighter, reminds me of Alice’s flamingo. All goofy, and giggling, and loopy.
That’s my metaphor. Alistair knows what I’m talking about.
Love, Caroline
Okay, so I came up with this elaborate metaphor but no one here understands it. I know that of all the people in my life, my sister, Alistair, is guaranteed to understand what I’m talking about.
Every Monday, I watch the Spanish version of “Dancing with the Stars” which is called “Mira quien baila!” (Look who’s dancing!) I would never watch this in the US because I don’t want to purposely lower my intelligence but here, I feel like I’m learning things about Spanish culture and the language. It’s also just hilarious to watch people dance to songs like, “I’m every woman” and “We are family.” There is one young woman on the show whose claim to fame is that she is the sister of a bullfighter. But she’s kind of fea (ugly). The only thing she has going for her is her youth and her brother, apparently. She’s gawky and gangly and has the most obnoxious personality. Unfortunately, the word gawky isn’t in my Spanish-English dictionary so I can’t impart my specific feelings about Carmen to Paula.
Instead, I came up with this elaborate metaphor: Have you ever seen the Disney movie “Alice in Wonderland?” Yes? Do you remember the scene where Alice is playing croquet with the queen? Instead of mallets, they use flamingos but Alice’s flamingo won’t cooperate. It’s goofy and goes limp when she wants to hit the “ball” (actually a rolled up hedgehog.) Carmen, the dancer on Mira Quien Baila, whose brother is a bullfighter, reminds me of Alice’s flamingo. All goofy, and giggling, and loopy.
That’s my metaphor. Alistair knows what I’m talking about.
Love, Caroline