You will be missed

Thank you and the best for you always!

Ms. Julia :)

The goodbye post

Dear Miss Julia,

You are a great teacher despite our differences. Despite all, I think you are a quality teacher, a teacher that really loves her job, a teacher that enjoys sharing experiences of life. I understand that sometimes you get upset with us because we arrive late to class or we talk to much or we complain about our absenses (me) haha, I overthink alot that's why my attitude sometimes is not the greatest one. Anyways I have learned that people are not perfect and puntuality is a great factor in our lives. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Thank you for those daily quotes and advices you gave us. I learned things in your class? Of course I did! I'm going to miss learing english this way. But I WILL continue to study the language. Hope your next students aren't as cool as we are, haha! Just kidding. 

Thank you always.

Frida Curiel 

Fast Food

WEBQUEST

Fast Food
Questions

1  17 gr

2 10 gr

3  Fries 3.5gr and a BIG mac should be 10gr

4 Gordita 10g and a Chalupa 18g also the percentage of calories is 45% Cal in a chalupa

5 Fat grams in a BLT salad including the dressing:420 so the total of fat grams  in a double with everything is 750, That's alot! And very bad for our health

-Healthier choice at wendy's: Apple pecan and the chicken salad.

6
                      CAL      FAT      SAT FAT
Subway............230.......2.5gr........0.5gr
Bacon..................30.......3.5gr........1.5gr
Chipotle Sauce...100......10.0gr........1.5gr
American Cheese..50.......4.5gr........2.5gr
Mayo.................. .110......12.0gr........2gr
Chips.....................210......10.0gr........5gr
Large Coca Cola....400.......0gr............0gr

TOTAL of 1130 Cal
42.5gr
13gr

7 FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Quattro
1. CAESAR SALAD:  CAL: 340  FAT(gr): 10%  SAT(gr): 3.5%
2. PASTA PENNE: CAL: 1480 FAT(gr): 80% SAT(gr): 38%
3. CHICKEN PASTA: CAL:1200 FAT(gr): 69% SAT(gr): 24%

8 3 HEALTHIER OPTIONS:
1. HOUSE SALAD: CAL: 190 FAT(gr): 1%  SAT(gr): 0%
2. CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI: CAL: 569 FAT(gr): 4% SAT(gr): 0%
3. FISH AND CHIPS: CAL: 700 FAT(gr): 12% SAT(gr): 4.5%

9  2 suggestions to incorpórate fast food into a healthy diet:
1 In fast food restaurants the nutricional facts should be included.
2 Adding salads and healthier options into a fast food menu can bring new clients and have a healthier diet.

 10 unhealthiest food in my favorite restaurant is
ALL IN DISH QUATTRO: CAL: 2879  FAT(gr): 96.7% SAT(gr): 61%

Webquest Final Project

 

 

 

 

Please work on your webquest as your final project. Write your answers in the comment section of your post.

Enjoy!!

Ms. Julia Garza

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

Exam

Hello Everyone!

Getting ready for your exam? Hope so... ;)

Acronyms and abbreviations are also found on pages 30 and 31.

Be sure to study the following example because you will be writing several sentences like this one. You should have more examples in your journal. We did them in class.

Example to study:

A.      Magic World USA`s market fell steadily from 35.5% in 1993 to 27.3% in 2007.

There was a steady fall in Magic World USA`s market share from 35.5% in 1993 to 27.3% in 2007.

 
See you tomorrow, be on time, wear complete uniform. :)

Blanca Julia Garza

 

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

Hello Dear Students

Learn the following:

A travel agent is somebody who organizes and books trips for tourists.

An overseas rep is somebody who helps travel agents and travel organizations to sell holidays, or who manages holidays overseas.

A sales rep is responsible for selling products and services.

An events manager is somebody who organizes activities for tourists or big events such as concerts.

A receptionist is somebody who welcomes and registers guests in a hotel.

A chef is the manager of a restaurant kitchen.

A housekeeper is the person responsible for the smooth running of a hotel.

A food and beverage manager is responsible for buying food and drinks for restaurants.

Study the acronyms and abbreviations!!!!!

Find out what these mean and learn them:

BHA

ETOA

NRA

NTA

PATA

TTRA

WTO

WTTC

YHA

Enjoy!! :)

Ms. Julia Garza

 

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

MY FAVORITE RECIPES

CHIPOTLE PASTA

Ingredients
1 ounce olive oil
1 hot link, cut in 6 bias slices
5 (21/25 shrimp), deveined, shelled and butterflied
4 ounces heavy cream
3 ounces Chipotle Sauce, recipe follows
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
9 ounces cooked penne pasta
2 ounces Parmesan, grated
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 tablespoon diced scallion

Directions
In saute pan over high heat, add olive oil and hot links. Sear links until browned. Add the shrimp and cook until pink. Lower heat to medium. Then add cream, chipotle sauce, salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta and the cheese. Toss to combine.
Serve in pasta bowl and garnish with diced tomato, scallions, and more grated Parmesan.
Chipotle Sauce:
1 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 ounce Dijon mustard
2 ounces chipotle paste
1/2-ounce red chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Combine all ingredients in blender, puree, cover and refrigerate.

SPICY TUNA SASHIMI

Ingredients
1 ahi (yellowfin) tuna steak (about 4 to 6 ounces)
1 small orange, halved 1/2 sliced with rind and white pith removed, other 1/2 juiced
1/2 small grapefruit
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 sprig fresh mint, finely chopped
2 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced
4 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 dry thin rice noodles, lightly broken up

Directions
Thinly slice the tuna steak (sashimi-style). Place the thin layers of tuna on a plate. Remove the rind and pith of 1/2 an orange, then slice and quarter. Remove the rind and pith of 1/2 a grapefruit, then slice and quarter. Lay the orange and grapefruit quarters on top of the tuna.
Juice the remaining orange half into a small bowl and whisk in the soy sauce and lemon juice. Drizzle the sauce over the tuna and citrus. Sprinkle the tuna with chopped mint and diced jalapenos.
In a small saut� pan, heat the oil over high heat and quickly fry the rice noodles for 1 minute. Sprinkle them over the top and serve.

CALIFORNIA ROLL

Ingredients
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces
4 sheets nori
1/2 batch sushi rice, recipe follows
1/3 cup sesame seeds, toasted
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into matchstick-size pieces
4 crabsticks, torn into pieces
Pickled ginger, for serving
Wasabi, for serving
Soy sauce, for serving

Directions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Squeeze the lemon juice over the avocado to prevent browning.
Cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. Cut nori sheets in half crosswise. Lay 1 sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the plastic covered mat. Wet your fingers with water and spread about 1/2 cup of the rice evenly onto the nori. Sprinkle the rice with sesame seeds. Turn the sheet of nori over so that the rice side is down. Place 1/8 of the cucumber, avocado and crab sticks in the center of the sheet. Grab the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Pull away the mat and set aside. Cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until all of the rice has been used. Cut each roll into 6 pieces. Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.


CAESAR SALAD

Ingredients
1 egg yolk*
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 anchovy fillets, mashed
Scant 1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large head romaine lettuce, cleaned and cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces
Freshly grated Parmesan
2 cups croutons

Directions
In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire, pepper flakes, mustard, and anchovies. Slowly whisk in the oils to emulsify. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Place the lettuce in a large bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan and black pepper. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing and toss well. Sprinkle top with croutons.

ZUCCHINI PIZZA

Ingredients:

3 zucchini 

pepperoni slices

cheese

oregano 

4 large tomatoes, quartered

2 tbls olive oil

2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced

1 tbls fresh oregano (sub 1 tsp dried)

1 tbls fresh tyme (sub 1 tsp dried)

1 tsp salt

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 350 and cut the zucchinis in half

Fill them in with the sauce and pepperoni and cheese

Put them in the oven

Wait for them :)

PAGE 42

 A. Study figure 1 on the opposite page.
1. What does it show? Three brands offered by a travel agent.
2. Where do you think the information has come from? Surveys, observation, market research etc.

B. Listen to some extracs from a seminar about market mapping.
1. What is wrong with contribution of the last speaker in each case? Choose from the following:

• it is relevant 1
• the student interrupts 5
• the student doesn't contribute anything to discussion 3
• it is not polite 2
• the student doesn't explain the relevance 4

2. What exactly does the student say, in each case? Leila is pretty mature and does the searching on internet, that's what we are supposed to do when we want information. Majed is the one that sounds not pretty sure about the situation. Evie and Jack are careless about it.
3. What other ways do you know of saying the same things? I would say that first of all I'll search in the internet and then write and get to know the information i got from there and write them down. I would talk to the operator very interested.

C. 1.

• by making clear how the point is relevant 5
• by bringing in another speaker 1
• by asking for clarification 2
• by paraphrasing to check understanding 4 
• by giving specific examples to help explain a point 3

2. Each one of them are talking about the market map and the tour operator prices. They are clearing up their information and I can see that they are using the vocabulary :)
3. I would just simply watch videos about it and explain it to my classmates.

 D. 
DO'S                                                                       DONT'S
ASK POLITELY FOR INFORMATION                                      DEMAND INFORMATION FROM OTHER STUDENTS
LISTEN WISELY  TO THE OPINIONS FROM OTHERS       NEVER A BAD ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHER OPINIONS
COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET           GIVE OUT INFORMATION WITHOUT SOURCES
MAKE A CHART OF PROS AND CONS                                 ACT LAZY TOWARDS A TEAM WORK           

E.
1. Study the images
2. To put them on the market map, I would put child aduct economy and luxury. Then I would clasify each one of them.

For example:

 -LUXURY: PINE TREES
-CHILD: AGS JUNIOR GOLF CAMP
-ADULT: BEAUFORT GOFL BREAKS
-ECONOMY: PROBABLY BEAUFORT GOLF BREAKS
And of course explain each one of them.

3. Seminar.
People want luxury and economy at the same time
The market map is to clasify
Person 1
Person 2

The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort

Give in to the seduction of pampering treatments in the luxe Remède Spa, play on two Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses or a tennis center nestled in a palm grove. Nearby, the Marietas Islands beckon with natural beauty and outdoor adventures.

Remède Spa

Remède Spa at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort creates an exceptional experience for each guest. The Spa's gracious staff stands ready to attend to every detail so that guests may enjoy all the benefits of a carefree sanctuary devoted to relaxation and revitalization for body and spirit.

The 10,000 square-foot spa features all the elements one requires for ultimate indulgence, all surrounded by striking views of the untouched landscapes of Punta Mita. The spa offers access to sauna, steam room, fitness center, salon, Jacuzzi, cold plunge pools and relaxation gardens as well as outdoor treatment options under shady canopies.

This hotel is pure luxury. It's really expensive but is worth the experience

WHAT DO I LEARNED THIS WEEK

I learned that they are alot of jobs in this industry, not only you can graduate from here with the opportunity with one, two, or three jobs. You have plenty of especialities you can relate to. Also we learned new vocuabulary words, they were pretty intesresting. I liked this week because it was something I didn't knew.

TIJUANA

VISIT TIJUANA! 

Tijuana is the largest city in Baja California and on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. As an industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics. As the city has become a leading center in the country, so has the surrounding metropolitan area, a major industrial and paramount metropolis in northwestern Mexico. Currently one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Mexico, Tijuana maintains global city status. As of 2015, the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,696,923.


You can stay at the most popular hotels in Tijuana. I'll tell you which ones are:MARRIOTFIESTA INNLUCERNACAMINO REAL
Of course you can stay at cheaper hotels.



The most popular restaurants:Caesar´s is the most popular because they invented the Caesar salad there! Amazing right?THEN YOU HAVE CABANNA OF COURSE!, Los Arcos, and Mison 79



THINGS TO DO:
YOU CAN GO TO AVENIDA REVOLUCION AND HAVE FUNYOU CAN GO HICKINGYOU CAN VISIT FOOD MARKETSYOU CAN GO TO NIGHT CLUBS


FOOD SPECIALITIES:
MARISCOS AND CAESARS SALAD

What I've learned this week

We made powerpoint presentations to our classmates and teacher about the different types of tourism, and they were so pretty. I presented cultural tourism which is pretty interesting because is the #1 reason why people travel all around the world. Cultural tourism is amazing because you can get to explore new cultures of the world, and monuments. We also learned the hospitality outlets like freestanding businesses which is pretty cool. We worked in our pronouciation because I get confused sometimes. Also we learned how to use the words correctly in context like the transitive and intransitive verbs.

FW: Another Assignment

Please answer the following questions in the comment section of this post.

 

 

Ms. Julia Garza

 

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

Assignment

Hello There! Please do the following assignment in the comment section of the post.

 

 

Ms. Julia Garza

 

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENT

The animals were here before us, (in earth) we are taking over their home which is earth, because we are destroying it, we see it everyday, the buses that release smoke and sometimes is black smoke the worst of it! It affects the mother earth and also it affects our health, why do you think cancer is taking over everyone? Also, the factories they realease smoke all day everyday all over the world. Then we have the trash, sometimes we throw our trash to the floor and that is wrong. Sometimes big companies throw their trash to the ocean or the sea, that is so wrong, it kills and affects the animals in the sea, sometimes the animals die and that is so sad and unfair. Animals don't have a voice. The abuse of animals is so unfair and not human, I've seen videos of sea world, they abuse violently of the whales, also in the circus they abuse of elephants and tigers and all the animals they have there. The animal testing is also a reality in many products we use, a little animal suffered from that (mostly bunnies) they have them locked in at laboratories and they never get to see the sun, it's so unfair and sad why would we do that to little animals? I have products that say ''Not tested on animals''. THAT'S AMAZING! I'm so happy a little animal didn't suffered from that. Why can't all the companies be like that? You don't have to abuse or kill an innocent animal. Then you have the hunt. Stupid people hunt animals for fun just to eat them and other stuff. That's so unnecesary. Also the fur in the clothes. Why kill an animal so you can wear it? It's not cool and it's murder. There's alot of violent acts from us the humans toward our animals on earth, i wish I could just stop it and everyone understands that if we continue doing this the animals will extinct. This situation is really sad and I wanted to write about it because it is one of the things that bothers me the most about our earth: the abuse of animals :(

RUTA DEL VINO

HEY! Looking for a place to hang out with your friends while having a good wine, a nice view and nice food? Guess I have the answer for you:

LA RUTA DEL VINO

La Ruta del Vino is the coolest place you'll ever find in Baja California, it's full of activities, places to drink and eat, and the view is amazing. I'll tell you about it. 

Valle de Guadalupe. It is the Heart of the Wine Route, about 40 kilometers northwest of Ensenada, about 3 hours from Mexicali. If you want to go, they are tours each weekend and they are very inexpensive. What are you waiting for?

La ruta del vino has about 15 houses of wine: Encuentro de Guadalupe, Baron Balche, El Cielo, Finca Altozano, L.A Cetto, Chateau Camou, Bodegas Santo Tomas and many other more.

If you want to know more and book a hotel at Ruta del vino here is the link:

LINK TO HAPPINESS

El Cielo is my favorite it is an amazing place where you can live the moment with your loved ones, they have nice food which is gourmet and they have alot of wine! Also you can order chamgane they also have alot of them. After you're done eating you can go and take pictures of the amazing views they have and the sunset is amazing, is like a dream, and they have goodies that you can shop from, they have jewerly, things like shampoo and soaps made out of wine, things for wine, clothing and many more!

If you want to go to nice restaurants the best ones are the firewood pizza ¨Ochentos¨ which is an amazing little place where you can enjoy the best pizza in town, also you can enjoy ¨Corazon de Tierra¨ there you can eat super gourmet food and it is pretty good.

Here´s a map

What I learned this week

This week I learned different types of diagrams of tables in which you can take notes and be easier to catch the words of a topic. It was super intersting because I learned that you can create different diagrams to help my studying and all that learning stuff. Also we learned how to identify them, it was pretty fun! We also learned vocabulary words, the one I didn't knew was ¨budget¨ now I know what it is!

My classmates and I presented a lecture about different topics of turism. Magui and I presented one that was pretty cool because it was how to travel step by step. We gave our classmates some tips so when they travel they don't make a mess out of it! I also learned what flashpacking was because we read some about it and it was interesting because the reading told us that flashpacker was a person that wanted to explore the world but has the money to move around in all types of transport, and a backpacker is the same but without the money.

Travelling

Travelad from Blanca Araujo

What I learned this week at English class

HI

What I learned this week is first of all: we finally get to learn what tourism means in English terms, because we opened the book (well Ms. Julia did because not everyone in the class has a book). Ms. Julia presented us in the TV some terms that we need to learn, like more English vocabulary so that we don¨t run out of words at the time we are writing essays or something, also to expand our vocabulary and make it more professional. We also learned what are we gonna get if we study turism, like traveling alot and meeting new people. We are also preparing for the TOEFL so that we can do great in the exam.

So in a small rewiew we learned what tourism is and the benefits about studying it, also we learned the definition of hospitality. 

FW: Hello

 

Hello Everyone, 

I am very happy to have you be part of my class. I hope this semester will be a successful one for everyone including me. I am sure I will enjoy each and every one of you. I also hope that your activities in lab are beneficial en every sense.

Let's have fun while we learn!! 

Welcome!! :)

Ms. Julia  

Everyday work on building your 

dreams, or others will hire you

to build theirs.

The city I would love to visit

The city I would love to visit

I would love to visit Machu Picchu. It is actually in my bucklet list or my before I die list! I think it would be an amazing experience to go there and watch the mother nature beauty. I would be amazed, also I would like to parachuting there, i mean, i don't think they allow me to ha, but that would be something else! 

I mean, look at this, now imagine it looking at it with your own eyes and being there with the nice weather and with the people you love, that would be an actual dream. 

Macchu Picchu is located in Peru, and the mountain has museums and tours. So I guess that would be really expensive so I need to save and study so I can work really hard in the future to have the money and go to MACCHU PICCHU! I guess that's my inspiration. Wouldn't you like to visit this amazing wonder of the world?

The reason I'm here

The reason I'm here..

One of the questions (at the moment) I get asked about the most, but that question makes me really think why. I guess it's because GLION is different than the other careers in Mexico, plus it is a very cool thing that it has some kind of Switzerland program, that's pretty fancy, isn't it? 

SO, the reason I'm actually here is because I want to learn everything about gastronomy + tourism. WHY? Because I love to travel and discover new places, explore and at the same time discover the beautiful art of gastronomy, so I can open my own bussiness, like restaurants and stuff like that. 

It's also amazing that I get to go out of this small town 2 times in the semester! So far I like it and I love it. I really hope I get to learn all about gastronomy and tourism.