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| New York, witness of migrations |
In the morning, The Beans have started their English classes again. Although they are in New York City, they have found enough time to review some aspects of English, especially Present Simple, its clues and its rules.
More info: Present Simple
The Grandma has talked about how to write a composition with and without connectors and she has remembered the curious etymology of 'humbug', talking about William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. They have started to read one of his books, Christmas Carol, and they have described some pictures about New York.
More information: Thoughtco & The Telegraph
The Beans have listened to some news about the future of some of their members. Carme, Carol and Jordi Bean have decided to stay in New York forever and they’re not going to continue the rest of the travel with the family. It’s a great chance for all of them. Everyone must follow his/her dream and reach it when it was possible.
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| The Grandma's mother in the Manhattan Bridge |
In the afternoon, The Beans have continued visiting the city which still has lots of things to offer. They have wanted to visit two of the most important bridges: The Manhattan Bridge and The Brooklyn Bridge.
For one hand, The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension. The main span is 448 m long, with the suspension cables being 983 m long. The bridge's total length is 2,089 m. It is one of four toll-free bridges spanning the East River; the other three are the Queensboro, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn Bridges. The bridge opened to traffic on December 31, 1909. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff, and is noted for its innovative design.
More information: NYTimes
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| The Beans and the bridges |
For another hand, the Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States. Started in 1869 and completed fourteen years later in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, spanning the East River. It has a main span of 486.3 m and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. It was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and the East River Bridge, but it was later dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge, a name coming from an earlier January 25, 1867, letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since opening, it has become an icon of New York City and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.
More information: History.com
I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.
T. D. Jakes
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