OASIS BAR: ÉÍ 'AANÍÍGÓÓ 'ÁHOOT'É FOR THE BONDS

Native American, ancient culture and language

While The Bonds were practising Countable & Uncountable nouns, the Highway Patrol arrived. They wanted to know how was possible that all their transports were full of peyote, a beautiful plant of the desert.

The family had been visiting Navajo Nation and they were impressioned by the resistance of this incredible and ancient community so important for our recent history and their wonderful language which was used in the WWII by the Codetalkers. They discovered The Blessing Way an important Navajo ritual.

More information: Navajo Code

Every member of the family explained his/her alibi to demonstrate that they were innocent and they didn't know anything about this wonderful plant.

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The Grandma explained how she was in her Indian tent with Mariona Bond who was totally slept while Pedro, David and Maya Bond were drinking some Navajo beer, this which has a black and gold tag, in Oasis Bar. M.José Bond was with Paula Bond dancing country line while Noemí Bond was trying to help some rich people, who seemed Arabian but were only native ones with some handkerchiefs on their heads, and wanted to be cured by the magic powers of Noemí's hands. Olga and Eli Bond were watching TV when Juanjo and Irene Bond took photos and disturbed some local scorpions and Jaume was sculpting an Indian Totem that Montse had demanded him.

Police has believed nothing and they're all under suspect waiting tomorrow when an FBI team is going to arrive to help the local police and all The Bonds are going to be analized by the true machine. God helps them!

 Always assume your guest is tired, cold, and hungry, 

and act accordingly.  

Navajo Proverb

ARISTOCRATIC SERIAL KILLERS: THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

Mariona and Pedro Bond with a voodoo toy

Today, The Bonds are visiting Washington DC. They're interested in the historical buildings and they're comparing them with Comparative. They are also learning how to use the modal verb May and practising some Social English.

After that, the family is practising some vocabulary about Hotels and Tourism and they're meeting with Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who are helping The Bonds to know more things about voodoo.

More information: Comparative

The Grandma is remembering some of her favourite singers and Irene Bond is explaining some experiences with one of them. Suddenly, they have received an unexpected visit, M, the partner of MJ, has appeared with some presents for the family. Thanks a lot MJ! We admire you and you know it!

In addition, The Bonds are discovering Ordesa, a beautiful natural reserve in the north of Aragon and they're connecting different stories.

Finally, the family are listening to The Grandma who is explaining some stories about blood and monarchies talking about Jack the Ripper, Vlad Tepes and Enriqueta Martí meanwhile Jaume Bond is adding a new name to this serial killers list: Elizabeth Báthory.

More information: Jack the Ripper

Tomorrow, the family has a meeting in The White House with the new president of the USA, a Juanjo Bond's old friend, and with the Queen Elizabeth II. They're going to talk about Middle Age and literature. 

Be polite and dress elegantly!

 My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.
 

Wyclef Jean

RAQUEL BOND DESIGNS AN AMAZING PATTERN

Raquel Bond and her patterns

Today, The Bonds are in Washington DC. They have travelled to the capital of The USA for business. 

They are reviewing some vocabulary about policy and Social English and they are practising First Conditional.

More info: Political Words

Raquel Bond is leaving the family. She's going to stay in Washington DC where she has found what she was looking for. The family is going to miss her a lot because she's like an amazing grace, always with a beautiful smile and some kind words to share.

After talking about the importance of Sant Boi along the history and they are reading White Rabbit, a beautiful song of Jefferson Airplane which is a big criticism of Vietnam's War.

Finally, they are sharing sad and happy stories before going to assist to The US Presidential Inauguration where a Juanjo Bond's friend is going to become in a powerful man.

I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, 

so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. 

George McGovern

RICHARD CASTLE & THE BONDS: MURDER IN MANHATTAN

Irene & Eli Bond with Kate and Rick

Today, The Bonds are still staying in New York City. They are meeting Richard Castle, the famous writer, and his team formed by Captain Gates; Detectives Beckett, Esposito and Ryan, and Dr. Parish. The Bonds are helping this fabulous team to solve the latest crimes of the city.

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Before visiting Castle's team, the family has reviewed some aspects of Social English and Modal Verbs. They have talked about Should and advice and they have written a postcard to MJ who is still in Sant Boi organizing new adventures.

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Raquel & Jaume Bond are helping Castle's team

The Grandma is a little melancholic after Barbra Streisand's concert and she is remembering one of her best friends, Charlie Rivel, the universal clown who was born in Cubelles, in El Garraf and became one of the most famous and acclaimed clowns of the history. The Grandma is old and she starts to repeat things without stopping and today she is a little obsessed with Charlie, the clown.

After talking about the importance of animals and the respect we must give to them, the family has been talking about the Hobos, the American figure of a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, who is impoverished and lived near the railway during the last decades of the 19th century and live near the containers in dark streets nowadays.

More information: Hoboglyphs

Tomorrow, the family has a busy day. 

First, they are trying to help Juanjo and Irene Bond who are involved in a crime scene and they have been accused wrongly. 

Next, they're visiting The Metropolitan Museum.

Finally, they're meeting Iris Apfel another Grandma's friend.

Memories light the corners of my mind
misty water-colored memories of the way we were.
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behinds
smiles we gave to one another for the way we were.

The way we were, Barbra Streisand

WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY, WELCOME MONTSE BOND

Montse Bond in New York City

Today, The Bonds are reviewing some Social English and some grammar: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous.

More info: P.Simple vs. P.Continuous

The Grandma explains a story every day and today she's talking about the sinister origin of Juanjo Bond and the tradition of Thanksgiving Day.  

Maya Bond is explaining how to cook a delicious dish: chili con carne, chili with meat.

Download Chilli Beans by Maya Bond

The  family has a new member: Montse Bond. She's Eli Bond's secret daughter, a result of an old German romance, and the real reason about Jaume Bond's behaviour last week in Berlin.

All the family is in New York City now and they're preparing a plan for a week. The Grandma wants to go to Broadway to watch Barbra Streisand in concert; Brooklyn, to visit Richard Castle, an old friend who is an international writer and she wants to know more things about the CSI team with Mac Taylor and Stella Bonasera.

Finally, the family plays Bingo with Noemí and Pedro Bond to enjoy themselves.

I grew up in New York City, a town with different races, religions, 

and peoples. It breeds tolerance.

Donald Trump

HOW OFTEN DO YOU PAINT IN A HISTORICAL PLACE?

Juanjo Bond and his prize

Today, The Bonds are still in Berlin. Jaume Bond has been found in the Police Station. It was a small confusion and the Police caught him.

The family is trying to convince them about his good intentions and they're all in the Police Station waiting for him. 

Meanwhile, they continue their English classes talking about Adverbs of Manner and Adverbs of Frequency.

More information: Adverbs of Manner & Adverbs of Frequency

They also read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and create a plot because it's very tired to wait without knowing anything about Jaume.

Eli Bond explains some feelings and experiences about Berlin, her hometown, and talks about Jaume, her husband, who is a bohemian artist who doesn't control his art.

The rest of the family is playing Pio Pio, a game where Juanjo Bond is an incredible crack and Juanjo Bond is in the hotel recovering of an intensive flu.

The Grandma tries to calm her nerves explaining stories: today, she has talked about the importance of the Gypsy culture in the Mediterranean cultures and a curios story about George III of the United Kingdom who wrote in his diary in July, 4 1778: Nothing important happened today.

Egypt is coming back, is becoming , is going to become, you know, a center of excellence for the region and maybe for the rest of the world.
 

Hesham Qandil