Playa Central´s Spanish School

Hola! Bienvenidos todos a la clase de español.

Hello, welcome to Spanish Class.

Would you like to improve your Spanish? Well, it has never been more fun, so sign up and change your Baja experience. Learn Spanish so you can communicate clearly with Mexicans who do not speak English, get those verbs down, learn some of the lyrics of some of the most famous Hispanic songs, explore Hispanic geography and cuisine en Español and meet people in La Ventana.

Maestra Jessica and Teacher Assitant Sallyanne. Photo taken on the first day of the spring course.

For the spring course of April 22nd - May 18th Jessica will be the maestra. For the first two weeks Sallynne Munro will her teacher assistant, and the following weeks you will have Vivien, Jessica´s sister, as a teacher assistant. Jessica and Vivien are fluent in English and Spanish, with a Mexican mom and an American dad, born and raised in Cozumel, they are very good at relating Spanish grammar and vocab to the English language, and can really help you learn some tricks to remembering and pronouncing your Español.

Jessica tutored Spanish Grammar, Literature and Hispanic Drama during her university at Oklahoma State and enjoys teaching interested students a hablar español. Vivien, who will study Business in Guadalajara next year, is a patient and fluent person who will assist you in pronounciation, local sayings, conjugaitons and get you coffe and cake during class! Vivien runs the bakery at Playa Central and is in charge of the wood oven, always making sure there are plenty of galletas y pastelitos for Spanish School students.

Classes includes Coffee or Tea and Cake. (Advances students do pizza & wine)

Sallyanne is a traveled kite instructor who teaches kiteboarding in English and Spanish. She is originally from Scottland and Canada, and is a great example of how with studies and effort anybody can pick up Spanish as a 2nd or 3rd language and become fluent. Sallyanne will assist students with their spelling, vocab and grammar, as well as join in or pair up with students for conversation class. She will also be serving students coffee and goodies, but remember there is NO ENGLISH ALLOWED!

Tuesday´s class was fun and productive. This is your chance to REALLY improve your Spanish. For the next four weeks, we will have classes for all levels, so check out the calendar, decide what level you are at, and enroll.

The Spanish Students! Los estudiantes de la clase :) This is a real fun way to practice your Spanish conversation,

enjoy your morning, meet new people and talk about relevant topics.

Spanish School Spring Schedule for 2011

Which level are you?

Beginners: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:00- 11:30. Cost is 10 americanos a class, or 12 classes for 100 americanos.Includes: Coffee or tea & Cake
Dates: April 22, 25, 27 & 29th. May 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16 & 18th.
Description: We will start out with the basics. Introduction to verbs and grammar as well as basic vocabulary. Learn your when, where, what & why´s, numbers, the alphabet, body parts, sentence structure, sayings, fruit and veggies, etc.

Intermediate: Tuesday & Thursdays 9:00 - 10:30. Cost is 12 americanos a class, or 80 americanos for all 8 classes.
Includes: Coffee or tea & Cake
Dates: April 26 & 28th. May 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 & 19.Description: Lots of conversation and vocab. We will focus each class on a new topic, example: weather and topography, marine life and water sports, construction/building and tools, emotions and holidays, slang and local dialects, Hispanic culture and geography, etc.

Advanced: Tuesdays and Fridays @ 5:00 - 6:30. Cost is 35 americanos a class, or 240 americanos for all 8 classes.
Includes: Pizza & Wine
Dates: April 22, 26 & 29th. May 3, 6, 10, 13 & 17th.
Description: We will analyze songs, articles, poetry and excerpts to discuss in class. We will be conversing most of the class and I will correct all errors. Every day we will add 10 advanced words to our vocab, and do written exercises.

The advanced Spanish on Tuesdays and Fridays includes pizza and wine.

The wine is to help that Spanish flow a little better :) Bring a friend!

You are welcome to show up, but please Facebook or e-maili Jessica Claire Withington Sanchez at jessica@playacentralkiteboardig.com if you want to enroll in advance.

Farmer´s Market on Thursdays at Vivero El Moy in La Ventana

On Thursdays from 9 am - 12 pm there is a Farmer´s Market at Vivero El Moy, where homeowners and tourists buy their weekly groceries from local La Ventana businesses, people and farmers who set up to sell fresh produce, wood oven baked goods, smoked fish, Mexican and continental art, almond milk and other organic products, and of course, exotic and house plants for sale at Vivero El Moy. Playa Central sets up at the Farmer´s Market with our multi grain and white baguettes, and other goodies like chocolate chip cookies and pecan pies. To get fresh bread make sure to get there early.

Jessica and Vivien at the Farmer´s Market.

To order bread, cakes, pastries, or more information on our bakery and pizza restaurant

please visit http://www.playacentralkiteboarding.com/#!wood-oven

Our chocolate chip cookies and PB cookies are a favorite, we always try to have some at

the Market for our customers. Our white baguettes make great Subs!

Most vegetables are grown in La Ventana and Los Planes, others are

grown on the Pacific side of Baja Sur.

When you shop here you will try new things in your kitchen because you

will want to cook with all this beautiful food!

How refreshing it is to do your shopping at the Farmer´s Market, in the outdoors surrounded by

tropical plants, fresh local produce and friendly farmers and locals to help you.

Paula Sonnenberg, F-One Teamrider and pro kiteboarder stays healthy and supports the local farmers and businesses in La Ventana. Here is a quick link on the pro- kiter http://f-onekites.us/portal/team/paula-sonnenberg-national-rider/paula4/

Vivien from Playa Central with our favorite Spring Break 2011 customers!

Coming to the Farmer´s Market is also really pleasant and enjoyable for the merchants! What a nice place to greet and attend customers. We love this family! They were in town for Spring Break and came by the bakery for over 2 dozen pizzas, 6 brownie Sundays, fresh bread, and lots of lemonade and margaritas while they were in town. When they found us at the Farmer´s Market they had to say hi and stock up on goodies!

Steve, Carol & husband.

viveroelmoy@yahoo.com

Steve, manager of Vivero El Moy, reported that pear and cherry tomatoes are in season right now, and oranges and figs are will be ripe at the end of this month. Steve also offered a simple list of seasonal fruits and vegetables so that people see what veggies and fruits are in season. Some veggies and fruits from Vivero El Moy are yet to be documented since they have not matured.

	Dorment	Flowering	Fruit
Fig/Higo	Jan		April, June & Dec.
Oranges/Naranjas		April	Dec &Jan.
Apples/Manzana		Feb	May & June
Cherry Tomato			Feb & March
Peach/Durazno		Feb	May, June & July
Mango		Jan	May, June & July
Guava/Guayaba			Oct, May; June, Nov
Limes/Limones	Not	Jan	Year Round
Avocado/Aguacate
Dates/Datiles		Sep	Oct
Mandarines, Limes & Kiwis			Nov
Strawberries, Fesas (from Pescadero)			Feb & March
Pear Tomato			Feb & March

On Thursdays you can come and get ranch eggs, natural yogurt, greens and salad fixings. Make sure to see what surprises Alin Aguilar Hardy has, who was stocked with zucchini flowers last week!

Smoked tuna, sierra, and marlin. Hint: make a tuna salad with the smoked fish and serve it on one of Playa Central´s fresh baguettes, the perfect Baja meal!

This on going event has been a great commodity for La Ventana and the people who spend time here, and most importantly, it helps small businesses and farmers promote their business and products and network with customers and each other. The staff at Vivero El Moy reached out to the merchants and invited us to join in on this wonderful idea. A sincere thank you to Carol, Steve and Warren for their time and effort in helping make this happen, as well as they welcoming attitude with all clients, farmers and merchants. Add beautiful plants to your Baja garden from Vivero El Moy. Come by the Farmer´s Market on Thursday and bring your shopping bag!

La Ventana Dog Show

Fundraiser for the Baja Paws, sponsored by Baja Joe´s, Playa Central and Baja Boardriders. Raised $800 for the "Stop the Littering" Campaign.

On March 7th, 2011, more than 37 dogs were in costume and enrolled in the Dog Show at Playa Cental. It brought the community together for an entertaining event and a good cause. Enrollment cost 50 pesos per dog, and there were La Ventana Dog Show T-Shirts for sale at the door. The categories were Obedience, Best Looking, Best Baby Picture, Agility, Best Costume, Most Toy Crazy, Best Senior and Best in Show.

The LV Paws spades and neuters dozens of dogs each year, and will spade any dog for FREE. LV Paws also rescues puppies and dogs in needs of homes, giving them de-worm treatments and vaccinations. This year we raised 800 dollars for the LV Paws, and hope to double it next year.

We had some very impressive dogs compeeting for the title of Best in Show. Some of the exhibitors dressed up with their dog and got extra points for the Costume Contest.

The La Ventana Dog Show 2011 Committee.

Bobbie Garner, Kent & Cynthia from Baja Boardriders, Claire Donahue, Joe and Angie Cheek from Baja Joe´s, Leon Garner and Jessica Withington from Playa Central. We had a great committee this year , especially sine Angie was the leader! Thanks Angie :)

Our panel of five judges were Larry Russ, Leon Gardner, Sarah Wilson, XX and Rick Shields . We had great announcers, Kent from Baja Boardriders and Shannon Gromley, a special thanks to them. Britney Todd and Krissy Arsens were the greeters at the show and the head volunteers for the LV Paws.

Krissy Arsens showing one of the LV Paws puppies she is fostering for the Best in Costume.

Britney Todd playing with one of the La Ventana rescue puppies at Playa Central.

Dan and Michelle Koff with Lucy Furr, what a great show she put on.

It was great to see that many of the dogs compeeting in the show were once Baja Rescues that were fostered by the LV Paws, and found wonderful homes here in La Ventana.

A special thanks to the Baja Boardriders for sponsoring the event, and to

Cynthia Brown for designing the awesome Flyer & T-Shirts for the Dog Show.

Tucker was the dog that blew the crowd away, especially since the crowd was mainly kiteboarder!! Give it up for the Best in Show winner, Tucker! Here is a video of Tucker, courtesey of Paula Sonnenberg.

Playa Central was proud to be a part of this event and will be hosting this annually. We are aware that the La Ventana Paws makes La Ventana a better place Baja in general is a dog friendly place to travel to. If you are comming to La Ventana, bring your pets, or come and adopt one here!

You can buy a La Ventana Dog Show T-Shirt at Baja Joe´s or at Playa Central. If you would like

to make a donation to the La Ventana Paws, please e-mail Angie at bajajoe@yahoo.com