Ogrim wrote:Iguanamon, I am really sorry to hear about the state of affairs on your island and for your personal difficulties. Whenever your read this be assured that we are thinking about you and I wish you all the best and that things will improve over time.
Thank you, Ogrim, PM, Stelle and vogeltje. Things are improving, slowly. I got electricity back yesterday and it was glorious! I had a hot shower, home-cooked food, comfortable night's sleep with a fan, lights and a fridge with ice! I still have no internet... using my phone as a hotspot is slow and cell service is still sporadic. I used to have wimax internet over the air, but the cable company bought the internet provider and disabled wimax service to switch us to wired internet which, is hung from poles. So, it may be quite a while more before it comes back. Most of the island, about 80% is still without electricity but it is slowly returning.
A common phrase where I grew up was: "You don't miss the water til the well runs dry". Try living without electricity for a couple of months in the 21st century, then you'll appreciate it, I guarantee it.
I've been watching videos downloaded at work on my old cell phone. I've seen quite a few episodes of
Sai de Baixo, one of my favorite Brazilian comedies from 20 years ago. Some humor is timeless.
Sai de Baixo is about 50 minutes long. It's a small cast of usually five actors and sometimes a guest. It's set in an apartment in São Paulo and the characters are never seen anywhere else. It is ridiculous to the point of being a farce.
The fifth wall is routinely broken and shattered. It was filmed before a live audience in a theater in São Paulo, so there's no canned laughter. The actors are definitely "over the top" as the English say.
I've also been listening to radiolibros en español. These are audio short stories from Dutch and Belgian authors translated into Spanish. They are also available in French, English and Dutch, with some available in Afrikaans too. There are about 40 hours of these stories available. Each one is about half an hour long and starts with an introduction about the author and a short biography. The stories are without a transcript, so it's real listening. If you want to challenge yourself and you are learning Spanish, French, Dutch or even English, it's definitely worth your time. The audio stories are free and legal to download.
http://www.radiolibros.eu wrote:Se trata de narraciones nuevas, escritas especialmente para ser escuchadas y que no se publicarán en papel
Of course you could listen in English first and then the translation.