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JacksonFive's Free "Path2English" Newsletter,
http://www.path2english.com/
Issue: 70       "Changing of the Seasons"     Feb 22, 2004
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Dear Reader,

  Have you found that it is difficult to dress recently? One day it is
  cold and another hot. Daytime and evening temperatures also vary a
  lot. It is easy to catch a cold in this weather so always take a
  light jacket with you. Myself, I like to take my trusty
  "wind breaker" (def: thin jacket that is used to block the wind
  rather than the cold). Looking outside my window right now, I see
  that it is going to be a warm and sunny day. I'll have to remember
  to water my "bonsai's" (def: dwarf trees).
 (319K MP3 recording,
  http://www.path2english.com/Reference/MP3-070-01.mp3)

  Talking about seasonal changes, one of our readers, Christina, sent
  us something great:
  "I want to share some incredible pictures with you. Alaska is the
  northernmost state of the United States, and I believe that it is
  always cold up there. Even though it is such a cold place, it
  still has distinguished four seasons. You can visit the following
  web address at http://home.fujifilm.com/alaska/index.html to see
  those beautiful pictures of Alaska and listen to great music.
  Those pictures capture not only the beauty of Alaskan natural
  scenery but also the vitality of the wild animals. Hoping you
  enjoy those pictures.
                                                      Christina"
  Thanks for sharing Christina and if anyone has something good to
  share with the JacksonFive family, please send it to me.
 (538K MP3 recording,
  http://www.path2english.com/Reference/MP3-070-02.mp3)

  Talking about Alaska, it is very "coincidental" that one of my
  parents asked me to help her plan an Alaskan cruise just a couple
  weeks before Christina sent this to me. She found Christina's website
  very interesting as well (def: lucky chance).

  I've become interested in taking cruises recently. I haven't gone to
  Alaska or anywhere too far. I've taken the Star Cruises that leaves
  Keelung on the weekends. I've been on two cruises already and
  enjoyed them very much. What is it like? Have you been to Las Vegas?
  It is like being in a Las Vegas hotel and floating on the ocean, away
  from your regular busy life. I don't gamble so I always go see the
  shows and took every opportunity to go dancing (with Chloe). Funny
  enough, there are many families aboard that have the same idea you
  do, so you will see them everywhere and make many new friends. As
  they say, the worst part of taking a cruise is that once you start,
  you can't stop.
 (681K MP3 recording,
  http://www.path2english.com/Reference/MP3-070-03.mp3)

  I was going to write this email last week, but I got "tied-up"
  (def: busy). I'm in the middle of organizing a 2-week summer tour to
  Canada for my students. It is kind of fun. I'm already imagining all
  the fun things that I can show them, all the things that I grew up
  with. My students are like my own children so it will be great to
  show them Canada and my own childhood.

  As well, I've been very excited about something else. I have started
  collecting some interesting photo's that I will show you in the next
  newsletter. I won't tell you what they are and it will be up to you
  to figure out what they are ^_^ Stay tuned!
 (439K MP3 recording,
  http://www.path2english.com/Reference/MP3-070-04.mp3)

                                                         JacksonFive