A visit to Machu Pichu in Peru

Well, on our Second visit to SL  we'll be visiting Machu Picchu in Second Life a proyect of Universidad San Martin de Porres (USMP). 

According to Wikipedia....

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu], "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.^[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.

We'll meet at URBE EFL Center in SL at 2:00 pm (Venezuelan Time). 11:00 am. SLT  
Our Meeting Point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21   

Watch this video from the USMP

Here you can see a Virtual Tour of the real life place in Peru. You can listen and read about this magical place.

And we went to Machu Pichu and had some fun.. Llamas spit on you... so watch out!!

A visit to Machu Pichu on PhotoPeach

So, come and join the fun! It'll be really interesting!
Keep on shining Love and Peace!
Doris3m

Second Life meeting: April _July 2011

Hello, there! once more we invite you to join us every Sunday at 2:00 pm (Venezuelan Time). 11:30 Am SLT. We'll be getting together  in the  virtual world (Second Life) to practice and have fun meeting interesting people from the world and visiting different places.

Meeting Point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21

You will need to get an avatar and hedphones with a microphone. That will help you interact and practice your written and spoken English.


Look for Pionia's profile . ask her to be your friend.. Don't forget to tell her who you are .. what level and class you are in. Also, you'll have to join our group:

URBE EFL Center in 

Join the group http://world.secondlife.com/group/3f4b1857-2bf0-bb24-3e07-b9179ff6fa22

This is a slide show made with Photopeach, enjoy it!

First meeting in sl apil-july 2011 on PhotoPeach

Song: firelies by Owl City

Hope to see you inworld sometime... Keep on Shining Love and Peace!
Pionia Destiny 

Susy22ve meets Lady Pandora: A conversation in SL

Susy came to SL today... we went to Paris 1900 with MaryOrtega and also had he chance to meet Lady Pandora.. a friend that lives in the Mist. The Mist is where URBE EFL Center is located. This is the conversation we had:

[17:12]  Pionia Destiny: greetings, lady pandora
[17:12]  Pionia Destiny: how are you?
[17:12]  Pionia Destiny: this is one of my students from real life
[17:12]  Pandora Fireguard: Greetings, Lady Pionia
[17:13]  Pandora Fireguard: How are you?
[17:13]  Pionia Destiny: fine thanks.. and you my dear
[17:13]  Pionia Destiny: I am showing her SL..
[17:13]  Pandora Fireguard: Greetings, miss.
[17:13]  Pandora Fireguard: A pleasure to meet you.
[17:13]  susy22ve: Hello Pandora
[17:13]  Pandora Fireguard: Smiles
[17:14]  Pandora Fireguard: I hope you are having fun in Second Life.
[17:14]  Pandora Fireguard: I am from the United States.
[17:14]  Pandora Fireguard: From the east coast,
[17:15]  Pandora Fireguard: The region is called New England.
[17:15]  susy22ve: yes, it is very funny
[17:15]  Pandora Fireguard: and I am from the state of Connecticut, two hours from New York City.
[17:15]  susy22ve: I'm from venezuela.
[17:16]  Pandora Fireguard: Oh, how nice. I have heard Venezuela is very nice.
[17:16]  susy22ve: yes, it is beautifull
[17:16]  Pionia Destiny: Susy has a beautiful little girl...
[17:17]  Pandora Fireguard: And you have good gas prices. Do you make gas from plants?
[17:17]  Pandora Fireguard: To drive your cars?
[17:17]  Pandora Fireguard: Bio fuel?
[17:17]  Pionia Destiny: no... *shakes.. her head*
[17:17]  Pionia Destiny: we produce oil..
[17:18]  Pionia Destiny: we kill the planet... :(
[17:18]  Pandora Fireguard: oh, i know you produce it for export, but i thought you use bio fuel, too.
[17:18]  susy22ve: the price is very low
[17:18]  Pandora Fireguard: i have learned something.
[17:19]  Pandora Fireguard: indeed.
[17:19]  Pandora Fireguard: You are fortunate to be with Miss Pionia.
[17:19]  Pandora Fireguard: smiles
[17:19]  Pandora Fireguard: She is very nice and very smart.
[17:19]  susy22ve: teacher i need to go. to sleep my baby.
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: well, my dear.. it was a pleasure to talk to you...
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: that's OK.. my dear..
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: it's getting late..
[17:20]  Pandora Fireguard: It was a pleasure to meet you.
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: thanks for your kidness lady Pan...
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: smiles
[17:20]  Pandora Fireguard: Please come whenever you like.
[17:20]  susy22ve: pandora nice to meet you, i wait see you later
[17:20]  Pandora Fireguard: Thank you for bringing her, Miss Pionia.
[17:20]  Pionia Destiny: besitos, my dear
[17:21]  Pionia Destiny: i will see you tomorrow
[17:21]  susy22ve: bye
[17:21]  susy22ve: see you
[17:21]  Pandora Fireguard: Besitos
[17:21]  susy22ve: besitos
[17:21]  Pandora Fireguard: Bye.
[17:21]  susy22ve is Offline

A day in the beach!!

One day of relax.... in SL... want to join the regueefiesta... Arenita - Playita!
You can visit... BORA BORA.at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bora%20Bora/205/22/22

Arenita Playita on PhotoPeach

Beach sports: surfing, sailing, windsurfing, back horse riding

Tour to the British Council Isle in Second Life

Tour to the British Council Isle in Second Life

URBE EFL Center in SL will visit British Council Isle. This is a wonderful Sim used for English language learning and teaching. We'll go on a quest... The Merlin Learning Quest for English language learners. The following video is an introduction to what we'll be doing there. Graham Stanley aka Baldric Commons tells us about it. You can practice your English and learn more about the British Culture by visiting: Learn English

Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011
Time: 11:30 SLT... 2:00 PM Venezuelan Time

URBE EFL Center meeting point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Mist/213/86/21

Meeting in british Council Isle point: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/British%20Council%20Isle/230/127/39
Well, now a litle info on the story behind the Quest:


Themes, events and characters of the Arthurian Legend
1. Arthur is a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul.
2. Characters related to King Arthur: Arthur's father Uther Pendragon, the wizard Merlin, Arthur's wife Guinevere, the sword Excalibur,
3. Arthur was born in Tintagel, his final battle was against Mordred at Camlann and his final rest is in Avalon.
4.  Lancelot and the Holy Grail and the Knights of the Round Table.
5. Arthurian literature thrived during the Middle Ages but waned in the centuries that followed until it experienced a major resurgence in the 19th century. In the 21st century, the legend lives on, not only in literature but also in adaptations for theatre, film, television, comics and other media.

Well, we'll tell you more about it..later-- Hope to see you all there!

And these are the photos of th eadventure...

Merlin Quest at the British Council Isle on PhotoPeach

KOSLAP! Keep on Shining Love and Peace!
Doris3m

Our third session in Second Life.. a visit to the Alhambra!!!

Last Wednesday was a fun day... we visited the Alhambra in Secondlife. According to Wikipedia...

The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ḥamrā' , literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal'at al-Ḥamrā' , "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, now in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada and their court, the site became a Christian palace. Within the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V was erected by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1527. After being allowed to fall into disrepair, the Alhambra was "rediscovered" in the 19th century. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions and exhibits the country's most famous Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th-century and later interventions in buildings and gardens.

These are some photos we have taken of our trips in second life.....


Encuentra más fotos como esta en thekatamy

To visit the Alhambra in Secondlife just click here. If you want to visit the alhambra in SL.. you can try this exercise designed by la profesora... Amy Fullerton.

Alhambra Activity:

Go to the Alhambra using the link provided in your note card. While you are looking at the architecture and the paintings discuss your favorite areas.  Don’t for get to look up!  Explore the space and complete the following activities.  (This may be divided into multiple sessions)

1.    Find the “tienda” (shop) that sells belly-dancing outfits and use the dance balls located there. Take a video or picture.
2.    Find the “patio de los leones” and take a picture of your group there (one picture per group).
3.    Go to the market place in the city and take a picture of your favorite items there (one for each member of your group).
5.    Find the mosque.  Get the information (on the “I” sign) and follow the directions to enter the mosque.  Spend sometime there discussing the Moorish architecture.
6.    Find the Arabian bathhouse or the Arabian teahouse.  Have a coffee or a dip and talk with your friends.  You may refer to your history notecard on the Alhambra and discuss the things you learned and saw.
7.    ***Optional: If you would like, purchase a flamenco outfit (this costs money) for our party later on at the end of the project. 
This is what Daniela share with us...To follow her adventures in SL, visit her blog...Danik100...

There are still more adventures to come... hope you can all join us... remember we are getting together from Monday to Thursday. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Keep on shining Love and Peace

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Pionia Has got a blog!

Well, this is our first entry.. I knew Pionia would have to get a blog sooner or later... There are so many interesting things to blog about in Second Life.

Second Life... What's Second Life? many will ask.. According to their site: " Second Life is a free online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents. From the moment you enter Second Life, you'll discover a fast-growing digital world filled with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity."

This is a great short video to tell you some basic things to go for it...


Second Life can be anything you want it to be.. But now, what should and educator do in SL? Play games? have an avatar? aren't those things for kids to play with? ... The answer is yes, and no.. Second Life is for everybody. An educators should profit from this great virtual world and be brave and ship off in an adventure in this new world.

As a matter of fact, They encourage educators to go inworld to meet other educators and learn how to teach classes, network, and interact with students in new and unique ways in the virtual world. The best part is--it's free.

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), is one of the many vibrant education communities in Second Life, will help you discover education-related areas in Second Life through the New Educator Pilot Program, which offers many benefits and resources including:

• Live "Docents" volunteer assistance during regularly scheduled hours
• Scheduled tours, speaker series, and special events
• Showcased destinations and educational uses of SL
• Socials to learn from other educators about how they are using SL
• Tools to enable your educational uses of SL
• Additional tutorials to help you land on your feet