The Galapagos Penguin

Being that one of the main reasons I want to go on this trip is because of the penguins, I thought it might be a good idea to blog about them and how they are different from other penguins.

Galapagos penguins are the only penguins that live on the equator.

To cool off from the intense sun, these penguins either pant or spread out their wings and hunch over their feet( to prevent their feet from getting sunburned).

They are only about 14-20 inches tall, making them one of the smaller penguins.

They are an endangered species and the rarest species of penguin. ( there are about 1,500 individuals)

Their diet mainly consists of small fish like sardines.

The main predators of the Galapagos penguin are humans, sharks, crabs, sea lions, snakes, owls and hawks.

facts, info, etc.

Hola! sorry I haven't posted in a while...I've been de vacaciones. Anyway... I will be doing another flea market on August 31st..30th? whichever one is the last Sunday in August is the one I'm doing.

Also... I'VE (sorta) LEARNED MORE SPANISH! yay! the "my first 100 words" book helped a lot and now i can identify several foods. For example, yesterday i was looking for the tomatoes in the frig, but I could not find them so I asked my mom "?Donde estas las tomates?" and then she pointed to the bag that was right in front of my face...but that's not the point...
now for some new Spanish that i think I should learn (dun dun Dunn)

OK... so i decided to learn this like i learned french...starting with the verb "to be" except in Spanish both "estar" and "ser" mean to be so i need to learn the difference.

the conjugations of Estar are:
yo estoy (I am)
tú estás (you are)
usted/él/ella está ( you/he/she is)
estamos, vosotros estáis ( we are/you are)
ustedes/ellos/ellas están (you/they/ they are)

so with the knowledge i hope to gain by learning the above, i will be able to say things like...
yo estoy un pingüino!
tú estás mi amigo!
ella está un gato verde!