INTEGRACION

We are now into The 3rd Generation of SPANISH people, who have made, and are making : A Life, in SWITZERLAND.
40 years ago the first Spanish people arrived into Switzerland, and they now make up more than 90.000 of a 7.8 million Total population of this country, where this, erhm, here BLOG is coming from....
There is even an HISPANIC MAGAZINE, which comes out every 2 months, in the Big Cities here, including CFC`s location-e : ZURICH.
LatinoMagazin, as above.

The Spanish Language and Culture, is alive, and well-preserved, in the whole of Switzerland.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION has well-established, and popular, Spanish LANGUAGE and CULTURE CLASSES organised in Swiss Education Centres, over 6 Swiss Cities :
Basel
Bern
Geneva
Lausanne
St. Gallen
and Zurich.

Zurich has more than 1.011 Students enrolled in these courses, which can last up to 10 years, starting at Level A1, going to Level C1.
Boys and Girls participate for 3 HOURS A WEEK, all over SWITZERLAND.
Considering.....according to, err......Statistics......that over 90% of the Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults, who are the DESCENDANTS of the first Spanish IMMIGRANTS go to these Language and Culture Classes,
this is quite some Integration of 2 Cultures whom " Begin " with an - `S`.
: )


It goes without saying, but, is being said....that of course there are Latino and Latina :
" Let`s go Party and Dance " venues and nights in restaurants, bars and clubs.
One of which is called : "LATIN PALACE" in Zurich :

Could not possibly close, before paying Hispanic-o Respect to Puerto Rican : RICKY MARTIN.
Who had a Private ShowCase Concert of his new Album, in February of this year at The Plaza Club, in Zurich.
An EXCLUSIVE 45 minute, 2 Part Show, to which the Tickets could only be Won, and not, Bought.
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Hence the intimacy of a : 100 only Crowd !!!!
The first half of his Show was dedicated to the Album, released at the end of January 2011, entitled :
" Music + Soul + Sex "
The second half included Ricky Martin`s Classic and Iconic : " Livin` La Vida Loca "
and " Maria ".

Senor Martin is currently on TOUR in Canada and USA.
Check out his very recent, and very short time, in Zurich, Switzerland :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVV7811LIuc&NR=1


GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA !!!!


Until Next Time.  Thanks For Reading.
Yours, CFC x