“Y yo soy Stephanie, y estás escuchando a… ENGLISH HOUR!”
(“Hi, I’m Kaysi… and I’m Stephanie, and
you’re listening to… ENGLISH HOUR!”)
Thus begins our new English music radio
program, on 106.9, Radio Estelar! We
recorded the first half-hour segment at 9 this morning, to be played at 1:30
this afternoon. Our theme this week was
pop music, with Michael Jackson “Black or White,” Lady Gaga “Born This Way,”
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” and Rihanna “Umbrella.” In between each song, we talked about what
the lyrics mean and threw in some English vocabulary words—“I’m beautiful!” and
“Tonight’s gonna be a good night!” And
our phrase of the day was, “I like that song!”
Next week we’re thinking of doing one song
from each decade from the 50s to the 90s, and in the future might focus in on
genres less well-known to Peruvians, such as country or blues. In my head I’m planning a “History of Rock”
show, from Little Walter to Elvis to the Beetles to Queen. If you, my handful of loyal readers, have any
favorite songs that you’d like to introduce to the people of Virú, just say the word!
So yup, I’m going to be on the radio, which
continues to confuse me. Somewhere out
there is an old VHS tape of me speaking Spanish in Mr. Arizpe’s 8th
Grade Spanish class, my voice shaking so badly I sound like I’m about to
cry. And now I’m on my way to becoming a
Peruvian radio sensation! Dios mio, when did this happen?!
Ok maybe “sensation” is a bit too strong of
a word… :)
1 comment:
When you're ready to plan the Aerosmith Hour, I'd be happy to provide a playlist!
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