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    Didn't see this posted anywhere, sorry if it has been.

    The comfort of feeling small

    As the Spurs prepare for another playoff run, they take with them a team of millions


    It was a quiet cadence that he continued to repeat, rarely venturing beyond five simple words:

    “Uno … dos … tres … quarto … cinto.”

    Cade, my 5-year-old son, counted on his small, chunky fingers — often whispering incorrect numbers in Spanish to himself, seated next to me as I watched a San Antonio Spurs game. New to kindergarten this year, he’s been exposed to an entire new world of learning, a big part of which involves immersion in the Spanish language. E-mails from his teacher come in sets  —  one paragraph is written in English and the message is subsequently repeated in Spanish. All communication in his school is delivered similarly. Each directive is relayed verbally or in writing in both languages.

    To be completely honest, his educational environment, and the journey he’s only just begun  — one that already looks and feels a lot different than the one I took —  is a bit daunting and occasionally unsettling. He is growing up in a rapidly changing world, one in which knowing Spanish is now more necessity than luxury, particularly here in South Texas. Though that newness, that unknown, at times gives his mom and me pause, this is the life we have chosen for our children.

    This is life in San Antonio.

    http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/san...feeling-small/

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    Pretty good article about SA.

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    Dis team....:-(

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    Great read. 10/10.

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    Chillin' like a villain... TampaDude's Avatar
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    Solid article!

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    Describes San Antonio well.

    5 years old and already chunky...

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    Describes San Antonio well.

    5 years old and already chunky...
    You really are a got.

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    Describes San Antonio well.

    5 years old and already chunky...


    Uno dos tres cuatro cinco. Me eat 5 tacos papa

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    Describes San Antonio well.

    5 years old and already chunky...
    beat me to it

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    Uno dos tres cuatro cinco. Me eat 5 tacos papa
    un deux trois quatre cinque me smelly frenchy.

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    Look forward to finishing this. I always wondered with the median household income below national averages, who is buying all these Spurs tickets? It's cheaper to visit Tahiti for a week than buy a 10-pack season ticket for two.

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    [QUOTE=spurs10;7901699]Look forward to finishing this. I always wondered with the median household income below national averages, who is buying all these Spurs tickets? It's cheaper to visit Tahiti for a week than buy a 10-pack season ticket for two. [/QUOTEh

    Ahhh...to be young and poor again.

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