Under The Mango Tree

<body background="images/templatemarb18.jpg"><center><h3><br></h3></center><center><img src="images/templateElidaBonetBanner.gif"> </center><p><center><img src="images/template/1mangotree.gif"> </center><font size=4 face="arial,helvetica">Elida Guardia Bonet delights her audiences with her bilingual storytelling,weaving her two languages, Spanish and English,and her two cultures, in a fun and entertaining way. <font face="lucida sans" color="#9c425a" size=4><marquee><blink>"Through stories we connect with others, we learn from others, and a sense of community is formed"</blink></marquee></font><p><center><font size=4 face="arial,helvetica">SHARE WITH<br>ELIDA GUARDIA BONET<br>HER LOVE FOR STORIES!!</font></center><p><center><img src="http://www.bwnow.com/mango/nss-folder/pictures/portrait2.gif"> </center><p><font size=3 face="arial black">Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Panama, Elida Guardia Bonet began telling stories as a way to preserve the richness of her Spanish language and her Latin American culture and to pass it along to her daughters.</font><p><font size=3 face="arial black">She believes it is important for children of Hispanic heritage to learn and to be proud of their background, and for other children to learn and appreciate a culture that is different from theirs in some ways and similar in others. A sense of community is fostered!<p><font size=3 face="arial black">A former teacher, she combines her education in History and Spanish and her love for literature to present stories that delight children and adults. "It is a great way of putting together all my backgrounds, my teaching, language, history and culture in a fun way. <font size=3 face="arial black">Elida Guardia Bonet holds a Bachelors degree in History and Spanish from St. Louis University and a Masters Degree in Latin American Studies from the Univ. of Texas in Austin. Has taught Social Studies at the Middle School level and Spanish at the Elementary level in Austin, Texas.<p>After 17 years in Texas, the Lone Star State has become her home.<p>In August 2000, Elida returns to the University of Texas in Austin for graduate studies in Folklore - A new adventure begins!<p><center><font color="#0066ff" size=4><i>LINKS</i></font></center><a href="http://www.storynet.org/">NationalStorytelling Network</a><br><a href="http://www.tejasstorytelling.com">Tejas Storytelling Network</a><br><a href="http://www.storyteller.net">Storyteller</a>- Listen to interviews, stories, get tips.<br><a href="http://www.Storyarts.org">Story Arts</a>- Developed by Heather Forest and founded by Bell Atlantic Foundation.<br><a href="http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.html">Storytelling Links</a><hr>Copyright &copy <a href="http://www.comercis.com/shops/mango/index.html" target="_top"><strong>Under The Mango Tree<= "Continence Center" SubMenu4[0][1] = "Default.asp?PAGE_ID=110" SubMenu4[1][0] = "Fitness Center" SubMenu4[1][1] = "Default.asp?PAGE_ID=15" SubMenu4[2][0] = "High School Clinic" SubMenu4[2][1] = "Default.asp?PAGE_ID=42" SubMenu4[3][0] = "Laboratory Services" SubMenu4[3][1] = "Default.asp?PAGE_ID=81" SubMenu4[4][0] = "Lourdes After Hours Clinic" SubM </font></font></font></font></body>