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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 9:19 pm 
Another EXCELLENT race with great drama and challenges. I've generally liked most of the teams but Cousins Mary & Cecelia are sure turning immature and unlikeable. All the screaming about the pancake lady ignoring them - heck, with all the hollering, small wonder she was helping the other teams more. The others appeared to be having fun with the task. Then Lily, of Jan/Lily team, is not far behind in the unlikeable screeching dept.
Next week should be a doozy with people angry! I bet the gloves come off.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:59 pm
I found the pancake task hilarious. The pancake lady was a great character!
I liked the "Communication" Detour -- an unusual task for TAR that was deceptively difficult. There was a similar one in CR1.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 1:59 pm
I am warming up for our TAR by watching China Rush! Very enjoyable start to episode 3; I look forward to MORE!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 11:27 pm
The Amazing Race China Rush 2 Ep08 p1of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXSt-m09Edw&feature=uploademail
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J44xGa4m3y0&feature=uploademail
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FjSZBHCqlc&feature=uploademail
Pt 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NH52Doigzk&feature=uploademail
Pt 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPmZVyco_SY&feature=uploademail
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 11:30 pm
Oh whew! Now I can breathe, it's so intense I find myself holding my breath. Disappointed for the losing team. But hey they ALL did a massive effort. What an episode!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 11:46 pm
I watched the new TAR-US earlier tonight. Fantastic!
But I ain't giving up this China Rush Race for sure. It's a whole different ballgame, puzzle/mind challenge switching betw English & Chinese. The challenges and scenery are fantastic as well.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Monday, September 26, 2011 - 1:05 am
I'm disappointed that team came in last. These legs have been pretty grueling.
I was a bit confused about whether one team member could do most of the carrying in that Detour. It looked like Kylie said Matt had to carry the jug for her but Sun Bin said he couldn't help Feier.
Looks like their rules on (not) paying cab drivers may be a bit different?
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2011 - 5:53 am
Thanks for continuing to post the links, Biscotti! I am halfway through episode 6 and continue to love this show.
China is one place I have never had any desire to visit, so getting to enjoy the breath-taking scenery is a bonus!!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, September 30, 2011 - 5:34 pm
YVW. I ended up "Subscribing" to their Youtubes. While they've sent a whole slew of emails as they've been downloading the Israel and Latino Races, it ensures that I get our China Race each week. Easy enough to copy the links as I watch myself.
I'm really enjoying this. Not only for the fantastic scenery but this race is a whole new ballgame. The challenges are interesting but downright exhausting!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, October 01, 2011 - 7:17 pm
Can you post the Latino race links? That would give me a a great chance to practice my Spanish! Whether or not that is possible, I sooooo appreciate the China race links!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, October 01, 2011 - 7:38 pm
What timing! I hadn't yet emptied my email trash today.
The Amazing Race Latino America 3, Ep01, p1of4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKNzFKUOAUg&feature=uploademail
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJwUsnQF-xo&feature=related
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSV6xUICTwU&feature=related
Pt 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHpop3U8to&feature=related
Please let me know if this works for your watching. They're all so mixed & mingled w/China & Israel, not easy to pull up. No subtitles. TIA
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 6:24 am
Thank you so much! I won't be abele to get to the library today to check out the links, but I will let you know on Monday!!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 5:09 pm
The Amazing Race China Rush 2 Ep09 p1of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d7eK4fz-5s&feature=uploademail
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQf2pOv_Cw&feature=uploademail
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umUKXXodGLA&feature=uploademail
Pt 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwf0UIwe38&feature=uploademail
Pt 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZZoKa2o3Y&feature=uploademail
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 8:56 pm
The first link is correct, so it looks like the rest will be fine, too.  THANK YOU! My Spanish 3 class is gonna' love this tomorrow while they're finishing up the bilingual books they're making for our migrant program.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 9:38 pm
All the links worked well - Part 2 is a bit short (9 minutes) and it appears a bit is left out between the end of Part 2 and the start of Part 3, but I can't find any other video that is longer. THANKS, again!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 10:23 pm
Whew! Again .. what timing! This way the Students can start with Episode 1 vs. the middle of it. Makes it more fun.
I'll keep watching for the Latino Race. Will post when they appear.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 12:17 am
Well look what just showed up. Episode 2 so Teach can plan accordingly:
Amazing Race Latino America 2011, Ep02, p1of5 (Season 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P1tN-iUtck&feature=uploademail
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOVzUHsCuA&feature=uploademail
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bExxk0Fx7U&feature=uploademail
Pt 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZJ8BkrNnW4&feature=uploademail
Pt 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odwgEobXv7g&feature=uploademail
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 2:05 am
TNT & Teachmichigan I've made another thread under our Australian thread - that's now devoted strictly to the NEW Latino Race. That way we can keep all the episodes together and reduce confusion.
Then people wishing to watch China Rush don't overlook & miss out, while we're still keeping that other Latino Race in sequence for future use.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 2:17 am
Speaking of China Rush, WHEW! Don't wish to spoil but it was seriously a cliffhanger. They're really getting to the point of needing to do their half-share of doing the tasks, but Oh My!
Some teams have left themselves in a corner!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 9:57 am
Biscotti - you are the greatest! And what a fun idea to use the Latino Race for your Spanish class. I can't wait to challenge myself with it!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 6:29 pm
Biscotti, you are SUPER FANTASTICA!!!! Muchisimas gracias!!!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 7:34 pm
 Jeepers, you two make my head swell while blushing!
I was raised in Phoenix, AZ in the poor parts among so many Hispanics. Could never learn Spanish (hearing impaired and my lip reading just made it so difficult to get the sounds correct).
But, what I think is brilliant about Teachmichigan's plan here is that not only does the Race make it fun but they've got racers from so many countries. Chile, Peru, Mexico, etc. I imagine each country would have their own accents, much like Boston vs. Southern drawls here in the states. This race will expose the kids to a more robust offering of the language IMO.
Great idea Teach! Just happy to be able to contribute to the effort.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 7:56 pm
Biscotti - Interesting that you would be so aware that there are ndeed accent dfferences from one county to aother. "Mexican and "Cuban" are probably the two furtherest from Spanish as it is spoken in Spain. And "Mexican" is rife with idioms unknown in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. They also probably have the highest number of Spanglish words like "truco," "rentar," and "boxear."
I am fortunate to live in a hugely multicultural city - although NOT a terribly large city!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 9:58 pm
Exactly! It's one of the things my kids are listening for. One of the ladies from Mexico is super easy to understand, while another one is next to impossible for non-native speakers (including me!). I'm just hoping that if we watch enough, they'll pick up words, see more of South America than most of them ever will be able to in real life, and start to appreciate the beauty of the Spanish language.
My chuckle for the day - the host of TAR Latino is HARRIS WHITBECK...never would have considered that a Latin name! LOL
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 03, 2011 - 10:13 pm
Another very cool thing is that there is quite a bit of repetition -not only w/the standard TAR phrases from the host, but from the racers reading the clues.
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