Summary of Taming Macho Ways by Elvia Alvarado

                                                  Life of country people in Honduras (campesinos)

      In "Taming Macho Ways," Elvia Alvarado describes uneasy life of campesinos  people, especially women. They work as much as men. They do any task except ones that demand physical strength, and only because women always either nursing or pregnant. Moreover, men make womens' life even harder by drinking, mistreating them, not helping them out with household issues and having a demanding attitude. The  author tries to identify the source of campesinos troubles and suggests some ways to resolve their problems. Elvia  believes that changes must be done on governmental level as well as on personal level. She uses her personal experience as an example. She reveals that she had bad habits as gossiping and flirting with married men, but she changed due to better education.
    



Critical Questions
1. Should police be more involved with fights between husbands and wifes or fights must be resolved on family level?
2. Is there such a thing as woman's tasks and man's tasks?

The worst date EVER!

      It was lovely evening, the weather was perfect, homework was done, I had got my manicure, new dress and new shoes. "What all this fuss about?", you would ask me. "I have a date!" I would reply. "Not just any date, but with a guy I like very much. He is smart, handsome and make me laugh" I would continue my dialogue with you. The guy had invited me to the fancy restaurant.
       We came to the restaurant, were seated. The waiter came:
-Hello, guys! My name is Michael and I am your waiter for tonight.
      Michael was young and attractive, was smiling a lot in order to be friendly. I guess my date decided that Michael was too friendly to me, and started making fool out himself by doing stupid remarks such as: "Do you get paid extra for flirting with clients?" or another one: "Do you write your telephone number on napkins for the clients you liked?"
      Michael was trying to make a joke out all these remarks by saying "Yes, sir," or "Of course, sir," while smiling politely. "Enough is enough" I thought . I stood up and left the restaurant.
      I broke up with the guy, even though I wanted to be with him. I realized that he was jealous and insecure person. I didn't want that kind of folk around me. Wise people say: "Sometimes not getting something becomes the biggest gift from the universe". That is exactly what happened with me that night.