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The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 15, 1962 with the US discovery of the USSR’s building of medium-range missile sites in Cuba. The resulting stand-off between the world’s two opposing super powers would not end until November of the same year. On October 22, 1962, President John. F. Kennedy announced, in a televised speech […]
Read MoreHappy Sunday once again. I hope your weekend has been treating you well. If you need a little pick-me-up, however, you may be in the right place. Here are some Spanglish jokes to make you smile or maybe just help you learn a new word. The pain is real! Some expressions […]
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It’s viernes de nuevo. Welcome to another Friday Canción. Hispanic Heritage Month ended on October 15 but I still want to share this song with you today. After all at Over The Andes we celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture all year through! Today’s cancion de viernes is La Gozera by Gente de Zona […]
Read MoreHere I Love you is a poem about love once again. This time our poet speaks to his departed beloved. She has gone ‘there’ while he remains ‘here’. The sadness that echoes through the line Sometimes I get up early and even my soul is wet is richly melancholic. He sends her his messages of […]
Read MoreHaving studied Spanish for many years and French for some, I keep promising myself to return to French for a bit to get that language back up to at least a conversational level. But time constraints and other priorities have held that goal back, c’est la vie. As if that isn’t bad enough, I also […]
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Welcome once again to Spanish Class! We’ll continue our beginner level Spanish lessons today with a discussion on Pronouns or Pronombres. So, What Is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Here are a few examples: he, she, it, they That means that a pronoun can […]
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The Importance of River Access: How Geopolitics Provoked the War of the Triple Alliance Last week we started our exploration of the Paraguayan War and how river access was of vital importance to the landlocked nation. Remember, in 1850, Brazilian ships were granted free navigation along the Paraguay River. In exchange, Paraguay wanted […]
Read MoreEs domingo. It’s Sunday. I hope you’ve got plans for a relaxing or fun-filled day. To bring a little laugh to your day, I’ve got another set of Spanglish memes for you… Hope you’ve kept your cookies for desert! Have a lovely week ahead. Check out […]
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Hola mis amigos. Es viernes de nuevo. I hope you have wonderful plans or at least relaxing plans for your weekend. Welcome back to my Friday Canción feature. Today I’m doing something a little bit different and featuring a few songs by different Hispanic artists, as part of the month long Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. […]
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