Month: September 2018
Spanish Lesson 11: Feelings
Bienvenidos a la clase de español. Today we’re going to discuss our feelings. A couple of months ago we went through a list of common greetings in conversational Spanish. In that list we looked at how to say “How are you?” and how to give a couple quick responses to that question. Check out that […]
Read MoreReblog: Latinx Heritage Month 2018, Part II: New & Upcoming Releases
Hispanic Heritage Month or Latin Heritage Month is recognised in the United States from September 15 through October 15. During this month the importance of the Latino/Hispanic presence in North America is celebrated. One way to celebrate culture is through literature and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense has created a list of new and upcoming releases […]
Read MoreSpanglish Sunday (3)
Happy Sunday. ¿Quieres reír? Do you want to laugh? ¿¿¿Sí??? Check out these Spanglish Sunday memes. Hope you enjoy and maybe even learn a new word too! Check out my Hispani-centric Memes Pinterest Board for more jokes like these. Have a great week ahead.
Read MorePablo Neruda’s In My Sky At Twilight
The passion of love, the passion of life are brilliantly evoked in Pablo Neruda’s poetry. He wrote about love, the effects of being in love, the fire, the agony and the despair of love lost. In life, he was married a few times. Relationships with each wife seeming to have overlapped with previous relationships… He […]
Read MoreReblog: Day Trip to Diverse Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile
Again while bloghopping I was thrilled to come across gorgeous photos and a very interesting post by Image Earth Travel on Valparaíso. Just 120 km northwest of Chile’s capital, Santiago, is the major city, seaport, and educational center (home to 7 universities) of Valparaíso. It is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso has been […]
Read MoreHow did Mexico win its independence?
Mexican Independence Day celebrations begin at 11:00 p.m. on the night of September 15. The sitting President of Mexico reenacts the Grito de Dolores from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City. The President even rings the very same bell that was rung by Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla as part of his […]
Read More2 Week Hiatus
Hi All, Thanks very much for following, commenting and liking over the past few months. I have some comments to reply to from over the last week and will get to them soon… I promise! Unfortunately, things have been a bit hectic on my end. There’s a stomach bug making its rounds through the family […]
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