I love finding sites curated by fellow history loving bloggers and was quite pleased to discover History Present. But even more interesting, was to find that the blogger is embarking upon a study of the…
Date Archives April 2019
Spanish Lesson 22: Gracias
Inside: Saying “Thanks” in Spanish. Bienvenidos a la clase de español. I’m sure at some point in your life you were lectured about the importance of saying please and thank you. If you lived…
Amazon Celebrates World Book Day
Yesterday, April 23, was World Book Day. Amazon once again joined in the celebrations by offering 9 books from around the world for the very accessible price of $0.00!!!!! Here are the offerings: Click…
Learning From Venezuela’s History – Part 1
History is a cycle only if we refuse to learn from it. Talk to almost any Venezuelan today and they will complain to you bitterly about the state of their country and the animosity…
SPANGLISH SUNDAY 12
Hola! ¡Es Domingo! Today’s word: La Pascua – Easter Hope your Easter/ Passover weekend has been going well. Here are some more Spanglish memes to tickle your funny bone. …
FRIDAY CANCIóN: Olvido by Amaral
Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is another beautiful and haunting melody. Olvido is sung by the Spanish group Amaral. The band consists of Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre,…
Mirtha Michelle’s Tell Me
I’m back to share with you some angsty love poetry from Mirtha Michelle Castro Marmol‘s bilingual book of poems, Elusive Loves/ Amores Esquivos, which was released in 2015. In the first post of this four-part…
Reblog: Mexican Conservatism
I think I have found a kindred spirit in La Historiadora. As a former Latin American history scholar and life long learner, she’s putting her knowledge to use by sharing some interesting stories about Mexico’s…
Spanish Lesson 21: Personality Descriptions
Bienvenidos a la clase de español. We explored adjectives in a previous lesson and today we are going to apply adjectives to people. You can revisit our lesson on adjectives here. You will learn how…