Explore the cultural diversity of Latin America
Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is throwback song by the very famous and well-loved Gloria Estefan, Oye Mi Canto. Earlier this week I was in my car and heard Conga come on. A conga is a human Cuban drum; the word can also refer to a kind of […]
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Hola mis alumnos, bienvenidos a la clase de español. Today you’re going to learn key words and phrases to use in the airport. It will come in handy for your next trip to a Spanish-speaking country! One of the first items to look at today is the verb Ir. Ir means To Go. It is […]
Read MoreI’m back to share with you some angsty love poems 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 series, I mentioned that these poems journey through romantic love by approaching the cycle through the perspective of seasons. We’ve journeyed through the […]
Read MoreHola! ¡Es Domingo! And at Over The Andes that means it’s time for some Spanglish fun! I hope your Monday face isn’t like this! Have a great week! Check out my Hispani-centric Memes Pinterest Board for more jokes like these and the links to the […]
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Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is a more upbeat one, even if it’s about a love gone wrong. Let’s dive into Manos al Aire by Nelly Furtado. Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer and songwriter who is the daughter of Portuguese parents. Her success in the music […]
Read MoreAt only 21,041 sq km, El Salvador is the smallest country in all of Latin America. Unlike several of its neighbours, it has just one coast. The nation is so tiny that it could fit inside the US state of Massachusetts, which in only number 44 in a list of US states by size. […]
Read MoreOne of the purposes of my blog is to create a deeper understanding of a region and multi-culture that I love. For sure, I don’t know all of it and I enjoy each experience or article or conversation that brings new understanding of this very diverse region. However, very often when we don’t understand someone […]
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