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I’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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La Familia is a part of our everyday life and a very useful Spanish lesson to take as well. Today we’re all about the family. We’ll cover vocabulary for family members and then we’ll focus on how to describe your own family too. With Mother’s Day coming up (for many) on Sunday, I think the […]
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In 1910, the Mexican economy was still primarily based on agriculture and mining. Society was constructed around a feudal-style system where a handful of wealthy landowners controlled vast estates which accounted for the majority of land. These ‘semi-kingdoms’ were autonomously run and dependent on subservient labour. Peasant workers were usually granted a small parcel […]
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Hola, Es domingo. It is also Cinco de Mayo. Today’s post takes a light-hearted look at the festival which is probably celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico. Check out these memes for the day. ¡Olé!
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Hola, Otra vez es viernes. And it’s also almost May 5th once again. You remember the significance of Cinco de Mayo, right? It was the day in 1862 when a small, armed Mexican battalion faced off against the larger and stronger, invading French forces under the command of Napoleon III. The steadfast determination of the […]
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