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¿Cómo es la comida chilena? Posted by sasha on Feb 11, 2021
In case you haven’t noticed by now, we love talking about food here on the Spanish blog. You can find some of my past posts introducing the cuisine from Mexico, Peru, and Colombia, for example. In today’s post I’ll continue our gastronomic tour around Latin America by answering the question “¿Cómo es la comida chilena?”…
Top Spanish Songs of 2020 Posted by sasha on Jan 28, 2021
There were a lot of things about 2020 that sucked. The year wasn’t all bad, though. At least we had some good music to get us through the tough times! As I always like to do, I’m counting down some of the top Spanish songs of 2020. I’ll share the music videos as well as…
An Update on COVID-19 in Mexico Posted by sasha on Jan 19, 2021
Here we are in 2021, yet we’re still talking about COVID-19. A phrase that’s often heard and is even printed on t-shirts in my home of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is “Pinche COVID!” (F***ing COVID!). While I wish this post could be on my usual topics of holidays, food, or travel, I’m going to give an…
Top 20 Spanish Blog Posts of 2020 (Part Two) Posted by sasha on Dec 31, 2020
As we get ready to say adiós to 2020, it’s a good time to look back on this dumpster fire of a year and try to find something positive about it. For us here at the Spanish blog, that means going through the data to find which posts were the most popular with our readers…
Top 20 Spanish Blog Posts of 2020 (Part One) Posted by sasha on Dec 9, 2020
Este fue un año horrible (This was a horrible year). Let’s just go ahead and get that out of the way. 2020 gets a lot of hate, and for good reason. As we get ready for a new (and hopefully better year), let’s try to head into 2021 with a bit of positivity! For us…
Mi Banda Favorita (My Favorite Band) Posted by sasha on Nov 19, 2020
Amo escuchar música. Escucho música todo el día, todos los días (I love listening to music. I listen to music all day, every day). I really enjoyed Laura’s recent post about music and how to talk about it in Spanish (click here if you missed it). It inspired me to try my best to write…
Important Day of the Dead Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Nov 3, 2020
Una de las fiestas más importantes de México es el Día de Muertos (One of the most important holidays in Mexico is Day of the Dead). It actually lasts two days, from November 1-2. It’s a time to honor the deceased, who are able to return to visit family during this time. This year, most…