Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Useful Spanish phrases Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 15, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice using useful Spanish phrases.
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Describing how things taste or smell Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 9, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice describing how things taste or smell in Spanish.
Two Great Netflix Shows for Spanish Learners Posted by sasha on Aug 28, 2019
Me gusta mucho ver programas de televisión (I really like watching TV shows). How about you? Not only is it fun, but it can also be educational! Actually, watching TV shows is an excellent way to learn a language. In this post, I’ll introduce two great Netflix shows for Spanish learners that I’ve been watching…
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Useful Spanish eating expressions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 27, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice using useful Spanish eating expressions.
Viajando por Perú (Parte Dos) Posted by sasha on Aug 19, 2019
Después de un mes en Lima, viajamos a Santiago de Chile (After one month in Lima, we traveled to Santiago Chile). You can read all about our month in la capital peruana (the Peruvian capital) in Parte Uno. In Parte Dos, I’ll talk about our return to Peru after traveling around Chile and experiencing Carnaval in…
Argentina’s National Flag Day Posted by Anais on Jun 24, 2019
On June 20th, Argentineans celebrated el Día de la Bandera Nacional (Flag Day) and commemorated the death of its creator, Manuel Belgrano, one of the most important independence leaders, who died on June 20th, 1820. Flag Day celebrations in Argentina have a special venue: el Monumento Nacional a la Bandera (National Flag Memorial), located in…
Semana Santa en Guatemala (Holy Week in Guatemala) Posted by sasha on May 8, 2019
When I started doing research before our move to Latin America a few years ago, I had a list of things I really wanted to experience. Visiting Machu Picchu, hiking in Patagonia, seeing lucha libre in Mexico, and experiencing Holy Week in Guatemala were all high up on my list. A few weeks ago, I…