Archive for 'Spanish Culture'
Frida Kahlo: Later Years Posted by sasha on Mar 9, 2022
Yesterday was el Día Internacional de la Mujer (International Women’s Day), so now seems like a good time to continue my series on one of the biggest female icons from Latin America. In case you missed them, here are the previous posts about Frida Kahlo: A Mexican Icon, Famous Works and Quotes, and Frida and…
Espiral (Reading and Listening Practice) Posted by Anais on Feb 28, 2022
Espiral (Spiral) is a short story written by Argentine novelist, short-story writer and literary critic Enrique Anderson Imbert. This fascinating minicuento with a circular narrative style is subject to multiple interpretations, where the existence of a parallel universe, the manifestation of the character’s inner self or his own psychological state is left to the imagination…
Celebrating Carnaval in Mazatlán Posted by sasha on Feb 16, 2022
Hace cinco años viajamos a Mazatlán para celebrar el Carnaval. Fue una experiencia inolvidable y muy divertida (Five years ago, we traveled to Mazatlan to celebrate Carnival. It was an unforgettable experience and so much fun). In this post I’ll take a look back at celebrating Carnaval in Mazatlán while we await the city’s decision…
Un Viaje Culinario Posted by sasha on Jan 26, 2022
¿Cuál es tu comida favorita de América Latina? (What’s your favorite food from Latin America?). Is it tacos al pastor from México? Or maybe it’s fresh ceviche from Peru. Then again, it could be the massive bandeja paisa plate that’s famous in Colombia. ¡Hay tantas opciones deliciosas! (There are so many delicious options!). I hope you’re…
2022 Mexico Holiday Calendar Posted by sasha on Jan 6, 2022
¡Feliz año nuevo a todos! I’m sure you were happy to say goodbye to 2021. Let’s all hope this next year is better than the last, although that bar is pretty low… ¿Cuáles son tus resoluciones de año nuevo? (What are your New Year’s resolutions?). I hope one of them is to study Spanish and…
Top Spanish Blog Posts of 2021 Posted by sasha on Dec 22, 2021
¿A dónde va el tiempo? (Where does the time go?) It’s hard to believe that the year is almost finished. The old phrase “el tiempo vuela” (time flies) is appropriate as we prepare to ring in the New Year. Before we pop the champagne, we like to look back on the past year and see…
Most Popular Spanish Songs of 2021 Posted by sasha on Dec 8, 2021
It’s hard to believe, but another year is winding down. ¡El tiempo vuela! (Time flies!). I hope all of our readers had a great year. My year was pretty amazing, mostly because of the return of música en vivo (live music). Fui a muchos conciertos y festivales de música este año (I went to many…