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Recipe of Venezuelan cachitos de jamón Posted by Anais on Apr 23, 2020
At these times of uncertainty and self-isolation, many people have discovered new passions to keep them busy, and making your own bread has become a new trend—if social media is to be believed. Now, if you want to go the extra mile on the art of bread making, you can try this recipe that I…
Livin’ la Vida Cuarentena Posted by sasha on Mar 19, 2020
Estamos viviendo en tiempos extraños (We’re living in strange times). Indeed, the whole world seems un poco loco (a little crazy) because of the COVID-19 virus. It has spread to all corners of the globe, including Latin America. At the moment, I’m more or less trapped in Medellín. It’s OK – Es una de mis…
Spanish: A Language with carácter (Part 3) Posted by Anais on Mar 16, 2020
Welcome to the third and last part of this blog post, where we are getting to know better the special marks that make Spanish stand out from other languages. The acento agudo (acute accent) will be reappearing to explain its second most important use, as well as the opening question/exclamation marks. We are almost done!…
Mexico and International Women’s Day Posted by Karoly Molina on Mar 12, 2020
Sunday March 8th was International Women’s Day. All over the world, there were marches, protests and a variety of events or eventos to commemorate this day. In Mexico, women marched to protest the rising violence. On Monday March 9th, they staged what was perhaps one of the biggest protests in the history of the country: Un…
Carnaval de Barranquilla Posted by sasha on Feb 27, 2020
¡El Carnaval de Barranquilla es la fiesta mas divertido en Colombia! (The Barranquilla Carnaval is the most fun party in Colombia!). It’s also one of the most important cultural events in the country – a tradition dating back hundreds of years. I just came back from the city after a week of participating in the…
Romantic Movies to Practice Spanish Posted by Karoly Molina on Feb 6, 2020
February is here and we are constantly bombarded with all-things romance: películas, dulces, tarjetas, regalos y mas! In an effort to make use of the ambiente romantico or romantic mood of this month, I want to suggest 3 movies you can watch to practice your Spanish! Prometo No Enamorarme Prometo No Enamorarme or I promise not to Fall…
Trekking in Guatemala for a Good Cause Posted by sasha on Jan 29, 2020
Uno de mis pasatiempos es el senderismo (One of my hobbies is hiking). I’ve planned many travels around hiking, including some epic trips in Latin America such as trekking in Patagonia and doing the jungle trek to Machu Picchu. Recently, I went on the 3-day trek from Xela to Lago de Atitlan in Guatemala with…