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Mexico City Centro Historico (Part Two) Posted by sasha on Apr 12, 2017
There’s lots to see and do in the Centro Historico of the Mexican capital. In Part One, we saw the Catedral Metropolitana, Templo Mayor, and lots more. You’ll need at least one more day here to really take it all in, and it’s a busy one! In Part Two of our video tour, check out the…
Mexico City Centro Historico (Part One) Posted by sasha on Mar 22, 2017
Mexico City’s Centro Historico (Historic Center) is full of museums, markets, restaurants, and so much more. There’s enough to see here to spend weeks exploring, but two full days is enough to take in most of the major sights. Join us on a video tour of the area, as we visit the cathedral, Templo Mayor…
10 Things to Do in Mexico City Posted by sasha on Mar 9, 2017
Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the Americas and a fascinating place to explore. The Mexican capital goes by many names – Ciudad de México (CDMX for short), or Distrito Federal (D.F. for short). Whatever you call it, this bustling metropolis is a great city to visit. Check out 10 things to do…
Netflixing Your Way to Fluency with Spanish Movies Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Jan 26, 2017
Watching movies is a fantastic way to supplement your language learning and improve your listening. Lucky for Spanish learners, Netflix keeps churning out films en español. One of our most popular posts on the Spanish blog last year was about all the binge-worthy Spanish-language shows on Netflix and how they can fit into your language learning routine…
How to rent an apartment in Latin America and Spain (2) Posted by Paula on Nov 21, 2016
This Monday we discussed how to rent an apartment in Spanish. We learnt Spanish vocabulary related to the process of renting an apartment in America. Now we will see the differences with European Spanish. To begin with, we talk about ” un piso” and not “un apartamento”, very much like the UK-US difference between “flat”…
How to rent an apartment in Latin America and Spain (1) Posted by Paula on Nov 14, 2016
A huge part of growing up is related to being able to move out of your parents’ house. One of the options is renting out an apartment (or flat). You surely know how to do this in English, but what happens if you plan on moving to a Spanish-speaking country? Is alquilar the same as rentar?…
Spanish elections: There will be no third round Posted by Paula on Oct 26, 2016
If you have been following the news on politics, you’ll know that in addition to the US Elections scheduled for November 8th, and to the referendum in Colombia, in Spain we have had to repeat elections in July 2016 due to the impossibility to agree on a coalition government [gobierno de coalición] by all the minority forces…