Alfajores de Maicena: Recipe + Listening Practice Posted by Anais on Apr 28, 2022
Do you want to practice your cooking skills while learning Spanish? Then today’s blog is for you. Here you have the recipe of alfajores de maicena, delicious cookies filled with dulce de leche that melt in your mouth and are very popular in several countries around South America, specially in Argentina. This recipe is very…
Five Years in Latin America Posted by sasha on Apr 25, 2022
Do you know that old saying “El tiempo vuela cuando te estás divirtiendo” (Time flies when you’re having fun)? Well, it’s certainly true, because I just celebrated a milestone of cinco años en América Latina (five years in Latin America) and that time absolutely flew by! I always like to reflejar (reflect) in moments like…
Frida Kahlo’s Final Years and Legacy Posted by sasha on Apr 6, 2022
In my last post, we took a closer look at Frida Kahlo’s later years. This included moving back to Mexico and her subsequent divorce from Diego Rivera. The couple were later re-married, although they lived rather separate lives. The intersection of politics and art continued to be a theme in her later years. Unfortunately, her…
Song: El Niágara En Bicicleta (+ Vocabulary) Posted by Anais on Mar 30, 2022
Today’s blog post is a listening practice. Sing along this song written and performed by the Dominican cantautor (singer-songwriter) Juan Luís Guerra. If you read my post on the of rhythms Latin America, you will recognize that this song belongs in the music genre merengue. This canción (song) is very popular in the Spanish-Speaking world…
English Spanish Parallel Texts – Reflexive Verbs (Part 2) Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 29, 2022
Practice more using Spanish Reflexive Verbs with these English Spanish Parallel Texts. Read the Spanish version and do your best to understand before later checking the English translation.
Instrucciones para llorar (Reading and Listening Practice + Vocabulary) Posted by Anais on Mar 28, 2022
To help you keep practicing your Spanish reading and listening skills, this week I introduce Instrucciones para llorar (Instructions on How to Cry) written by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. Instrucciones para llorar Dejando de lado los motivos, atengámonos a la manera correcta de llorar, entendiendo por esto un llanto que no ingrese en…
English Spanish Parallel Texts – Reflexive Verbs (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Mar 22, 2022
Practice using Spanish Reflexive Verbs with these English Spanish Parallel Texts. Read the Spanish version and do your best to understand before later checking the English translation.