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Santiago de Chile en español (Parte Dos) Posted by on Apr 4, 2018

Santiago de Chile en español (Parte Dos)

We’re exploring the Chilean capital in a new video series called “Santiago de Chile en español.” Go back and watch Part One in case you missed it before checking out the new video. In Part Two, we visit some of the city’s hills to take in the views and eat the classic completo inside Latin…

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Ups and Downs of a Year en español Posted by on Mar 14, 2018

Ups and Downs of a Year en español

As I wrote about last month, I’ve spent the last year in Latin America traveling around and attempting to learn Spanish. Those posts focused more on the countries I visited, what I did, and where I studied Spanish. You can read Part One about Mexico and Colombia, and then check out Part Two about Ecuador…

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Santiago de Chile Posted by on Mar 7, 2018

Months and Seasons in Spanish

For the past year, I’ve been bouncing around Latin America. You can read about my adventures in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador in part one, as well as Peru and Chile in part two. In this time, I’ve been trying out the digital nomad lifestyle – working online, learning Spanish, and exploring in my free time…

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One Year in Latin America (Part Two) Posted by on Feb 21, 2018

One Year in Latin America (Part Two)

Después de vivir en México y Colombia, viajamos a otros tres países. Esta es nuestra experiencia viajando por Ecuador, Peru y Chile. (After living in Mexico and Colombia, we traveled to three more countries. This is our experience traveling in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.) Go back and read Part One if you missed it. Let’s…

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7 Spectacular Spanish-Speaking Cities for On-the-Job Immersion Posted by on Jun 13, 2016

If you’re learning Spanish in the age of the global economy and the shrinking world, it’s time to think about immersing both your personal and professional lives by looking for work abroad. Immersion is of course one of the best ways to learn a language, but who wants to shovel out thousands of dollars for an “immersion…

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Chilean Spanish Posted by on Jan 7, 2012

I started learning Spanish in 1991 with two friends from high school, Ximena and Ivo. They were from Chile. They had been living in my town for some time and I was amazed that at home they spoke Spanish and in other situations they would speak Portuguese, perfectly! That got me very interested in learning…

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The Independence of Chile Posted by on Oct 26, 2010

“Aquí está el bastón, disponed de él y del mando.” With these words Mateo de Toro y Zambrano opened the Cabildo Abierto sesión, on September 18, 1810 which was the first step to start the process for Chile to gain independence from Spain. Such process came to an end ten years later, after the Maipú…

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