Hola, soy Rebecca Cuningham. Welcome to Fake Flamenco! ¡Bienvenidos! I’ve created a website about travel in Spain and Latin America, including articles on culture, history, language and raising a bilingual child. Over the past ten years I’ve written a book called Supergringa in Spain: A Travel Memoir about studying abroad. It’s like Room with a View meets David Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day. Minnesota girl goes abroad with seven suitcases, to discover new ways of thinking from Latin Americans and Spaniards; woman of the world comes home and jettisons much of her US baggage to live a bilingual life. I’m currently looking for representation by a literary agent.
So, what’s this “fake flamenco”? That’s me pretending to dance without formal instruction, or to speak a second language without mistakes. It’s a metaphor for learning; making closer approximations until we succeed in understanding or being understood.
Select the latest blog post for a taste! Or, join me in España. ¡Olé!
P.S. To learn Flamenco dance, vocals or guitar, visit Carmen de las Cuevas, Granada.
Hello Rebecca, I wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Mystery Blogger Award. All the best and greetings from Valencia,
Francisco
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Gracias, Francisco! Thank you for the award. I appreciate it! Saludos desde Madison, Rebecca
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My pleasure Rebecca. Un saludo de Valencia
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Hola que tal! What a lovely blog and intro. I believe I sa an image of the actress Ethel Walters…? Thank you for your visit and have a Wonderful day Rebecca. ☕️☕️☕️☕️ AmericaOnCoffee (AOC)
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Rebecca, I was already following your blog, but I didn’t realize you’d spent so much time in Spain, which is my favorite country, specifically Barcelona. ¿y habla Español?
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Gracias por tu comentario, amiga. Si, ¡hablo español! I love Barcelona too. It was fun to read about your time in Costa Rica. I enjoyed the ticos, the natural beauty and the good food.
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Thank you! Knowing you have this experience makes me even more interested in your blog. I’ll be clicking around for a few days 😉
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Thanks very much! You’ve gotten me thinking about a home page revision where I talk more about personal experiences. I appreciate your comments. Gracias.
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This sounds so interesting well done for writing about it. I will spend some time on this soon.
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My friend Ronnie Hess posted this. Maybe you’d be interested. https://www.wfop.org/conferences?fbclid=IwAR0yqI3x6fWSEyvOB5MgmHHPQD9GwiBRR54-VGTNUmFT6v_hGH1OHJuq_vs
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You really have your fingers on the pulse! Thank you very much. I’ve been thinking about attending, and now I have the link. Are you my guardian angel? ; )
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Hola Rebeca un saludo desde ecuador 🇪🇨 un fuerte abrazo 🤗
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Gracias! Saludos a ti! Espero que te guste mi artículo bilingüe mañana sobre mi primera vez viajando sola en otro país. : ) R
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Ok 👍🏿 gracias aquí estaré muy pendiente en cuando publique su artículo bilingüe mañana 🤗♥️
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Muy amable. Gracias! Buenas noches 🙂
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I’m so glad to find your lovely blog. Travelling and learning about different cultures topics that interest me a lot. So, if you don’t mind, I’ll invite myself in and peruse your archives. 🙂 And oh, thank you for following my blog. Much appreciated!
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Thank you very much, Khaya! Welcome to Fake Flamenco. Hope you enjoy the articles. 🙂
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