Connecting the Americas, Bridging Cultures Supergringa in Spain: A Travel Memoir
I have a secret plan I will whisper to you. See, our child really likes a certain series of books, initials HP. I’ve found a way to make both of us happy; they get a good story and I subtly encourage Spanish immersion. How? I’ll start from the beginning: Ediciones Salamandra has sold over 12 […]
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Daring Chilena reveals what is wrong in Chile and more. Mon Laferte gave a clear message with her stance on the red carpet at the Latin Grammys last week. The Chilean singer songwriter Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte began her music career early, winning a guitar prize for her singing at nine years old. She grew […]
Read moreHappy International Flamenco Day! To celebrate, I’m sharing photos from a wonderful evening in Granada, Spain our friends provided to our family when we visited in 2013. Srta. Guerrero began dancing when she was three. Her mother taught flamenco at Carmen de las Cuevas. Patricia Guerrero is one of the foremost flamenco dancers in Spain. […]
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In the world, 75 countries drive on the left and 165 on the right. A high number of countries that were in the former British Empire make up those 75, with many exceptions like the United States, Canada and Belize, to name a few. All Spanish speaking countries in the world drive on the right. […]
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Chileans have protested every day since October 18th. What began as a rejection of a metro fee hike has become a solid stance against inequality. The slogan on the streets of Santiago is, “No son 30 pesos, son 30 años.” It’s not 30 pesos, it’s 30 years. Thirty pesos ($.04) may sound like a small […]
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I’m still thinking of the lake. We were there a month ago. If I close my eyes, I smell the woods; leaves, moss, and fresh oxygen. I hear wind rushing through the trees. I see my fingers dangling from a canoe into rust-colored waters; el lago donde reside mi alma; the lake where my soul […]
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