I am kinda excited about my entry for today.  I was in a therapy session yesterday with one of my clients, from a Spanish speaking country.  She speaks only Spanish and she was was trying to say a word….in Spanish.  I watched her for a while and thought pretty early on in her struggle that [...]

De la corazón del mundo españa y hispano america – BIENVENIDOS A LA CASA ROJAS – the magazine ………..!   www.lacasarojas.com  Saludos,  Joan y Luis

We are 8 short days from the launch of our new on-line magazine called “La Casa Rojas” where under one ‘roof’, you will have the opportunity to meet some of the most incredible people I’ve had the honor of meeting in some time.  These folks are writers, journalists, anthropologists, photographers, professors, chefs, oenophiles, travel guides and [...]

Rojas Spanish Language está lanzando una revista en línea que va a resaltar todo lo mejor de Hispanoamérica y España. Queremos que nuestros lectores alrededor del mundo, estudiantes de español o castellano, amantes de la cultura y viajeros, aprendan de la riqueza que hace de cada país de Hispanoamérica y España lo que es desde [...]

How many of you can reel off a verb in all of it’s tenses, tell me how to construct a sentence with the proper use of direct and indirect objects, can recite with “eloquence” when one employs the subjunctive…but have a h… of a time speaking to or understanding what is being said to you when in [...]

Do any of you watch Rachel Maddow?  She is on CNBC “The Rachel Maddow Show” and offers great smart wry commentary about whatever is happening that day in politics.  I am a fan.  She has a segment called “Talk Me Down” where she sounds off in an editorial sort of way and then asks someone who has real [...]

To be honest, I hadn’t thought much about illegal immigration until now.  Luis and I went through the very intimidating process of immigrating him from Peru which was not an altogether pleasant experience.  We were ushered to the back room to be observed and interviewed by immigration officers every single time we attempted to pass through [...]

I said that I would continue my post about the issues that Luis and I find ourselves in, often.  And so here I go.  I am not a exhibitionist nor do I have ‘relative’ boundaries, quite the contrary actually.  I prefer Capri’s to shorts and I am of German heritage.  (ooo, interesting, I have written that and [...]

You all knew it was going to happen sooner or later and I suspect that is why some of you tune in.  You are looking for that little crack in the shiny exterior and I can’t blame you.  Curiosity is a mighty master.  How can two people so different be as happy as they say they [...]

Well this is just to update you all a bit.  I will write more tomorrow on other matters, but I wanted to let you know that we´ve started a Community site where people who are blog readers or video watchers or podcast listeners or class attenders or just happening by, can stop in and connect [...]