I heard a disturbing piece on one of the CSNBC morning news/commentary programs this morning about the growing backlash in this country toward learning Spanish – secondary to a nationalism, (I would say a misunderstanding about what comprises our true nationalism) that some are feeling related to their anger, (I would say fear) about the number of Spanish speaking folks pouring through our borders.  I [...]

It went something like this. I opened the door to my office – I was inside – and I found my client sitting patiently outside, awaiting me.  A new client. I greeted her;  “¡Hola!  ¿Cómo estás?  Por favor, adelante.” (Hi!  How are you?  Come in please.)  and I showed her the way into my office.  We sat [...]

Yup!  That was me about a week ago.  Luis and I went to the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Conference (NE Chapter) in Boston.  About 150 professors of Spanish and Portuguese (mostly Spanish) were there and about 85% of them were native speakers, that is, from Spain, South America, Central America or Mexico.  They [...]