¡Luces, cámera, acción! – Lights, Camera, Action!
Luis and I being married in Lima, Peru, January 13th, 2002. It happened again just a few minutes ago. Luis and I had another really lively conversation about how each of our native languages sets up the way we see our world and as a result, how we interact with it …. he, obviously through [...]
¿Estás aislandote sin estar consciente? – Are You Isolating Yourself Without Realizing It?
I am guessing that where you live is more a reflection of what you consider to be your culture than someone else’s. That is, if you have financial resources you likely live around other folks who do as well, if you adhere to a particular political perspective, the majority of your friends are those similarly-minded, [...]
¡Es una fiesta y tú estás invitado! – It’s a Party and You are Invited!
There is no better way to pass time than with a million other like minded people. It’s the ice breaker par excellence! All the silly pleasantries we use to warm up and find the subject that will mercifully liberate us from … uh … the silly pleasantries – GONE! When we are with ‘our people’ we [...]
El ambiente significa mucho – Our Environment Means A Lot
By now, many of you know that we are selling our home…. here are some photos….. and though these miss some of the great spaces - like for instance another breath-taking, show-stopping bathroom and the bedrooms and the outdoor space, these photos give you an idea of an ambiance that is dramatic and striking …. I show you these here to make a [...]
Tenemous 3 golpes contra de nosotros – We Have Three Strikes Against Us
Yes, yes, I am talking about me and Luis. Let’s see, let’s count them…..#1 – we have the obvious language barrier, #2 – he’s the teacher and I’m the student, #3 – we’re married…..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! to one another! So indulge me here for a moment and I’ll flesh this out for you. I woke up this morning, [...]
Exhibit A – Exhibit A
Huh! That would be an example of what Luis was talking about recently in our Free Video Classes. That at times words in English and Spanish will sound very similar, “tomate – tomato” was the example he used. But here in the title of my entry we have it again, sort of, ”exhibit”. At least it’s spelled the same in both [...]
El muerto de un idioma es el muerto del conocimiento – The Death of a Language is the Death of Knowledge
Carmen Castillo Cisneros (the pretty one on the right) from Mexico is one of our amazing writers for La Casa Rojas - the magazine. She is a Social Anthropologist and she is shown here …. at work! Great job, huh? One of Luis’ students wrote us about an article and accompanying comment that she’d come across. I [...]
¿Ya te estás divirtiendo? – Are You Having Fun Yet?
…….because if you’re not … it´s not likely you´ll stick with your Spanish long enough to accomplish what you originally set out to do. It’s uncomfortable to face the truth, I know. But the truth is that unless you are passionate about doing something and can figure out a way to have fun actually doing it, you’re not [...]
