Spanish Reading Selections: Healthy Options (Las Opciones Saludables)

… A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like this can accelerate your language learning. So, what […]

Spanish Reading Tasks: The Flu – School and Public

… A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like this can accelerate your language learning. So, what […]

Spanish Reading Selections: La Galería, Havana

Spanish Reading Selections: La Galería, Havana via http://lagaleria-restaurante.com/ … A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like […]

Spanish Reading Selections: Pan de Lujo, Madrid

Spanish Reading Selections: Pan de Lujo, Madrid via http://www.pandelujo.es/ … A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts […]

Hispanic Culture: Social Courtesies and Small Talk

Hispanic Culture: Social Courtesies and Small Talk Spanish and Latin American societies tend to be quite traditional; strict conventions govern social behavior. Although economic, social, and political events have brought about many changes in the makeup of society and in the roles of both men and women, a strong sense of family still prevails and […]