Llapingachos – A tasty potato recipe from Ecuador

A very tasty and popular dish from Ecuador is called llapingachos, fried potato cakes - a dish our Spanish classes have tried this year. Though it takes a bit of time to prepare, a few additional hands will cut the time and increase the appetites of those helping. It is a fun dish to make as a group [...]

Toledo, Spain

 
In the tradition of fine architectural splendor, including form and function, the walled town of Toledo, Spain is rich in history. It reflects a different approach to constructing cities in Spanish history and has a rich history of various influences. Learn more about this fascinating and beautiful walled city in Central Spain. At one time [...]

Acclaimed Mexican Poet Pita Amor

 
Pita was an actress and poet, one of Mexico’s best. She left behind many poems that provoked strong thoughts and feelings in those who read her words. After reading her poems, then listen to them.
“Como dicen que soy una ignorante, todo el mundo comenta sin respeto
que sin duda ha de haber algun sujeto que pone [...]

Latin American News (Yahoo link)

There are many decent links that permit you a quick glance at what is happening in Latin America. This is one of many and provides a glimpse of what is happening south of The United States. Our news agencies do not provide us with much in the way of global news, though it is more available [...]

Octavio Paz

 Octavio Paz (1914-1998)
 Octavio Paz was a popular and Nobel Prize winning Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat. Check these links as a beginning exploration of his life and works   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavio_Paz
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1990/paz-bio.html 
A few of his quotes:
     “Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.”
     “The Mexican, in [...]

Spanish Painter Salvador Dali

 The Persistence of Memory – 1931, Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali was an incredible Spanish painter and more. He was a master at virtually all painting styles. For more about Dali see this link  See also the section to the left that contains more Dali links. During the summer of 2007 I visited the Salvador Dali Museum [...]

De Colores (words and a YouTube link)

 
song-de-colores.doc   Words in Spanish and English to Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJmwUYoJtVY&feature=related   A clear, easy to understand version of De Colores – 2 Parts.

The Colorful Art in Oaxaca, Mexico

Art is an essential element in the lives of the people of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their art, whether wood carvings, ceramics, or other medium, is colorful and reflects their zest for life. In fact, art appears to be the essence of life to the Oaxacan. The Oaxacan artist’s use of color incredibly striking, drawinfg the viewers [...]

Spanish Holiday Songs

Spanish Holiday Songs

Spanish Objectives

Today’s homework is:

vocabulary review

practice conjugating verbs

practice USING vocabulary and verbs in questions and sentences – spoken and written

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