Category Archives: Spanish
Groove flamen-killah
Well, the Ojos de Brujo and Son de la Frontera concert was great. S de la F (or as I call them, the “geniuses from Morón” ;-) were much more traditional than I expected. They had two guitarists, two singers … Continue reading
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Buen Domingo de Ramos
Apparently there is a saying in Spain: Domingo de Ramos, quien no estrena algo, se le caen las manos. Well, my hands hopefully won’t fall off this year, since I “tried” a few new things today… I went to my … Continue reading
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Viewer mail… Barcelona, guitars, flamenco
This is the first time I’ve responded to a “viewer mail” on the blog. Mind you, it’s practically the first time I’ve received any “viewer mail”… (-; JS (from U.S.A., I’d guess from the email address) writes some nice things … Continue reading
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Festivalissimo under way
(Aaaargh! I just was writing a lengthy post and for some reason my browser died so I lost the whole thing…so I’m not going to re-write it all, just a quick summary.) I went to a few films at Festivalissimo … Continue reading
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Festivalíssimo!
Por fin, it’s here — the web site for this year’s Festivalíssimo festival finally went live… The 11th version of this annual festival runs from March 1-15, and — if you’re in Montreal — is a fantastic place to see … Continue reading
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Guau, ¡qué bien! Nuevas ondas canadienses
I just came across the brand new RCI (Radio Canada International) site, which includes a Spanish-language portal (that is, besides English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Ukrainian). Even cooler are new radio shows, also available ¡en línea! There are … Continue reading
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My first day(s) of school – in many years!
On Monday I left a bit late (13h07) to catch the metro six stops and then walk (jog, in my case) the remaining distance to school for my first lesson, at 13h30. I arrived at the building only a couple … Continue reading
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Thursday Thoughts
Random thoughts from sunny Barcelona: Everywhere I go (especially on the metro), people are doing Sudoku. It’s not a craze limited to this city, I know… but Barcelona is hosting a Sudoku Championship on Sunday, down at the Polideportivo Marítimo. … Continue reading
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Al fin, el fin (and that’s fine!)
Not that I will stop learning Spanish now, but… Today I reached a huge milestone! After 413 days, I finished learning all the words in my vocabulary book (Uso interactivo del vocabulario from Edelsa). I added a few extra words … Continue reading
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Palabritas del día — comisaría
Yes, I’m still at my Spanish vocabulary studies… A little over a year since I started and about 3,000 words along, I’m almost through my vocab book. Of twenty chapters, I’m now on Capítulo 19 – El orden público. It … Continue reading
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