It is cold, cold, and I dislike it because there are no truly functional heating systems here. The pipes froze and we were without water, and now there will be ice. I would prefer it were snow. In this state I am not fully functional, yet I seem to have cooked well. Although I hardly … More Radishes, Tea and Leeks
“The las’ time I came over to Foché’s ball I got caught in the rain on my way up to my cousin’s house, an’ my dress! J’vous réponds! it was a sight. Li’le mo’, I would miss the ball. As it was, the dress looked like I’d wo’ it weeks without doin’-up.” Axé.
I need help with this. Anyone who would like to, please read and comment. You are also free to use any of my ideas in your own work. Note 1: All readings have to be short and fairly simple, since this particular student population does not have the same level of facility in Spanish that … More Notes toward the Spring 2013 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
This is a brilliant song and performance. In 2011, in person, I will see at least one thing this memorable. Axé.
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Havana, sea and salt. Cuba has the best music. Axé.
The President of the Modern Language Association wrote a good letter on the situation of foreign languages in general and at SUNY-Albany in particular. It is on pp. 4-5 of the Winter 2010 MLA Newsletter, and it has a bibliography including Catherine Porter’s “Presidential Address: English Is Not Enough” (PMLA 125.3 [2010]: 546-55), which I … More Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal
This was made in 2007 so it is just a little old, but it is very funny. Axé.
We had the first day of class, and it was like this. Long live my province, our painted hills, my dove. My home in New Granada; my home in California, my home anywhere in New Spain. Brown-skinned woman, do not separate yourself from the list of those I love. My most fascinating new student is … More Viva Jujuy
John Berger on Rembrandt. Axé.
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