

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬Paloma Negra (black dove)♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
Doesn't get much more emotional than this tune. What a voice. Cantante= Chavela Vargas.


PALABRA DEL DIA: Tatuaje
Pronunciation: "Tah-too-AH-hay" Meaning: Tattoo ! In a Sentence: Soy muy orgullosa de los tatuajes que tengo- son un parte de quien soy....


Continuidad de los Parques- Julio Cortázar
This is honestly one of the best short stories I have ever read!!!! So much impact! Like the perfect plot twist to a movie! Even if you...


PALABRA DEL DIA: Galletas
Meaning: COOKIES ! Pronunciation: "Guy-AYE-tahz" In a Sentence: "Yo siempre como galletas cuando estoy triste." (I always eat cookies...


PALABRA DEL DIA: Ritmo
Pronunciation: "REET-moe" Meaning: Rhythm ! In a sentence: Johnny Cash siempre nos conseja tener ritmo, para ayudarnos cuando estamos...


PALABRA DEL DIA: Ternura
Pronunciation: "Tare-NOO-dah" Meaning: Tenderness/ Lovingness In a sentence: "Hay que endurecerse sin perder la ternura- jamás." -Che...


Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable
This certainly isn't the world's most comforting image for most to feast their eyes upon- I'm sure many people would rather look at...


PALABRA DEL DIA 1/1/16: Cascabel!
Cascabeles, Cascabeles, Tra La La La La La! Meaning: Jingle Bell! :) Pronunciation is "Cah-Ska-Bell". In a sentence: "!Solo es el primero...


Semana Santa in Nicaragua: Holy Week
I was lucky enough to be in Leon, Nicaragua during Semana Santa this past spring (March 20-26). This is arguably one of the most...


Gallo Pinto is everything
Sure, we have all eaten rice and beans. But in many (most) Latin American countries, such as my dear Nicaragua, this dish is an absolute...