Category Archives: Culture
How Spanish got its ñ – the story behind that “n with a tilde”‘ on YouTube
In the meantime, in Nicaragua
An encounter between the important passions of Nicaragua (besides the 3b’s : baseball, boxear and bailar)
top 30 things to do in and near granada
If you are looking for activities during your stay, best is to check out the rolling list of 30 most popular activities as posted on Tripadvisor. It provides you with tons of customer reviews, which makes it easier to compare and select.
see ‘top 30 things to do in and near granada on tripadvisor’.
another week of poetry in Granada
Shake off the Blues with a beautiful song on Nicaragua, with subtitles
Shake of the blues and get into a great positive mood with this fine song over Nicaragua, Nicaragua Mía. It has subtitles so enjoying and practicing at the same time!
Be a Pinolero!
If you visit Nicaragua, speak like a Nica
Podcasts from ‘cita con la noche’ to improve your listening skills of spanish and gain other insights
Are you ready for some longer and deeper hearings in Spanish? John, a very fine and, let’s be honest, advanced student of Maria enjoys his frequent listening to ‘City con la noche’. Reflections from Spain in Spanish!
Very much focused on family and personal challenges and/or reflections. Categorized as mental and psychological talks, there is something in it for everybody. The podcasts are easy to download to your tablet or smartphone, so start using those endless hours in traffic jams to gain twice!
Thanks John for the great suggestion!
Historia de un taxi
A night at the ‘verbena massaya (folklore in Massaya)
students Rob, Dennis, Marianne and Richard went with Maria to Massaya for an evening of practicing spanish, dance, music, a good walk and a cosy taxi ride back (5 plus driver :-)). Although the dances were a bit meagre compared to normal performance, it was more than made up for by the fine group chats & fun.