About This Blog

I am a Spanish major at the senior college level. This year I will be entering my eighth year of study of the language. I have been to Mexico twice for study abroad programs. My first experience I went to San Luis, Potosi for two months with a no English rule. I was awarded an excellence award for entering the program and abiding by the no English rule. My second experience I went to Cuernavaca for four weeks. I learned additional culture and history of Mexico through traveling to nearby areas. Additionally, I am tutoring on campus as a Spanish tutor. Fall 2009 will be my third semester tutoring. I tutor all levels the campus offers. With this blog I would like to take what I have learned from my travel abroad, my own studies, and my tutoring experiences and share them with you to give you a guide to learn Spanish.

My personal interest in this topic is helping others learn more about Spanish. I would like to use this as a resource and learn more from others who have additionally experiences. I hope that you will find some useful tips that will help you learn Spanish. My main hope is that by following this blog you will discover a passion for the Spanish language and culture. I developed an interest and came up with the idea for this guide through Spanish after studying Spanish and working with introductory Spanish students. I know there are some common topics in the language where additional practice and clarification could be useful. I would like to explore those topics. I would, however, also like to explore some fun cultural topics and interesting history to keep the passion for the language alive in this blog. This guide is important to me because I want to help others develop a passion for the Spanish language and build their communication skills.

I hope that students of Spanish or those with an interest of knowing more about the Spanish language, culture, history, or literature read this blog. It would also be wonderful for those with helpful links and resources or have more knowledge about a specific topic to comment and add helpful or interesting information. I am a firm believer that at no matter what level you are in the language you still have valuable information to contribute. Also, if you have any questions and would like to know more about a specific topic please comment and we can explore that topic!

Mis Tres "blogs" Favoritos

There are good blogs and not so good blogs on the Internet. This post will explore my favorite three blogs.



My top favorite blog is microsiervos. This blog is in Spanish and gives me the opportunity to prat ice the language. You can read interesting posts in a multitude of topics all in Spanish. The blog is written by native speakers which will also help you pick up colloquialism.

My second favorite blog is Engadget. What attracts me to this blog is that it can be viewed in several different languages; including Spanish. You can go from Spanish to English and check to see how much you understood. Not only do I have a love for the Spanish language but, I also have a fasination with technology. There are many interesting posts of breaking technolgy that I find very interesting. So, if you enjoy reading about new technology and want to double check your Spanish comprehension you should check out this site.

My third favorite blog is La Cocina De Nathan: Cuban , Spanish, Mexican Cooking & More. This is a very resourceful blog if you feel like trying out some Hispanic cusine. There are many posts with creative ideas. The autor includes pictures and directions on how to make these delicious meals. I find it a great resource and something fun to try.

These are my three favorite blogs. I hope you all check them out and enjoy!