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Chiapas, las dos caras del agua

Agradezco la colaboración y contribuciones de Hollie Appleton, Taylor Denby, Niccolo Rodino, Diogo Alexandre Dragao Cantiga, Yuna Roots, Nick Tyler, Celestine Malins, Juliette Rebold-Stead, Josh Daplin and Lazar Andelkovic, del grado de Filología Hispánica de la Universidad de East Anglia

Haz una lista de todo aquello que conoces sobre la cultura, la geografía o la política de este país.… CONTINUE READING

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Migración: respuestas personales

We are not always in a position to help a refugees or to give money to an organisation that supports migrants. But we can all learn and educate ourselves so that we understand the complexities of migration and the human price that opposing and blocking migration produces only too often, every day.… CONTINUE READING

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Comparación exageración

Hay muchas expresiones en español que usan la comparación para hablar de percepciones u opiniones personales sobre algo o alguien. Conecta las palabras de cada columna para formar algunas de las más comunes:

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Naturaleza y salud

“Una de las mejores opciones para cuidarnos es retomar un contacto directo con la naturaleza y, si hablamos de naturaleza, siempre hablaremos de agua” dice Marina López Franco, directora desde hace casi una década el área de salud del balneario Las Caldas Villa Termal, en Asturias, España.… CONTINUE READING

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Diversidad: “Soy migrante”

Armel, emigrante de Camerún y residente en Sevilla

¿Conoces a alguien de otro país que se ha asentado en su ciudad o pueblo y ha tratado de mejorar su vida?

Hay muchas razones detrás de la decisión de migrar.… CONTINUE READING

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Cleaning

Routines with a political twist

Ready to clean the world >>> Listxs para limpiar el mundo

Cleaning has been associated with women for centuries. Women have traditionally been indeed linked with house chores in the Spanish-speaking world until the present day.… CONTINUE READING

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Facing barriers: Women working in HE

diverse-looking people wearing graduation growns
photo by Albany Capture

The following text can be used for translation purposes in the context of a discussion on gender equality. This text contributes to the knowledge about the situation of women working in a higher education setting.… CONTINUE READING

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Columbus Day

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
(Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar)

First of all, a few questions for you to test your cultural knowledge:

  • 1. Do you know what is celebrated every 12th October?
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Diverse families

Diverse families are a reality of this world. However, the understanding and the acceptance of new configurations of what a family is does not come easily everywhere.

Non-traditional family structures are increasingly more common, although they do not make the majority and they they are not seen as equal or as as good as the more traditional forms by every individual.… CONTINUE READING

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Refugees in Latin America

There are many ways to try to understand a country, my favourite is traffic. It is more eloquent than it seems, just simply sharpen your eyes from a simple taxi. Take the case of Peru, one of the most beautiful countries in Latin America, and with the greatest potential, which has just closed the Pan American Games with flying colours.… CONTINUE READING

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