Here are a few more observations that I have made during my years of travelling and experiencing life in Latin America. Family and Relationships As discussed here, you may at some stage enter into a relationship with someone from one of these wonderful countries that are full of some of the kindest and most beautiful […]
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What is the best way to learn a new language? That was a question that I had at the start of my quest to learn Spanish. Some people refer to this language as “Mexican Spanish” or “South American Spanish”, but it is all Latin American Spanish! You can try a traditional method such as classes at
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A case study of how learning Spanish helped me on my latest trip to Cuba. Updated February 2020 One of the themes of this site is “expand your world” by learning Latin American Spanish. This has many interpretations and for me, the opportunity to expand my career options was one, but another is the change
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Teaching English in Latin America, or teaching English as a second language (“TESL”), can be an excellent opportunity for not just aspiring teachers, but really anyone who speaks, reads and writes English to live among and learn from some of the most diverse cultures of the world. The huge continent of South America, along with
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Working in Latin America, and the culture that goes with it, has its pros and cons. Your workplace will remind you of family which can be a pro or a con itself. In almost every country in the region, your coworkers will always be ready to dole out a hug, a smile and some well-meaning
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Here we’re going to learn to swear in Spanish. When learning to speak Latin American Spanish, you not only want to be able to say “hola” and “por favor”, but in what is a curious phenomenon, one of the fastest things we learn in another language are its swear words. Maybe it’s because a curse
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