José Martí (Cuba) – Click image to download 1. Rhyme: A Poetry Activity for Beginning Spanish-Speakers Learning objective: Students will read out loud a poem by Cuban poet Jose Martí and identify rhyming words in the poem. How to do this activity: Introduce the 19th-century Cuban poe...
Writing short stories is an invaluable way to grow your writing craft. Learn how to write a short story with this article.
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Aaron Green of The Spanish Guitar Workshopin Groton, Massachussetts says, “Regulating humidity is far and away the cheapest and best insurance package you can have for your instrument. When physical changes to the guitar become noticeable in terms of action change, fret ends sticking out or cra...
I began to write handouts which became books, and later audiotapes. It took about 10 years to hone the course to perfection and create all the tools. Then, a few years ago, I began filming my course. In the beginning it was crude and I didn’t like myself in front of the camera....
By the outbreak of World War I, Euro-American empires sought to expand their influence among still sovereign Muslim-ruled polities in the Ottoman Empire, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. In the cas...
when I stopped renting an apartment in Delhi – was an experiment to see if I was ready to transit out of my nomadic life. Turns out, even though I’ve loved my time here to bits, my feet are getting itchy again. At the end of the month, I’ll be off to Cuba and later, Calif...
The pass is on your phone so you always have it with you, one less thing to carry around; It's easier to select and add travel diary details on a phone screen than write in biro on a flimsy printed travel diary on a station platform. I've used a mobile pass many times myself,...
London to Andorra La Vella by train A French count and a Spanish bishop disagreed over who should rule a small rural enclave high up in the Pyrenees. They decided to rule jointly, and the result was the Principality of Andorra, the only country in the world whose official language is Catal...
In November of 1960, Ellis' poor health forced him to leave the colony, commissioning James Wright, to come replace him. Then, successfully planned a takeover upon Cuba, then proposed giving Cuba back to Spain in exchange for Florida in a peaceful settlement, removing the Spanish threat ...