Ekeko, the god of abundance and prosperity. Have you ever heard of this god before? I hadn’t, but thanks to Verónica Nicoli and her photos, which she has kindly contributed with to this post, I can now tell you about this tradition.… CONTINUE READING
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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
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
Facing barriers: Women working in HE Read More »
Spanish is the key to unlock a wealth of diversity across the world. Spanish opens the door to understanding, experiencing and appreciating the unique character of all the different Spanish-speaking cultures.… CONTINUE READING
Reasons to learn Spanish Read More »
First of all, a few questions for you to test your cultural knowledge:
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
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
Refugees in Latin America Read More »
Is Rosalía Latina or Hispanic? This is a question that can get people confused. Would you be able to explain the difference between Latino and Hispanic? If you are not sure, keep reading!… CONTINUE READING
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I am bringing to you a very eye-opening talk by Dani Villanueva, in Spanish. He would like us to consider all those places in the world we do not know anything about.… CONTINUE READING
What do we know about those places where there is no light? Read More »
Migration and refugee crises have been changing slowly what being Spanish looks like. Yaroslava, Khadiya, Mikelly and Alpha are some of those settling down in Spain. They would like to stay.… CONTINUE READING
