Culture
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F-Food
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! The Podcast interview this week is in Spanish, and all about food. So, because it’s in Spanish, I’d like to give you the main gist of what we talked about, if you are not a Spanish speaker. If you are, you’ll find Continue reading
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L-Libraries
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I’m lucky enough to have always been surrounded by books. From an early age, it was like we had a library at home. Then when I was around 9 years old, I won a competition with the local newspaper and the prize Continue reading
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G-Games
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! So the Podcast this week is about games, specifically board games, and I wanted to elaborate a little on what we talked about, and add a few musings of my own. I’m not going to explain all the games we mentioned, they’re Continue reading
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I- Iberia
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! The Iberian peninsula, so named, it seems, for the River Ebro, which stretches from Cantabria across the North of Spain, to Tarragona. Look at Spain on a map of the world and it barely signifies. Just as Europe itself is tiny compared Continue reading
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O-Overseas
A few reflections. All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! Overseas is an interesting word in English. It is used to describe travelling to another country, but if you are in Europe and you travel from Spain to Italy, let’s say, we would not say overseas. We may just Continue reading
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U-Unlucky
A summary of the Spanish interview in the U is For… PodcastAll my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! In this week’s Podcast, our topic word was Unlucky, and we talked about superstitions, which bring either bad or good luck. When better than Friday 13th? We began with the Black Continue reading
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E-Education
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I come from a family of teachers, and have been immersed in education in one form or another throughout my working life. So here are a few reflections. In a progressive as opposed to regressive society, education must surely be one of Continue reading
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C- Cuentos (Tales)
I’m making the most of the letter C for a Spanish word for this post! What follows is an extract from my novelette Cuentos del Pueblo, in Spanish, and Tales of the Village, in English. You can find the whole story to buy below: Ebook Español Ebook English Bilingual Paper book Scroll down for the Continue reading
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Q-Quotations
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I wanted to talk a little about some quotations from literature and film, and why I feel they endure. Before I begin, a note: I vividly remember my English teacher at school reminding us time and again, that the word quote is Continue reading
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J-Jobs
A summary of my Spanish interview on the Podcast: J is for… Episode FiveAll my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I wanted to be a nurse when I was little. Until my cousin shrewdly pointed out that I wasn’t that comfortable with blood. I also wanted to be a Continue reading
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