No matter where we live, my favorite comfort recipe is chocolate banana bread. It has to be the most simple and quick dessert to prepare. After bringing a loaf to a get-together in Buenos Aires, the girls asked me to e-mail the recipe in Spanish. It took me a while to get around to translating it, but [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Castellano’
September 28, 2008
Looking Towards Summer
Photo Credit: silkegb
It’s raining today in Buenos Aires, a steady rainfall perfect for grading papers and catching up with favorite blogs. I’m contented, as yesterday afternoon I sat in Parque Las Heras just feeling the sun on my face. It was the first warm day in a long time where I could go without my jacket.
August 14, 2008
Enrolling at University of Buenos Aires
Photo Credit: Mahadeva
I have been very satisfied with the three classes I’ve taken at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), if you are interested in taking spanish classes in BA. If you are self motivated and speak up in class, you should do well. I consider the price to be reasonable, especially because the price lowers for returning students. Eight [...]
April 8, 2008
Barrio Exchanges
Ricardo sat on a vegetable crate across from me with a wide, cheshire grin.
“I would love to practice my English with you. I am traveling to New York in the week after next.” I mustered a half smile.
I answered in slow, methodical Spanish, “You will love it there. Are you going to the theatre? You [...]
March 21, 2008
Shameless Agouti
To give you an impression of scale, here is a photo of me and the agouti. I haven’t seen any agoutis on the street, but I’m sure they live in the wooded areas of the city.
The past week I’ve been trying to study Spanish, but I have found that what I know on paper does [...]
