No more swearing in English?
Somebody makes a pseudo-stupid joke at my son Quique in the street —something I’ll never understand. Pablo looks at me with his best “what the hell just happened, did you get it?” and our telepathy…
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Visiting Stonewall Inn, in twenty-sixteen
As you know, I went to New York recently. My first goal was to see Starry Night, by Van Gogh, and my second goal to visit The Stonewall Inn, a legendary place. The spot where all the LGBTIQ+… etc….
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What if I had a year to live?
On Tuesday my Interpreting students at University brought to class, as practice material, an interview with the star of Breaking Bad. The text contained the question: What would you do if you had a year…
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I had to see Van Gogh with my own fingers —painting at MOMA, New York
Pictures above by Natalie Hope, Calgary, Alberta. I had to see Van Gogh with my own fingers. Viendo a Van Gogh (completo) from Begoña Martínez on Vimeo. I’ll update this with more pictures from other…
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¿Y si te quedara un año de vida?
El martes trajeron tres alumnas a mi clase, como práctica, una entrevista al actor que protagonizó Breaking Bad. Contenía la pregunta: ¿Qué harías si te quedara un año de vida? Se me hizo curioso pensar,…
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Am I a cat? [poem]
A poem by Begoña Martínez. Am I a cat? / I bask in the sun, / I lay in your lap, / I find my own way, / I don’t like other cats.
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Nicaragua: revolution and boots
Madre mía, está siendo difícil encontrar el tiempo para contarlo, sobre todo por algo que sucedió durante el viaje, pero en Murcia.
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Spanish for Spain or for Latin America? For Susie Bright
With Spanish, a language that is used so widely all over the world, with so many different cultural differences, how do you approach a text?
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