It's Hispanic Heritage Month! In the midst of all my respiratory troubles, it completely slipped my notice that it was already independence season for Central Latin America. My paternal great grandmother's homeland is Mexico and my mum hails from El Salvador. When I was growing up I learned English and Spanish simultaneously and I spent … Continue reading Spanish Words Without English Translation
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“No Problem”: Is It A Problem? || Tea Time Talks
In recent months I got a new job where I assist people from the moment I step into the office, whether it’s in person or over the phone. I do enjoy it (most of the time) and I get to become familiarized with new people on a daily basis which is always a plus. One … Continue reading “No Problem”: Is It A Problem? || Tea Time Talks
My Favourite Telenovela
If you have read my previous blog post, Top Ten Favourite Belizean Proverbs, then you must know by now that I am a Belizean. However, my mum was actually born and raised in El Salvador then later moved to Belize. Thanks to her for mostly talking to me in Spanish, I became pretty fluent in the … Continue reading My Favourite Telenovela
Top Ten Favourite Belizean Proverbs
I've been away from Belize for a month and my days now consist of speaking Spanish 99% of the time and the other 1% I quickly slip in some Creole with my mum when my brain gets tired of Spanish. It's so weird going from hearing and speaking one language and by the next morning, … Continue reading Top Ten Favourite Belizean Proverbs