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Comida por la alma
That is, food for the soul. Which is what I say when I go gallery trawling. Apparently Santa Fe is the second or third art destination in the US, and Canyon Road certainly helps it earn this...
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A handwriting analysis
A sample of my handwriting for the purposes of uncovering my personality! Last night I made an impulse purchase in a bookstore on handwriting analysis. It’s not a subject I had thought about much, but...
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Someone out there is reading my blog
The other day, while walking through Fed Square enjoying a beautiful Melbourne evening, I bumped into a friend I haven’t seen for a good three years. She was talking on the phone and noticed me first,...
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El Alquimista – reading in Spanish
I have just finished reading my first book in Spanish. The copy I gave mi novio Yay me! It took me awhile, but I finally got to the end. It started in Bogota in September last year. I was wandering the...
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Making a dictionary worth its weight in words
When I was packing my bags to move to Colombia my hardcover Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary was on the yes list. Then on the maybe list. And ultimately ended up in danger of landing on the no list....
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Terms of Endearment
I remember my Argentinian teacher of Spanish back in Melbourne telling me that Colombians are muy cariñoso. Meaning they are warm and cutesy, especially when it comes to describing things. Colombians...
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World Book Day & What I’m Reading
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, promoting reading, publishing and copyright and also Spanish Language Day so while I listen to the live streaming of the national Gabolectura – a simultaneous...
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A Book Swap Party
A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to a book swap party being held by a colleague of mine and upon reading the rules (one book per person and something you enjoyed) I felt instant regret...
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Published! In Was Gabo an Irishman?
Towards the end of last year I received an email with an invitation to submit a story for an anthology of essays by foreigners uncovering how the works of the great Maestro, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, had...
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Why reading five books at a time isn’t crazy
Crochet sleeves for my Kindle Adding a fifth book today to my ‘currently reading’ list on GoodReads isn’t as crazy or confusing as it might look. Earlier this week I read an article on LinkedIn about...
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