Hola Yaprendices! Okay so I found an interesting Cuban telenovela called "Ojo de Agua"! Find it here and comment what you learn! Below is my rough translation of the description of the novela. It's about a Cuban girl named Nadia who is a farmer that returns to her town to transform the family farm with an organic honey project. Her dream clashes with her half sister's plans, unleashing conflicts, romance and lots of magical moments. “Ojo de Agua” es la nueva telenovela cubana que sigue la vida de Nadia, una agrónoma que regresa a su pueblo para transformar la finca familiar en un proyecto de miel orgánica. Su sueño se enfrenta a los planes de su media hermana, desatando conflictos, romances y momentos llenos de magia.

¡Hola Yaprendices! When I am done with this school year I will have the capacity to post more consistently. My apologies for skipping yesterday- it's been a rough week. That being said... here is a link with a list of Cuban Spanish Podcasts that you might want to check out if you are curious about this dialect! Share what you learn if you end up checking these out! More to come soon!

Hola Yaprendices! Here's an "Españolistos" podcast episode that discusses Colombian culture! This one is best for intermediate to advanced learners. If you check it out - be sure to let us know in the comments what you learned!

¡Qué onda Yaprendices! This week we're exploring español de México! Let's get into it! Let's start with some of my favorite phrases in Mexican Spanish! ¿Qué onda? = Qué pasa = what's up. I love it because it's literally like "what's the wave"- which feels is cool. By the way- "onda" and "ola" are both words that mean "wave" in Spanish. Güey - dude / guy- usually pronounced without the "g" sound- more like "wey" Mande - a response like, "yes?" No manches - be for real!? Stop playin'!! Qué padre - How cool! / That's dope! Chavo/ chava - guy / girl If you are curious about more common Mexican expressions- definitely check this out! Your challenge this week is to comment below your favorite Mexican Spanish phrases in the community. Let's see if you can get a conversation going around it en español!

Let’s compare: 🇪🇸 Spain is the birthplace of the Spanish language- located in Europe 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea is a small country in West Africa where Spanish is the official language Essentially, Spanish became an official language in Equatorial Guinea after Spain gained control of the territory in 1778 through the Treaty of El Pardo and later consolidated its rule in the early 1900s. During colonial rule, Spanish was established as the language of government, education, and administration. Even after independence in 1968, the country retained Spanish as an official language due to its lasting institutional and cultural influence. It’s fascinating to think about how the language always adapts to the people, not the other way around. https://www.dreaming.com/blog-posts/the-only-african-spanish-speaking-country-equatorial-guinea-explained 💬 What do you think? Which do you prefer?