After a few years of collecting notes, trial and error in the classroom as well as hours and hours of research and reading, I’ve finally published my first book. Most of my day is spent trying to help Spanish speaking students communicate more clearly and confidently. I’ve collected 11 of the most troublesome pronunciation issues… Read More English Pronunciation, A Brief Guide for Spanish Speakers
After a three-day weekend of sleeping in, long naps, a goalless Real Madrid match on TV, and an arduous bout of shopping with Teresa for a new UV-proof hat, he goes to work and opens the gates and walks briskly to the place where he passed out. The bird call broadcasts through the trees again—a… Read More By Bird and Tree, Part 2 (SHORT STORY)
And thus nature is never distinct and never vacant, she is always mysterious, but always abundant; you always see something, but you never see all. —John Ruskin He works in nature, but he is not a scientist. The camo-green jacket and matching trousers and ring of keys hanging from his belt loop… Read More By Bird and Tree, Part 1 (SHORT STORY)
On our second trip to Portugal, we were excited and stressed, nervous and relieved, thankful and enraged, happy and disappointed. While we work and live our lives elsewhere, the long arms of mass marketing are working hard to smooth out the wonderful crags and decadent, dirty corners of Portugal. There are many places to see,… Read More Portugal is always there, changed
Some see a bird. Some see a meal, best broiled and seasoned with cloves, cinnamon and sweet brandy. Some see a Eurasian Nuthatch. Some see Sitta europaea, a perching bird in the order of Passeriformes, the most diverse of all vertebrates, a manifestation of millions of subtle, random mutations in DNA, hundreds of millions of… Read More Little Nest-maker
Casual Notebook 