January 2013
2 posts
Photography aficionado Lotte van den Acker, 24, of Brunssum, Netherlands, sports a tattoo of a vintage 1970s Asahi Pentax 35mm SLR on her arm. Lotte started using a Pentax camera at age 10, said her mother, Helma, who applied the tattoo. (© Helma van der Weide/Rex Features)
June 2012
7 posts
Lately I’ve been seeing these “Juan Crow” protest posters, where Arizona’s SB1070 and Jim Crow laws are compared and mislead an audience to believe these two laws are somehow equal. First of all, let’s make it very clear that Arizona’s SB1070 and Jim Crow, although both are born out of a…
Andrew Sullivan, at The Dish.
more.
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That’s a very good question…
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Why Mitt Romney Sucks at Tumblr (via pieceinthepuzzlehumanity)
hahaha! I almost feel bad for Mittens. Almost.
(via political-linguaphile)May 2012
6 posts
A popular wine brand is looking for a brand ambassador to do social media, consumer engagement, content planning and development, and event planning/attendance.
For six months, you’ll represent this brand at exclusive events and be the brand’s voice on social media and across the web.
It’s 20-30 hours/week, and you can be based out of anywhere!
If you’re interested, email me ASAP and I’ll give you the scoop.
April 2012
6 posts
- me: I should do homework.
- my brain: nope.
This is no secret, both of my parents were undocumented when I was born. I’ve talked about this several times here, and can honestly say that because they were undocumented, I grew up with the reality of how difficult this is, and am so proud of them and all immigrant parents. My parents were…
Well said
March 2012
18 posts
Some revolutionary words
- revolution = revolución
- liberty = libertad
- change = cambio
- nation = nación
- action = acción
- resistance = resistencia
- solidarity = solidaridad
- hope = esperanza
- education = educación
- health = salud
- love = amor
- brotherhood/sisterhood = hermandad
- humanity = humanidad
just FYI.
healthy comes in all shapes and sizes. and so does beauty. so suck it and realize you’re beautiful.
February 2012
10 posts
Trade/Job/Profession = Trabajo/Oficio/Profesión
- Doctor = Médico/Médica
- Actor = Actor/Actriz
- Lawyer = Abogado/Abogada
- Teacher = Maestro/Maestra
- Mechanic = Mecánico/Mecánica
- Fireman = Bombero/Bombera
- Policeman = Policía
- Accountant = Contador
- Nurse = Enfermero/Enfermera
- Writer = Escritor
For a more complete list of trades click here.
Finding Out If Someone Is Single In Spanish
by Jason in Dating In Spanish
How to ask if someone has a boyfriend or girlfriend in Spanish
Do you have a boyfriend?
¿Tienes novio?
¿tee-ehn-ehs noh-vee-oh?I (don’t) have a boyfriend.
(No) tengo…
There are more 4,000 words in the Spanish language with an Arabic langauge origin (due Muslim presence and occupation of the Iberian Peninsula between the years 711 and 1492). The most common words these two languages have in common are those that start with the letters “Al”. Here’s a short list…
Never knew this…thanks for the lesson 😄
I really love the sets you put together! I think you’d be a great addition to the pinterest site :)
