Site-Wide Activity

The chapter entitled “Ravens” to me is slightly what I expected. Just as Edgar Allan Poe used his poem “The Raven” to talk about mysteriousness and supernaturality, so does Williams to portray the raven as a […]

This article in City Lab examines the explosion in the growth of Malls and their construction in the last decade. The writer begins by stating how 25 percent of the roughly 1,100 shopping malls still […]

Honduras is currently going through its presidential election. Salvador Nasralla, a former television host and sports journalist, is running against the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández. Supporters of b […]

En México, la Navidad es celebra el 12 de diciembre al 6 de enero. El 16 de diciembre al día de Nochebuena es cuando los niños tiene las “Posadas”. Es una procesión a nueve casas que simbolizan cuando José y Marí […]

I think the article I chose for this week nicely touches on our themes of encounters and identities in Latin America, as it deals with the migration of citizens from one Latin American country to two other Latin […]

Yo tuve una entrevista la semana pasada. Busqué para un trabajo en la revista, y encontré un trabajo en la piscina. Solicito para el trabajo y hice un currículum. Siguiente, llamé el jefe y programé una entrevi […]

Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse

Within this article by Thomas Reuters, he tells us that the city of Tijuana is starting to break the barrier on their water crisis by simply […]

On November 15th a submarine from the Argentine naval forces the “ARA San Juan” with 44 crew members onboard went missing and the search began. Since the submarine was lost there has been limited […]

     For the final Noticias post, I chose to read an article called “Gender Violence in Guatemala”. Though short, the article contains an interactive portion that tells the stories of six indigenous Guatem […]

Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse

Reuters. “Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse.” NBC News, November 27, 2017.

My final article […]

“Did Zika Cause More Miscarriages Than Microcephaly?” by Jason Beaubien is a NPR article about whether Zika causes more miscarriages or microcephaly. Microcephaly is a birth defect where the inflicted have abn […]

The article I chose this week is very different from articles I have chosen in the past. This article sheds provides positivity and inspiration in contrast to the usual current event and news. This weeks article […]

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For the final noticias week, I chose the article titled “Search for Argentine submarine enters ‘critical phase'” that is written by Eliott C. McLaughlin and Stefano Pozzebon. The […]

In Mexico, Not Dead; Not Alive, Just Gone 

In the article named “In Mexico, Not Dead; Not Alive, Just Gone”,  it addresses incessant citizen missing events in Mexico have become a such urgent issue in Mex […]

Cuando era joven, mi padre y yo salíamos todos los domingos. Fuimos a “Guilford Lake”. Nos caminamos y escuchamos música. Yo jugaría en el lago. Entonces compraríamos helado. Nos comeríamos una banana split. ¡Fue divertido!

Cabanaconde, the location where the Virgin of Carmen fiesta is celebrated, is an important piece of identity for not only the Cabeneños who reside in the village, but also for the migrants who have sought another […]

Cuando yo estaba en el descanso del Día de Acción de Gracias, la profesora DiDomenico me invitó  a su casa para cenar juntos. Fuimos a la casa de su tío en Akron y yo había una mejorest cena en mi vida. Era mi pr […]

It is clear after reading the article that the Virgin of Carmen festival plays an incredibly important role in community identity for the Cabaneños. For Cabaneños abroad, the funding, planning, participation in, a […]

In the article “The Show Must Go On: The Role of Fiestas in Andean Transnational Migration” by Karsten Paerregaard, he talks about the fiesta of Virgin of Carmen and the significance it holds for the Cabaneno com […]