Site-Wide Activity

Cuando era niña, estaba muy activo. Toqué muchos instrumentos y jugué muchos deportes. Toqué violín, chelo, viola, ukelele, guitarra, y clarinete. Juegué voleibol y estaba en el equipo de natación. Ahora juego […]

As a child my father and I would go to Tinkers Creek in the early mornings before school. I was in the second grade, so then the only purpose for going there was for brief play before school. However now that I’m […]

This was way back when I was in 4th grade. I went to boarding school for a year. I didn’t understand why I had to go to boarding school back then, I knew my parents weren’t trying to punish me because I was a […]

It happens everywhere and I have seen it in too many places to simply stick with one so I’ll make a list (in no way comprehensive):

The field across from my uncle’s farm being subdivided
the remnant patch […]

Article link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41926222

This article titled ‘A way of healing’: Art and memory in Latin America describes the tragedies resulting from war and political unrest in […]

This week, we will be discussing the articles chosen by Bryce and Brooks.
Bryce’s article discusses the election of Sandra Morán as a Guatemalan representative who is openly apart of the LGBTQ+ community. Br […]

In this article the topic of immigrants in the military is discussed. It deals with Erick Ruiz who wanted to join the military but couldn’t due to his family being illegal immigrants. To speed up this process he […]

This was a long article with lots of information, so I will try to sum it up as best I can. Dr. Esperanza Cerón, head of the organization Educar Consumidores, was working to promote a tax on sugary drinks t […]

Cuando era un niña, yo hacía muchas cosas. Aquí están diez cosas que hice cuando era niña.

Yo siempre montaba mi bicicleta a mis amigos casas.
Todos los días, nadaba y corría.
 Bailaba todos lunes y martes. […]

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 10 More Venezuelan Officials

Venezuela, in recent years, has experienced some serious economic downturns as well as political chaos. The country’s vulnerable economy, which mainly r […]

This link talks about how Guatemalan lesbian congresswoman Sandra Moran is making great progress in the representation of the LGBTQ community. Ms.Moran says she doubts she is the first member of congress to be […]

Art and Memory in Latin America

Within the article, the writer tries to show how the people within Latin American communities use art to help protest the “extreme state violence” that they have went through […]

Mexico drug cartel’s grip on politicians and police revealed in Texas court files
Agren, David. “Mexico drug cartel’s grip on politicians and police revealed in Texas court files” The Guardian, 10 November, […]

Los Juegos Olímpicos de Río fueron vistos como un éxito, pero no todos estan así. Mucha gente estaba molesta porque el gobierno no puede pagar doctores y maestros. No sabe cómo el gobierno esta pagando por la cons […]

El fin de semana pasado fue muy divertido! Yo hice mucho durante lo. En el viernes, fui a cenar a Basil con el equipo de Frisbee. Comimos mucho sushi y hablamos y nos reímos mucho. Esa noche vi una película ta […]

The article I picked for this week is especially fitting as it touches on something Cesar mentioned in his presentation today; corruption in the Guatemalan government. While the author argues something a little […]

Abad, Susan and Nicholas Casey. “In Peru, a Beauty Pageant Shifts Spotlight to Killings of Women.” The New York Times. November 02, 2017. Accessed November 13, 2017. (Link)
Synopsis
The Miss Perú Beauty P […]