1. Viajando en Español – Buenos Aires
Argentina… well, Calle Florida in Buenos Airesto be exact. One visiting
Spaniard described it thus:
“Es como la calle Preciados pero mucho, mucho más larga. En el fondo mucho Buenos Aires es Madrid pero siempre así:...
2. Viajando en Español – Cuzco
Perú…Machu Picchu…but without me in the frame I am sure you registered one of the most recognizable sites in the world. I am going to guess that the majority of you reading my Blog want to go, but haven´t quite gotten...
3. Viajando en Español – Barcelona
España…make that Barcelona. I know, I know, you can´t see much of the city or it´s most recognizable attributes like Gaudi´s work on this most famous Cathedral STILL in progress; La Sacrada Familia, or the Palau de la...
4. Viajando en Español – Santiago
Chile…if we were playing the game, “what comes to mind when I say …..”, upon hearing Santiago de Chile, I would have to say “Sparkling clean! You could eat off the streets!” It’s striking...
5. Viajando en Español – New York
United States – Home… I’m from St. Paul, MN, but I could live in New York City. Easy! I remember my first trip there, only 5 years ago; Luis and I were sitting at a café in SoHo and at the large round table...
Un puente entre las culturas – A...
She smiles from ear-to-ear, as they say. Her eyes widen and glisten with tears. A little muffled laugh escapes her throat. ”I didn’t know you spoke Spanish,” her voice is trembling...
¡Luces, cámera, acción! –...
Luis and I being married in Lima, Peru, January 13th, 2002.
It happened again just a few minutes ago. Luis and I had another really lively conversation about how each of our native languages sets up...
¿Estás aislandote sin estar...
I am guessing that where you live is more a reflection of what you consider to be your culture than someone else’s. That is, if you have financial resources you likely live around other folks who...
¡Es una fiesta y tú estás invitado! ...
There is no better way to pass time than with a million other like minded people. It’s the ice breaker par excellence! All the silly pleasantries we use to warm up and find the subject that will...
El ambiente significa mucho – Our...
By now, many of you know that we are selling our home…. here are some photos….. and though these miss some of the great spaces - like for instance another breath-taking, show-stopping bathroom...
Tenemous 3 golpes contra de nosotros...
Yes, yes, I am talking about me and Luis. Let’s see, let’s count them…..#1 – we have the obvious language barrier, #2 – he’s the teacher and I’m the student,...
Exhibit A – Exhibit A
Huh! That would be an example of what Luis was talking about recently in our Free Video Classes. That at times words in English and Spanish will sound very similar, “tomate – tomato”...
El muerto de un idioma es el muerto del...
Carmen Castillo Cisneros (the pretty one on the right) from Mexico is one of our amazing writers for La Casa Rojas - the magazine. She is a Social Anthropologist and she is shown here …. at work! ...
¿Ya te estás divirtiendo? –...
…….because if you’re not … it´s not likely you´ll stick with your Spanish long enough to accomplish what you originally set out to do. It’s uncomfortable to face the truth,...
¡Oye Bomberos! ¡Ustedes son lo...
Pete, Paramedic and Pat, Firefighter from St. Paul, MN with their brothers-in-kind in Buenos Aires.
You know … there are some sectors of our community that really stand out as exceptional contributors...
¿Estan ustedes impresionados o...
It´s the question that occurs to me nearly every time I welcome a new client to my psychology practise. The first interaction goes rather routinely;
“Buenos días, mi nombre es Joan. Bienvenidos....
About Us
Luis and Joan Rojas met in December 2001 in Minneapolis Minnesota, by August 2002 they were married in Lima Peru. What could be a challenging intracultural union, Luis is from Peru and Joan from the US, has been instead, the adventure of a lifetime. Luis has taught Spanish for the last 25 years, in fact he taught Joan. Joan is a psychologist and spent 25 plus years in the field but is now working full time with Luis at Rojas Spanish Language, Inc. They are living happily ever after. Follow Me on Twitter
La Casa Rojas Podcast
- Los caminos caminados y por caminar... December 22, 2009 Luis Rojas - Rojas Spanish Language
- Las cosas no son siempre lo que parecen… December 12, 2009 Luis Rojas - Rojas Spanish Language
- La Casa Rojas: Entrevista a una colombiana que escribe desde el corazón December 4, 2009 Luis Rojas - Rojas Spanish Language
Joan's Twitter Updates
- Un puente entre las culturas â A Bridge Between Cultures: She smiles from ear-to-ear, as they say. Â Her eyes widen... http://bit.ly/c1Hjsu
- Well the 40th video is up and going - Free Spanish - we have begun the work in past tense ... 'ayer' www.lacasarojas.com/?cat=201 #spanish
- What is the deal with the hackers and spam? Legitimate followers leaving me msgs about icky stuff - they've/I've been hacked! What to do?
- ¿Quisiera aprender español gratis? Bueno han venido al lugar perfecto ... hasta 12-31-10 ... www.lacasarojas.com/?cat=201 #first responder
- we have published video #39! Free Spanish! Yikes! And we are speaking! Join us! www.lacasarojas.com/?cat=201 #Spanish
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