The Bilingual Observer

On a breezy afternoon in May, actors Guillermo Toledo and Alberto San Juan were sitting on the stage of the Centro Pastoral San Carlos Borromeo, which is better known as Iglesia Roja (‘’The Red Church’’) for its affiliations with marginalized groups and its interesting track record of serving as the speakerphone for extreme leftist groups… Sigue leyendo Willy Toledo and the Red Church

There is something oddly troubling about the notion that has been whipped up recently by the Catalan separatist movement, and it's its relentless, almost vitriolic attempt to pass off as a matter of civil liberty what should only be considered as an affair that essentially pertains to the basic principle of upholding national laws. Spain's… Sigue leyendo The Catalonian Affair

Ella no dijo sí, pero tampoco dijo no. ¿Cuál es la definición de civilización? ¿cuál es la definición de cultura? Estas preguntas me han venido a la cabeza con motivo de la polémica que ha levantado la sentencia a La Manada, el grupo de amigo sevillanos condenados – ahora sí – de abuso sexual por… Sigue leyendo La Manada

Every person is complex once you scratch their surface and expose them to a possibility of change to form a better version of himself or herself. Up until that point, one may well be an egotistical bum with some pretty primary urges and live a basic and simple life. The heart of the matter is… Sigue leyendo Don Jon: The Story of Someone You Know

Desde que volví a Madrid después de haber vivido en Nueva York durante catorce años, me he visto afrentado por el mismo dilema: no he sabido - o he tenido dificultades para- calibrar si debía expresar mis opiniones sobre determinados temas en inglés o en español. El hecho de que vivo en España y de… Sigue leyendo El césped del otro parece más verde

LinkedIn can be a great tool for job hunting. Anyone can have an account there, but it is more useful if you belong in a certain career type (like office jobs) or if you already have some professional experience - recent graduates may not find much room for self-promotion. Its main appeal lies in the… Sigue leyendo Job Searching on LinkedIn

In Anglo cultures (particularly in the US) you are very often asked where you are from — not necessarily because you may happen to have an accent, but because it's a question that is almost naturally embedded in casual conversation, right along with "what do you do for a living?". So, where you come from… Sigue leyendo Identity or Something Like it