Viaje

For this semester’s Independent Study Project I decided to listen to the album Basta by Quilapayún. Quilapayún are a part of the Nueva Canción Chilena genre. The Quilapayún are considered a folk music group. They are from Chile. The album Basta consists of 12 songs. Those of which include A la mina no voy, La muralla, La gaviota, Bella ciao, Coplas de baguala, Cueca de Balmaceda, Por montañas y praderas, La carta, Carabina 30-30, Porqué los pobres no tienen, Patrón, and Basta ya. Before I listen the album I expected to hear music similar to that played in mexican restaurants, that is the only place i've ever really had much exposure to Spanish cultured music. Once I listened to the album Basta it was to my surprise that although the music…

For example, in 697 BCE, the daughter of a minister learned from her husband that the ruler had ordered him to kill her father. She decided to go tell her mother. After her mother advised her that, “All men are potential husbands, but you have only one father,” she decided to tell her father. Her father killed her husband after she told him about the plot. The ruler put the blame on her husband for telling his wife (Viajes 1). Men have long been seen as the core of the family. In early…

Poetry gives a writer the ability to express their emotions, whilst using the least amount of words. Both ‘El viaje definitivo’ by Juan Ramón Jiménez and ‘En que da moral censura a una Rosa y en ella a sus semejantes’ by Juana Inés de la Cruz, communicate the poets cynical feelings towards the brevity of life. Whilst both poets share one theme, they do not share literary intention, and each poem is able to communicate a different message and meaning. Nature is used in each poem in order to…

Fantástico Viaje a Argentina Argentina is a fantastic vacation spot to visit because of all the unique features/places to visit and many monuments to explore. To start off, one of Argentina’s unique feature/place to visit is Iguazu Falls which is located on the Iguazu River, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. In the area of the falls includes walkways to take strolls near it and boat rides to get as close as possible to the falls. This main waterfall was mentioned as one of the New Seven…

enforcement. This demonstrates the the ability of the communities to identify with the migrants, and also suggests that migrating is normal, understood, and accepted among spanish speaking communities. Furthermore, the formation and seperation of friendships also occurs regularly as various migrants seek to reach the U.S.. Such is illustrated by Kevin and Fito. Originally a pair, they eventually agree to travel with El Perro and his friend. However as the story transgresses and we find El…

chlorine enriched pools. With an abundance of sand dunes, Huacachina is a favorite destination of adventures souls daring enough to ride a dune buggy. Arranged by multiple agencies in the area, these two-hour dune buggy rides are much like rollercoaster rides with a combination of ups, downs, swerves and turns. Visitors can also rent a board and go sand boarding. The less athletically inclined can plop onto their stomachs and ride the board through the sand as a sled. The adventures of…

fritos? Check. Identification? Check. My hands are shaking as I tie my sneakers. I scold myself, “Andale, puedes hacer esto!” Keep it together...you can’t go back home...this is your only shot. I grab my vomit color backpack which is in terrible shape because of being used as a chew toy for dogs. As I walk out the door, I take deep breaths to pace my heartbeats and to bring down my pressure. My eyes twinkle with tears as I try to regain control over my body. Just then, Coyote walks towards me.…

feel the wetness of the tears that were starting to flow. We knew I had to go. We sat there for hours if memory serves me correctly, just crying and going through all the memories we shared. I told her I’d be back to see her again, but we both knew that this was the last time we would be in each others presence. We didn’t even have time to prepare, I mean we knew that at some point I’d have to leave. Although we’d never expected the time to come this soon. Our only warning was the money that…