CULTURA | FAMILIA

Colombians & Our Novena

Most of us know what Hanukkah is and what its eight days and what not. But have you ever wondered if other faiths/countries have their own special holiday traditions that go on for DAYS? My culture is a prime example of that. As Colombians, we pray what’s known as “La Novena” (i.e., “The Ninth” if…

CULTURA | ENTERTAINMENT

MOST Latinas Are Neither Maids Nor Wh*res In The Making

[SEP 2013 UPDATE: Watched the first episode of Devious Maids and couldn’t wait for it to be over. Needless to say, I stopped watching. I also just found out season 2’s coming back next year and now wonder WHY IN THE WORLD would Lifetime cancel Army Wives but then renew this shiz.] Latinas have a LOT…

CULTURA | LIFE

The One Where I Talk About Learning English

Moment of truth: As a writing tutor who works with many English-language learners, I come across many students who speak rather bad English. (Ironically, most of them are also enrolled in my school’s ESL program, whose teachers end up sending them our way even though THEY’ve forbidden us from helping them with tiny grammar issues–which…