Culture —– Ensenada Mexico: Final Chapter

July 30, 2009

To wrap up our section on culture from Ensenada, Mexico and what I learned while on my trip there, this week we’ll discuss a little about the economy, jobs, and land purchases in Mexico.

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Culture —– Ensenada Mexico Part II

July 20, 2009

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago before the holidays, when we went to Ensenada, we had a great tour guide named Miguel. He gave everyone tips for how to bargain in Mexico. For example, he said that if you’re shopping and something costs $10, you should automatically offer $5 (half the original price). The [...]

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Culture —– Ensenada Mexico

July 13, 2009

To celebrate my 11th anniversary with my wife we went on a cruise to Ensenada Mexico. I learned a lot of new fun culture information that I would like to pass on to you this week. Hopefully this will help you in your journey to learn Spanish and give you a few more Spanish culture [...]

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Culture —– This One’s Four You (The Four Spanish You’s)

July 1, 2009

There are four ways to say “you” in Spanish – “tú”, “usted”, “ustedes”, and “vosotros”. If you were to use the wrong “you” at the wrong time, you could end up offending someone. Luckily, most Latin people will recognize that you are a “gringo” and give you the benefit of the doubt, but it’s still [...]

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