Polyglottony
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Aspiring linguist. Hispanophile. Foodie. Avid reader. Music lover. Traveler. Wannabe salsera. Gringuita con corazón boricua living in Puerto Rico.
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The one with the Ghanian police officer
Posted on 05/01/2013
The sounds of a loud charismatic speaker, singing, chanting, and praying wake me out of a dead sleep at 5:30 in the morning. In a temporary moment of confusion, I cannot place where I am or...
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Word of the week: ¡Qué bochinche!
Posted on 31/12/2012
It's been a while since I've done a word of the week (let alone write on the blog)! Now that I'm on a break from grad school, hopefully I'll get some writing done (and I...
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Rocking the vote in Puerto Rico
Posted on 06/11/2012
Oh my poor little blog... completely neglected and abandoned, I ignored you when you needed me most! After my summer of globetrotting, you would think that I would have been extremely...
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Happy 2nd Blogoversary to me!
Posted on 22/06/2012
Greetings from Spain! Long time no write! I have access to a computer at the moment, and just wanted to announce that today is my 2-year Blogoversary here at Polyglottony! I'm glad...
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Leaving on a jet plane
Posted on 27/05/2012
Many apologies for not being very consistent with the blog these past few weeks! Finishing my first year of grad school proved to be fairly stressful and brought with it a great deal of...
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Word of the week: pelao
Posted on 18/05/2012
From the word pelado, meaning "peeled", "plucked" or "bald"... Here in Puerto Rico, pelao means "broke", or without money. Used in a sentence:...
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Around (a small part of) the world in a summer
Posted on 05/05/2012
For those of you who don't know, I'm about to leave for a trip that will take me to many places this summer. I'm very fortunate to be going on a trip to do research and...
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Semana del Idioma Español
Posted on 24/04/2012
Yesterday was the Día del Idioma in memory of Cervantes' birthday, and this week at the University of Puerto Rico, there's a lot of stuff going on to celebrate the Semana...
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Confessions of a traveling reader
Posted on 18/04/2012
My most defiant acts as a child were performed in the dark, assisted by a dim light from the hall outside my bedroom, my alarm clock, or a flashlight. Sometimes they occurred under the...
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La ciudad señorial
Posted on 13/04/2012
A little while ago, I went to the southern town of Ponce for the first time. It's Puerto Rico's second-largest city, and its nicknames include "The Noble City" and...
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