That Gross Feeling When... Photo 2

That Gross Feeling When...

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September 13th 2010
Exploring the rich Spanish culture and language has been a delight, well, until today. The conversation turned to the great American pastime. No, not baseball. Shopping. Naturally Jacob and I asked what the Spanish word for shopping was. We were informed that although Spanish has the word “buy” (comprar), there is no word for buying as a leisure activity “shopping”. In a country where most ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more