If Men Read More Books by Women, Would They Have More Empathy for Us as Humans? — I’ve noticed a trend here on Medium (and elsewhere): many men seem to only read male authors. I don’t want to call anyone out, so I won’t be naming names or linking links. However, I’ve run across one too many “favorite book” lists by male writers that feature a glaring…

Unsurprisingly, what we all feared has indeed happened. Barring major overhauls between the leaked draft and the final draft of Dobbs vs. Jackson, the Supreme Court has decided to eviscerate the right to privacy implied in the Constitution and voted to overturn fifty years of judicial precedent. Roe is dead…

In my first post on this subject, I said I’d do another list of some of the shows I’ve been watching to keep practicing Spanish every day. For the most part, I’ve enjoyed the shows I picked, though a couple did leave something to be desired. But even the shows…

The other day I raised my foot to stick it on the couch pillow only to find one of my dogs was laying there, squished down into the cushion pile, and I’d just kicked him in the face. It wasn’t a hard kick, but he had been so comfortable. I…

Hace un poco, escribí un artículo sobre mis programas favoritos para ayudar a los estudiantes de español a practicar. Ahora voy a publicar el mismo artículo, pero para estudiantes de inglés. En esta pieza, enumeraré mis programas favoritos en inglés en Netflix y como pueden ayudarte practicar en este idioma…

How I’m escaping from my paralyzing desire for perfection in my writing, and how you can too — When I first read David B. Clear’s post entitled “The 7 Types of Writers,” I decided pretty quickly that the kind of writer I am depends heavily on the kind of writing I’m doing. For instance, in my technical work, I am a total pragmatist. It’s impossible not to be…

Many people start their language-learning journey with a whole lot of enthusiasm and only a little realism. Unlike knitting or rowing or gardening or any number of other things you can learn to do halfway decently within a few months, language is a complex mix of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, culture…

About a year into my Spanish-learning journey, I switched from watching Spanish-dubbed shows I’d already seen in English (think South Park en Español) to actual shows originally filmed in Spanish. It took me some time to figure out what I like in Spanish-language shows, and I had plenty of false…

Como hablar en mi segundo idioma me hace una comunicadora mejor Cuando me propuse a aprender español, encontraba muchos retos y sorpresas. Las reglas de gramática eran diferentes de inglés. Incluso ahora, los acentos diversos son difíciles a entender si no tengo mucha practica con ellos. Tengo problemas con autoestima…