Amerispan Travel Resources

Copan, Honduras

• Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes
  AmeriSpan's co-founder, John Slocum's tips on how not to overpack part of his popular ebook, 19 Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes.
  

• Maria, Full of Grace (Movie Reviews)
  AmeriSpan's Sue Lavene reviews this movie.
• Interview: Ecuador Volunteer Placement (Articles/Travelogues)
  Sue Lavene, from our Volunteer Department, interviewed one of our past volunteers, Gabriel Gonzales, who participated in our 8-week Volunteer Program in Quito, Ecuador.
• Bridging the Achievement Gap (Learning A language)
  Marlo Goldstein, Director of Academic Programs at AmeriSpan, recently attended two conferences focusing Latino issues in North Carolina, the state facing the highest percentage of growth in the latino community. She left the conferences informed and inspired.
• America's ignorance of the world is now a national liability (Learning A language)
  Washington Post article discussing the relationship between national security and study abroad.
• Enchiladas (Recipes)
  Popular Mexican dish.
• Are Language Skills Enough? (Learning A language)
  Article on the importance of cross-cultural communication
• Ceviche (Recipes)
  A traditional fish dish.
• Flan de Queso (Recipes)
  A yummy, creamy dessert.
• SAP on the news- How do they do it? (Learning A language)
  
• Hispanics and Terrorism (Learning A language)
  
• The Changing Face of Latin America (Learning A language)
  Latin America is changing…well, let me rephrase that…Latin America is changing too fast!
• Ricky Martin (Music Reviews)
  AmeriSpan's Suzanne Keller reviews Vuelve, an album by Ricky Martin
• Demographics, Hispanics and…YOUR Life! (Learning A language)
  Find out how the recent BOOM! in the Hispanic population affects you and your life on a practical level. Get the facts and what they really mean to you.
• Churros (Recipes)
  Churros (traditional snack)
• The Fruit and the Root (Learning A language)
  Is the life of a tree in the fruit or in the root? What does this have to do with learning Spanish? A LOT! If you want to understand "the root" of the issue, this article is a must read.
• Arroz con Leche (Recipes)
  A typical dessert of Spain
• Before You Go, You Need To Know (Learning A language)
  Before traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America offers a list of what you need to know.
• The Power of Patterns (Learning A language)
  Forget about "tenses" and "conjugations!" - Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America tells us about a better way.
• Isabelle Allende (An interview) (Cultural)
  AmeriSpan's Jim Kane interviews Isabel Allende
• Historia del tenis (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish on the history of tennis
• La Eva de las plantas (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• Nasdaq: una historia de altibajos (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• Los oficios de Nueva York (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• Shakira en el mercado inglés (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish about Shakira, one of the most popular female pop stars.
• José Donoso y su historia personal del (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• ¿Los españoles descubrieron Brasil? (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish asking did the Spanish discover Brazil?
• ¿Cuánto debemos saber? (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish.
• El Ciberspanglish (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish about how Spanish is adopting English words, especially related to technology.
• The Four Secrets to Long Term Retention... (Learning A language)
  What you learn here has the potential to completely change your life! I have specifically applied these four secrets to the development of all Bilingual America Learning Courses. and have found over and over that students who follow these "Four Secrets To Long Term Retention" achieve outstanding results.
• Spanish...The NEW Language of Commerce (Learning A language)
  Spanish has become the NEW Language of Commerce and I’ll show you how and why in this article.