Tag: Black in Spain
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Langston Hughes in Spain: Nine Things You Should Know
It’s time for another Black in Spain post. Allow me to share a bit about Langston Hughes and his experiences in Spain. Hughes not Hemingway Usually, when people are asked to name a famous American author who wrote about Spain, Ernest Hemingway is the first person to spring to mind. Langston Hughes? Not so much.…
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Radical Changes after a Radical Year
Hello Meltingpot Community, Guess what today is? It’s my birthday! *cue the horns* And since my next rotation around the sun is so close to the beginning of the new year, I look at my birthday as the time to really dive into my resolutions. My mantra for my new year, after the dumpster fire…
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To Be Black in Spain: A Redux
Hello Meltingpot Community, *sigh* Summertime always makes me think of Spain. Ever since I met el esposo, I’ve associated summer with being in Spain. Our plan as a married couple was to live in the United States, but spend our summers in Spain. We managed to do that until we started having children and our…
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Saying No to Spain and the Grief that Follows
Hello Meltingpot Community, I’m going to get personal today. With the Corona crisis everyone is experiencing loss. But still, many of us will not allow ourselves to admit that we’re hurting because our losses don’t sound as significant as people losing their lives or their jobs. It just feels shallow and selfish to shed tears…
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Should we Stay or Go to Spain? What Would You Do?
Hello Meltingpot Community, Would you crowdsource your decision to go abroad next year? Well, that’s about where we are right now, trying to decide if we should carry on with our plans to move to Spain for academic year 2020-2021. I’m not saying we’re actually going to plan our lives based on the opinions of…
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I’m Supposed to be Planning for a Year in Spain, but Coronavirus!
Hello Meltingpot Community, I had every intention of starting March off with a big announcement. I wanted to share that I would be spending the 2020-2021 academic year in the south of Spain with my family, in order to continue my research on the Black experience in Spain. However, not only have I not received…
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Back to Spain Again!
Hello Meltingpot Community, It seems surreal to be typing these words, but in just a few short hours I’ll be boarding a plane en route back to Spain. I have a week off from teaching so, I’m heading to one of my favorite places, Andalucía, Spain. Specifically, I’ll be in Cádiz and Malaga and the…
