Golden Gate Bridge Rober: One of the outings we couldn’t pass up in San Francisco was the well-known Golden Gate Bridge. After having breakfast in the Castro, in a quiet café, full of plants, we made a quick visit to the Painted Ladies, then headed towards the bridge. The original idea was to rent bikes…

Rober: I was fascinated by  the post Jessica wrote about storytelling. Tell Us Something is an event that curates 10 minute long true stories told from memory by community members. The organizers choose a theme and anyone can participate by calling a telephone number to summarize their stories in a three minute pitch. Eight of…

Jessica: Lo que más me sorprendió al principio fue la facilidad con que surgieron las ideas. Había escrito varios blogs, pero contar con un colaborador y no ser solo uno mismo el responsable de todo fue un alivio. Rober: In my case, it was my first time writing a blog and I had some doubts…

Rober: A couple of years ago, after studying academic English for a while, I really wanted to gain more fluency and to start speaking real English. I looked for different options online and Facebook pages intended for that purpose, and started sending messages. Some people already had a partner or even a few, some just…

Seguimos contándote más cosas sobre nuestros proyectos más creativos. Es el turno de Rober, que es entrevistado por Jessica acerca de sus proyectos musicales y sus influencias. También puedes leer el post de Rober Current Musical Projects sobre este tema. Jessica: Aparte de tu padre y tu abuelo, ¿cuáles son tus principales influencias musicales? Rober:…

Ever since I was a child, I’ve been exposed to instruments and music at home. My grandpa dedicated practically his whole life to music, and my dad is an amateur guitar player. As far as I am concerned, I always thought that it was a great idea to ask my father to show me how…

More than a year ago, when Jessica proposed we write a joint blog, I had never written anything like that before. I had composed some lyrics in Spanish for bands I’ve played with, but writing a blog was something completely different and new for me, and of course it was something really challenging because I…

Pensamos que la conversación es una de las partes más divertidas del aprendizaje de un idioma. Los jueves los dedicamos a realizar una entrevista sobre el post del martes anterior. Hoy Jessica pregunta a Rober acerca del humor y la libertad de expresión en España. Puedes leer el artículo en inglés que escribió Rober A Comedy…

Watching TV is not one of my favorite hobbies. In fact, my time in front of the tube is usually limited to just a few moments while I’m having breakfast, lunch, or dinner. During dinner time, there is a show I especially enjoy watching called El Intermedio hosted by comedian El Gran Wyoming. In the…

Pensamos que la conversación es una de las partes más divertidas del aprendizaje de un idioma. Los jueves los dedicamos a realizar una entrevista sobre el post del martes anterior. Hoy Jessica pregunta a Rober sobre las rutas por las que pasea y por las actividades invernales. Puedes leer el artículo en inglés que escribió…