What hobbies have you had in the past?  Did the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown lead you to cultivate new ones?  There is some histor...

  This article had been on my mind for a while, and since some have expressed desire to talk about economics, this seems like a good time. ...

  What makes a speech a good speech?  What elements does it require?   This topic was suggested for the class and I think it would be inte...

Did you know that in some countries around the world people eat dogs?  However, it is a practice that does seem to be falling out of favor. ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by constantly being bombarded with information?  24 hour news cycles, the radio, the internet, social media, etc...

Something I have to constantly remind my friends back in the U.S. is that here most people live in apartments/flats.  It's definitely a ...

  I thought about covering a different topic this week, but let's get real- we were going to talk about this anyways. So now that we a...

Nuestros Talleres de conversación de inglés y francés continúan de forma virtual. Hemos realizado varias sesiones por Skype y Zoom. Ha...

So I didn't really want to talk about this because it's saturating the news and I thought all of us may be tired of hearing about ...

Around the world in developed countries people are having fewer and fewer children.  Not only that- they are also waiting later and late...

As you may know Spain is suffering through a population decline (we have talked about the Grey Tsunami in the past) and one of the results...

"Products don't last as long as they used to" or "Quality used to mean more in the past"? You may have a po...

This is a topic that admittedly I know little about but that some of you may be very curious about.  Space exploration is something that I...

Monday the 20th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States.  The civil rights leader has a long legacy and his efforts have impact...

I hope your holidays went well.  Another year is behind is and a new decade is upon us.  Before we get too far into the new year I'd li...

It's that time of year again.  Who among us is a grinch? Here are some survival suggestions for this time of year: http://theconver...

As was suggested in class, this week we're going to talk about regional accents.  This is actually a really interesting topic to me be...

A big debate topic right now in the U.S. is the cost of a university degree.   In the past we've talked about the Amercian university...

As Thanksgving looms around the corner I was thinking about it's significance.  Sharing a meal with your family and loved ones seems t...

As more and more people are getting their news from Facebook, does Facebook have an obligation to censor false information or is it simply ...