Yesterday, Nov. 9, 2014, marked the 25th anniversary of a great moment in German history: the falling of the Berlin Wall, Mauerfall (literally wall + fall). The wall had stood as a division between the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in … Continue reading
November 11 is Martinstag in Germany, commemorating St. Martin Bishop of Tours, who, while still a soldier, cut his military cloak in half to share it with a beggar. Falling on the same day as Veteran’s Day in the US … Continue reading
In time for chillier autumn weather, here are some hot drinks that are well-loved in various parts of the world. Continue reading
November 4, 2014 is the عيد الأضحى (ʿīd al-aḍḥā or Eid al-Adha), the “feast of the sacrifice,” also known as العيد الكبير (al-‘īd al-kabīr, the Big Festival), when المسلمين (al-muslimīn, Muslims) commemorate the willingness of ابراهيم (Ibrāhīm, Abraham) to obey … Continue reading
First things first. In Spanish if you study Information Technology, estudias informática, and if you work in IT, eres informático/informática. More specifically, you can be director-a del departamento de informática (IT manager), ingeniero-a informático-a (IT engineer), desarrollador-a de software … Continue reading
