Archive for Nancy Scott Hanway
Associate Professor in Spanish and LALACS at Gustavus Adolphus College
Meet the Majors: Yaisa Rodríguez
Hola/hi! My name is Yaisa Rodriguez and I’m a psychology and LALACS double major. I was born in Havana, Cuba, and later moved with my family to Miami FL. Here I have been involved in various organizations some are, SLP, Building Bridges, Crossroads, and Big Partner Little Partners. This year I was an SLP [...]
Lecture on Labor Violations in Colombia: The Trade-Offs of Free Trade
Join LALACS and Witness for Peace on May 1 at 7pm in Confer 128 in welcoming Sohely Rua Castañeda, Secretary of Women and Labor for Colombia’s National Union School. Hear first-hand testimony about the struggle for labor justice in Colombia on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The [...]
Go to Cuba for J-Term 2014 (no Spanish needed!)
Religion, Culture, and Identity in Cuba – J-Term 2014 There is NO LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT! EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE: This January 2014 course will take students across the island – from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital city of Havana to the western region of Pinar del Rio. This rare opportunity will enable [...]
Brazilian Carnival at Gustavus
From OLAS, the organization for Latin American and Spanish Cultures: TIME FOR THE Brazilian Carnival!!!!! When: March 16, 10pm-1am What: Food, a band with the famous Dandara, face painting, and lots and lots of dancing. So join them at the Carnival where you will get a chance to learn about the Brazilian culture and meet new people. [...]
Brötchen und Butter: German 101 includes breakfast
Yum! Okay, so it doesn’t happen all the time. But for this class day, Professor Pat Branstad brought a typical German breakfast (Deutsches Frühstück) to her lucky German 101 students, who were able to sample the following menu. Menu: Brötchen (hard rolls) und Butter Wurst (sausage) Käse Orangensaft (orange juice) Aprikosen Marmelade (apricot jam) Himbeeren Marmelade (raspberry [...]
La Tierra del Olvido: Playing for Change
Check out this amazing video by the organization “Playing for Change.” The videographers brought together 75 musicians from across Colombia. Their goal: “to unite and inspire the people of Colombia so they can move forward from years of conflict and create a positive future.”
French 101 at Gustavus: blogging “la très belle langue”
For Professor Laurent Déchery’s French 101 class, students create blogs in order to practice their language skills. Andrea García blogs about her courses, what she does on the weekends, Thanksgiving vacation, and even about going to see “Twilight: Breaking Dawn.” Check out her blog “C’est la vie” here! Gabe Gazzola blogs about her friends, [...]
Smoking Santa: Gustavus German classes study holiday traditions
Smoking santas, nutcrackers, and gingerbread! In Professor Pat Branstad’s German classes, students learned about Christmas holiday traditions in German-speaking countries recently, and also studied the German influence on American Christmas celebrations. On December 6, students celebrated Nikolaustag (Saint Nicholas Day) in class with traditional candies and Pfeffernüsse cookies. The following day the class used the [...]
Irma Márquez: young immigrant’s journey leads to permission to stay
Irma Márquez, a 2012 Gustavus grad, is an amazing young woman with an incredible story, here told to Minnesota Public Radio.
Perú: Gustavus Spanish students talk about studying in Lima
On Tuesday night, Gustavus students Rachel Chase, Ian Shay, and Grace Haugen talked to a packed house in the International Center about studying in Perú last year. Some of the highlights of their talk: visiting Machu Picchu, lively descriptions of the bus system in Lima, eating in “chifa” (Chinese-Peruvian fusion) restaurants, visiting a traditional rural [...]