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mientras en – while in
in some very hot areas – en unas areas muy calurosas
pueblos – villages (cities)
(la) arena – (the) sand
o – or
(el) polvo – (the) dirt
durante el día – during the day
aire acondicionado – air conditioning
ciertas ciudades – certain cities
hacía tanto calor – it was so hot
ventiladores/abanicos – fans
en los apartamentos – in the apartments
el calor – the heat
con quien me quedé – whom I stayed with
para mi salud – for my health
me explicaron – they ex plained to me
mi cuello – my neck
con un dolor – with a pain
que estaban bromeando – that they were joking/kidding
compañero nativo – native companion
dolores de cuello – neck aches
como resultado – as a result
la parte más chistosa – the funniest part
durante la noche – during the night
en micuello – in my neck
un dolor de cuello – a neck ache
prendido – on
me divertó mucho – I had a lot of fun
en mi almohada – on my pillow
les expliqué que – I explained to them that
la gente Latina – the Latin people
su cultura – their culture
son buena gente – they are great (good) people
todos tenemos ideas – all of us have ideas
dolor – pain
nuestros propios remedios – our own remedies
la cosa interesante es que – the interesting thing is that
la ciencia – science
audiencia internacional – international audience
en sus países – in you r countries

For this week’s discussion on learning more about Spanish Culture we will discuss the “perils” of sleeping with a fan on. While I was in Latin America, I lived very close to the equator in some very hot areas. I mainly lived in lower-income pueblos that had streets made of either sand or dirt. It was extremely hot during the day and still very warm at night; none of the areas I lived in had air conditioning. As I would walk through the streets of certain cities, the sand and/or dirt was so hot it would almost burn my feet. (more…)

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