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onions and bell peppers, is often considered the Costa Rican national dish. For lunch, the traditional meal is called a casado. It again consists of rice and beans served side by side instead of mixed. There will usually be some type of meat (carne asada, fish, pork chop, or chicken) and a salad to round out the dish. There may also be some extras like fried plantain (patacones or maduro), a slice of white cheese, and/or corn tortillas in

contribute maintaining the household and pay the rent as well to make a suitable living for our parent. We are much older now, so we owe it them to take care of them as they took care of use we were much smaller. As a family, we together make a carne asada enjoy refreshments and select on our work week the

Family tales are a great way to pass the time in my family. Every time were at a family gathering my mother will always bring up some child hood memories of the family. Like the time when I was three years old I was basically toothless but only had my k-9 teeth. So, my cousins who were all between the ages 5-6 got together and told my mom that they should kill me because, he has fangs just like a vampire, and they were scared if I woke up in the middle of the night and suck there blood out. Another

we would wake up to mom’s chorizo and tortillas on the stove. In the background you could hear Telemundo, a Spanish channel, on the television. Being that I was one of four siblings Birthday parties came often, and were celebrated with lots of carne asada, jugo for the kids, piñata’s, guacamole and lots of beer and music for the adults. These parties were huge and went all night long. I guess you can say this was the Hispanic traditional way to throw a kid’s birthday party. Growing up biracial,

Just between San Diego and Los Angeles lies a peaceful city next to the Pacific Ocean on the coast of California, named the “Spanish Village by the sea” by its residents. San Clemente is a unique and vibrant city made up of a beautiful Spanish colonial architectural style, fresh open air and beaches filled with happy tourists that are always excited to explore surf spots and experience the perfect beach weather. Founded in 1920, by Ole Hanson who had a vision that this gorgeous town would attract

Writing rhetorically is often a hard task for writers to do, it’s also one of the best ways for the people reading your work to understand visually the message you are trying to describe to them. When writing in general the best thing you can do for the readers of your work is to describe the visual elements for them in a fun and intuitive matter. And Gustavo Arellano the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Became More American Than Apple Pie” did exactly that. His use of different visual elements

Will Swim Chapter 1 “Don’t Eat the Bear” This chapter talks about the history of the little town of Guadalupe. It focuses on more of the important events in the town. The main example is the conquistadores who ate a poisoned bear and died.This chapter also talks about more than just Mexican and latin cultures, it also talks about Chinese and Japanese people. El Rincon Del Mundo- Guadalupe is called “El Rincon del Mundo” because of the history it posseses as well as its location on northwestern

Once upon a time, there was a ten year old Hispanic boy named Roberto, called “Beto” for short by his loved ones. He belonged to a family of Catholic faith who were proud of their Mexican ethnic roots, culture, and traditions. Therefore, strongly emphasizing on the importance of family and education. The children in the family were taught at an early onset about their heritage, and to speak Spanish. At night in his bed before falling asleep, Beto pondered on the idea of his family’s deep, passionate

Often, I find myself roaming the streets of my hometown, appreciating its delightful nature. What I love the most when I roam the streets is the smell of cooking enchiladas, carne asada and tortillas hechas a mano (handmade tortillas), which remind me of Mexico. Woodburn is a city with a large Latino population which makes me feel at home. In fact, many people may refer to Woodburn as “Little Mexico”. Woodburn used to be a primarily white dominant city. But, in the 1950’s “a wave of Russian and

Description of Nicaragua The name Nicaragua comes from a combination of two words, "nicarao" and "agua". The Nicarao are the Indian tribe that were occupying the shores of Lake Nicaragua when the Spaniards arrived in the 1500 's. "Agua" is the Spanish word for water. The Nicarao tribe originally immigrated to Nicaragua from Mexico, after the fall of the Aztec empire. According to legend, the Nicarao were directed to travel south until they found an island with two volcanoes in the middle of a lake