Due to certain phenomena that occurs along the line that divides the northern and southern hemisphere (a.k.a the Equator) gravity can actually help you balance an egg — stand it straight up — over the head of a nail, as the yolk is being pulled straight down towards the center of the Equator. […]
Foto del Día: Challenging Gravity at La Mitad del Mundo (w/Clara)
Introducing La Foto del Día: Daily Travel Photography From Latin America and Beyond on TITMW.com
“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt Welcome to “La Foto del Día“of TellittomeWalking.com! This post marks the beginning of what I like […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape Vol. II
Here we are back again with the second installment of our Mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of Colombia (If you missed Vol. 1, Check it out here). Within it, you’ll find a very eclectic selection of music that represents a wide variety of regions, styles and sounds throughout the country. Again, I didn’t stray too […]
Plan de Acción 2013: Lookin’ Up and Out (and Back) on Travel, Learning and Life
“If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to build theirs.” — Tony Gaskins “If you’re going to try, go all the way, there is no other feeling like that. / you will be alone with the gods / and the nights will flame with fire…. you will ride life straight to / perfect […]
TITMW.com Presents…Una Oda al Nach Scratch Mixtape
In honor of my favorite, I say, favorite Spanish language rapero, Nach Scratch, performing in Quito, Ecuador in 2 days — for the first time ever at latitud 0 — I’ve put together a mixtape composed with some of my favorite cuts, rimas and ritmos for all of you to enjoy, hopefully as much as […]
Why I Travel (Part 3): ¡A Huevo! Mexicano Dishwashers
“Who’s more indispensable during the Saturday night dinner rush: the French chef or the Mexican dishwasher?” “The dishwasher. We can make it through the night without the chef. If the dishwasher doesn’t show up, we’re doomed. “ – Anthony Bourdain. “The limits of my language are the limits of my universe” – Austrian Philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein […]
Why I Travel (Part 2): Hip Hop, “White Lightning,” and the Disposable Camera
“I speak with criminal slang, that’s just the way that I talk yo, vocabulary spills, I’m ill…” – From “Ebonics” by Big L When I first discovered Hip-Hop I was in the 6th Grade. The year was 1997 and I was eleven years old. It came to me one fine morning in the form […]
Dímelo Caminando 003: Un Tour Por La Plaza de Bolívar (con Diana la Bogotana)
Right click here to download the conversation transcript for session 003 Dímelo Caminando In this session of the Dímelo Caminando Podcast we find ourselves in the epicenter of la Ciudad 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas — Bogotá — specifically in La Plaza de Bolívar, la plaza mayor, or main plaza, the most important […]
Hip Hop for Spanish Language Learners EXPLAINED: Calle, Cuerpo y Patrimonio en Bogotá, Colombia
It came to some in the form of a beat, a rhythm, a rhyme. It came to others in the form of a dance move, bubble letters blasted on colonial walls, or movies like Flashdance and Beat Street. It came to me in the form of the Wu-Tang Clan (but’s that’s another story). Hip Hop. […]
Dímelo Caminando 002: Y Entonces…More Colombian Spanish (con Santiago)
Right click here to download the conversation transcript for session 002 Dímelo Caminando Annnnnnnnnd we’re back! Estamos de vuelta acá para otro episodio de Dímelo Caminando. Les digo gracias por volver… Running a little behind schedule with today’s episode, but still — mejor un poco tarde que nunca, sabes… So in today’s session we’re going to […]