Spanish Online Newsletter Volume 71

Welcome to Vol. 71 of the Spanish Online Newsletter! Part of the Spanish Learning Blog - your weekly lessons with mp3 files, as well as links to Spanish travel spots and more.

Since there may be a few of you like me who are closely following this hurricane Katrina, this week I've done a special newsletter focused on hurricane and storm vocabulary. As some of you are heading back to school this week, I have a feeling this potentially devastating event in New Orleans and surrounding areas may be one of the key things talked about at school. Hurricanes hit Spanish speaking areas frequently - and along with them comes vocabulary specific to these events. Did you know that Louisiana is also home to over a hundred thousand Hispanics?

For those of you who don't know, I went to graduate school in New Orleans, and can't turn the TV off at the moment! I am praying that somehow the city is spared a direct hit, as one of my dearest friends Julie lives there with all of her extended family. She is a newlywed expecting her first child, with a new house just a few blocks from Lake Ponchatrain! No me puedo imaginar lo preocupado que han de estar, todos que viven allí. I guess all we can do is hope for the best!

Thanks to all who have participated in our online forum - it's gotten off to a nice start. Soon I'll be featuring a selections of postings at the bottom of newsletters - so that those who don't have the time to go through the postings will see just a sample of the discussions taking place. Many of you have great experiences to share, as well as questions that can help others - so please think about participating.

The Spanish Verb Visualizer is still being finished - and the demo version isn't ready for release yet, but you can at least get a look at the a screen shot by clicking below.