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¡Anchoa es Castilla!
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Spanish & English Online Tutor from la Mancha. “The letter, with fun enters.”

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En España, this gesture means “a lot”.

I asked someone from Mexico and they understood it as something like “don’t be a coward”.

Do you know any other meanings in Spanish for this gesture?

#LearnSpanish
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Ejemplos:

1. Voy *para* Charing Cross, voy *por* Soho ahora mismo.

Goal: Charing Cross (I am not in it)
Area: Soho (I am in it)

2. Desde Madrid, la ruta que va *para* Alicante pasa *por* Albacete.

Goal: Alicante
Area crossed: Albacete

(2/3)

#LearnSpanish
Screenshot of a map of the Soho area in London. Soho has a big, red circle around it, with the interior in transparent red, next to it, Charing Cross Station is also circled in red. A screenshot of a map of Spain showing a route between Madrid (top left) to Alicante (bottom right) passing by Albacete (centre), which has a rec circle covering the region.
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Por & Para, a small thread.

Understanding the logic vs. Usage lists, won't use up brainpower in recall.

POR tends to create a radius, and introduces something within it.

PARA tends to create a goal, a target, and introduces something going towards it.

(1/3)

#LearnSpanish
A red circle with "por" inside (POR), and a green circle with "para" (PARA) outside.
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The back cover of the book comma which has a small red fingerprint in the centre and a quote from the book: “he was lying on his side, one arm draped casually across his stomach, the elbow of the other sticking out at an angle, as if he were about to use the hand to prop up his chin. Had it not been for the vast gas that had, to all intense and purposes, separated his head from the rest of his body, and a copious amount of blood that Covid the walls, the floor and almost every inch of his clothing, you might have thought he was simply taken a nap. I moved slowly, wary of standing on any potential evidence, my plastic over shoes sticking slightly to the still tacky blood on the floor, my eyes scanning the scene for familiar shapes and patterns in the blood - the tell tale marks from the victim or the killer which would enable me to reconstruct the sequence of events.”
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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#BookSky I’ve got a rec!

I am reading my neighbour’s book, Written in Blood.

True Crime (if applicable) is not my jam, but the forensic’s perspective on real cases, the history and evolution of related science (blood types, testing…), is as interesting as it is graphic (includes photographies).
Cover of a book. It has a big, red fingerpring in the middle and the title “Written in Blood: the remarkable casebook of Britain’s top forensic scientists”
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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😍 Absolutely overjoyed to be sharing my newly launched RedBubble store with you all!

Anchovies everywhere, pretty colours, celebrating learning Spanish and English.

Take a look!

www.redbubble.com/people/Ancho...
A desaturated purple spiral notebook with a drawing of an anchovy with a speech bubble saying "estoy aprendiendo español" which means "I am learning Spanish" in Spanish A creamy yellow mug with a drawing of an anchovy with a speech bubble saying "I am learning English" A desaturated purple backpack with the logo of ¡Anchoa es Castilla! which consists in two yellow Spanish exclamation marks (¡!) shaped as anchovies: the lines are the bodies and the dots are the fins.
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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He creado esta ruleta de Flippity para que mis estudiantes puedan practicar con el subjuntivo en conversación. La idea es completar las oraciones propuestas, ¿te animas?

"Aprender español ha hecho que yo..."

#LearnSpanish

Enlace a la ruleta 👉 bit.ly/4oyEuRg
Colourful roulette with some sentences in Spanish written on it. The selected one, in blue, reads "Aprender español ha hecho que yo..." which means something like "Learning Spanish has made me..." in Spanish.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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I have designed my new tear-off flyers, with help from the Design Oracle, and I am quite happy - specially with the tear-off fish.

If someone would be interested in an exchange, printing and putting them somewhere local to them in exchange for lessons, get in touch so we can discuss ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Cuando veas esta publicación, una imagen de tu galería para describir tu salud mental.

When you see this post, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
A number of supermarket plastic bags, neatly folded (in most cases) into triangles and laid in rows on a table. Unas cuantas bolsas de plástico de supermercado, muy bien dobladas (en casi todos los casos) en triangulos y puestas en fila en una mesa.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Spent some time today with @frenchieppp.bsky.social who’s visiting.

Since my students are all over the world, and we only see each other online, it is quite nice to have the chance to meet in person ❤️

Btw we saw people riding hot tub and table boats in the quays. So weird!
Two people in winter clothes (the one on the left in a teal fleece, the one on the right in a soft pink coat) smiling at the camera, there’s a baranda on the right behind of which we can see some water from the river.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Qué casualidad, me han regalado recientemente la máquina que aparece en la cabecera
Vintage blue compact Olivetti typewriter
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Managed a lil’ doodle which I gave him after. Couldn’t avoid fangirling as I starstruck easily.

Amazing talk. Learnt a lot! Chris Morris was hilarious!

Also learnt about Sarah Wyn-Williams and will be seeking out her forbidden book, Careless People (which sold out before I managed to get mine)
Unspecific line drawing on paper showing a man sitting on a chair ans holding a microphone
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I guess I was on a sort of "moment"... cause I was like "since I'm here..." and designed my new biz cards with my new logo and anchovies, which a friend designed for me.

"Moment": Stressed/ torn between my non-classes to-do list and my very full calendar (yay).

The complexities of freelancing.
Business card with "¡Anchoa es Castilla!" in the center in yellow, in a fun font. The exclamation marks are like anchovies, and there is an anchovie to each side: one purplish, one yellowish. There is a tag line saying "Clases de español & inglés online" under the logo, and a web address: "www.anchoaescastilla.com". Background is darkish, desaturated burgundy. Business card with "¡Anchoa es Castilla!" in the center in light purple, in a fun font. The exclamation marks are like anchovies, and there is an anchovie to each side: one purplish, one yellowish. There is a tag line saying "English & Spanish Online Lessons" under the logo, and a web address: "www.anchoaescastilla.com". Background is a light, desaturated yellow.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Aaaaaand completed!

Studying used to be a source of traumatic struggle... and now I approach it eagerly and seeking excellence.

Context, therapy, choice have made such a difference!

Adding it to my virtual wall of certs: www.anchoaescastilla.com/certifications

🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻
A light blue British Council / Teaching English certificate reading: BRITISH COUNCIL TeachingEnglish Open learning training courses Awarded to Cristina [Redacted] for successfully completing 12 hours of Teaching English: How to teach vocabulary on 21/10/2025 Signed Michael Connolly Director English and School Education
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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“Sin orden ni concierto”, “without order nor concert” (think of “disconcerted”) means chaotically, unplanned.

Not in this case, but it usually has a pejorative vibe.
A page from “Destroy this diary” by Keri Smith, printed in a pink paint effect, with the text in Spanish “Garabatea sin control, violentamente, sin orden ni concierto”, which means “Doodle without control, violently, without rhyme or reason”.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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A page from the book “Destroy this diary” by Keri Smith. It depicts a red and white target and, in Spanish it says “Lanza Algo. Un lápiz, una pelota impregnada de pintura” which means “Throw something. A pencil, a ball soaked in paint”.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Destroza Este Diario de Keri Smith.

My mum gave me this book as a gift, and not only it is very cool, but also full of imperatives, for those who’d like to learn in a super fun way.

I’ll share a few pages to show the vibe.

Destroza = Destroy

#PractiseSpanish
Cover of the book “Destroy this diary” by Keri Smith. It depicts a very busy and colourful collage of different paper bits.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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¿Es el uno, o el dos? A mí me funcionan todos, pero quizás necesito contactar a alguien.

Si quieres compartir solo el wordle, aquí está el link puzzel.org/en/wordle/pl...

Y este si quieres compartir mi blog también www.anchoaescastilla.com/post/wordle-...

Gracias por (intentar) compartir 🙏
Screenshot of a wordle screen with some "share" buttons, the one at the top has a number one by its side, the ones at the bottom, with different social media icons, have a number two, both numbers in a green circle and with arrows pointing at the buttons
September 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#Preguntadeldia para practicar español o cualquier idioma que estés aprendiendo:

👉 ¿Qué es lo más bonito que te ha pasado esta semana?

(Perfecta para un viernes).

Más preguntas aquí/ More questions here
www.anchoaescastilla.com/espanolonline

#PractiseSpanish #LearnSpanish #LangSky
"¿Qué es lo más bonito que te ha pasado esta semana?" which in English means "what is the nicest thing that has happened to you this week?"
September 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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One of my students left me this lovely review and I am buzzing.

This case is very dear to me, as he initially was considering refusing a gifted lesson, and shortly after having it, and continuing, decided to do two a week. His progress has been amazing to watch so far.

I <3 my job
"I met Cristina during a language exchange. She offered me a free lesson, and I accepted out of courtesy. I don't like learning through formal classes. Now we have two classes a week, and I get upset if we have to cancel one. Cristina is very flexible in her teaching style. The classes are fun and very helpful. We laugh a lot. She inspires me to learn without pressure. I actually started a Spanish blog as another way to practice. We use it as a jumping-off point to discuss ways to express myself more naturally and with less <<Spanglish>>. My Spanish level and confidence have improved rapidly with Cristina. Thank you so much!" ​ Written on 4th of September 2025 (Translated from Spanish using Google translate and minor additions to keep it as closest to the original as possible)
September 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Yo hoy llevo puesto mi jerséi favorito.

Me gusta tanto que, por si acaso, busqué otro en Vinted para tener dos.

#practicespanish
Close up where we only see a worn jumper with horizontal white and mustard stripes, and in the center has the silhouette of a sitting cat, in black.
September 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Let's start the week practising Spanish* with a Question of the Day!

¿Qué llevas puesto hoy?

(= What are you wearing today?)

Find the roulette here: www.anchoaescastilla.com/espanolonline

#PractiseSpanish #LangSky

*or any other language you are learning!
On a desaturated burgundy bacground, a two-tone yellow spinning roulette with questions inside. On top it's written "Question of the day" with some instructions, on the bottom the question in Spanish "¿Qué llevas puesto hoy?" which means "What are you wearing today?"
September 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Have you seen the store fronts in Camden? external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%...
A New Rock shoe store with a big boot coming out of the wall, above the sign
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The web changes continue.

Last area to get some luuurve has been the “online” where I will be collecting games and other activities.

I have installed the new Question of the Day wheel (powered by puzzel.org).

It deserves a welcome spin:

www.anchoaescastilla.com/online

#learnspanish
A bi-yellow spinning wheel with tex on each section. On the top, in yellow over a dark grey background it says”Question of the day” and some short instructions underneath.
August 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Like Wordle? Learning Spanish? I've got you!

7 Spanish words, relating to "verano"

www.anchoaescastilla.com/post/wordle-...

#learnspanish #practisespanish
August 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM