by jsaccomani | Apr 19, 2024 | Culture, language, Portuguese, Student text
The archipelago of Madeira was first discovered during the Age of Discovery by two captains named João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira in 1419 when they were blown off course in a storm and reached the island Porto Santo. A year later, in 1420, an expedition...
by jsaccomani | Mar 15, 2024 | Culture, language, Portuguese, Student text
Every language has its own unique terms that have no equal in other languages. One of these untranslatable words is the term saudade, a Portuguese and Galician word. Suadade is often described as an emotional state of nostalgia or longing, usually with a melancholic...
by nicolasportugal | Jan 5, 2024 | Creative, Culture, French, language, Literature, Student text
Annaliese Vorhees (La France): L’étudiante Par l’École du Louvre La chaleur de l’Isle est portée L’art n’est pas français Noah Ravenelle (Le Canada/Québec): L’hiver Dans les montagnes blanches On écoute le grand silence Étouffé de neige Savanah Lares (Le Sénégal):...
by nicolasportugal | Jan 3, 2024 | Creative, Culture, French, language, Literature, Student text
Charles Baudelaire vivait à une époque de changement rapide et de modernisation énorme. Le transport, l’industrie, la technique : tout se développait à un rythme hâtif. Ses poèmes incluent des réflexions profondes sur ces changements, particulièrement dans « Le...
by jsaccomani | Oct 21, 2023 | Culture, Portuguese, Student text
Sébastien Vernhes was a student in the Elementary Course of Portuguese (first year sequence) and received the Foreign Language Acquisition Grant (FLAG) to study in Brazil and Portugal. In this text he tells us about his explorations with the language, the culture, and...
by nicolasportugal | Aug 10, 2023 | Culture, French, language, Student text
Katie recently graduated from UChicago, majoring in Biology and minoring in East Asian Languages and Civilizations. She loves learning languages and studies Japanese and French. In her free time, she enjoys doing martial arts, going on bike rides, and...
