{"product_id":"9781483673721","title":"Gringoismos: Bilingual Essays in English and Spanish","description":"I took two years of Latin at Grinnell (Iowa) High School and two years of French at Cornell College, but I never really committed to using these languages.   However, when I spent three years in Mozambique I  had an opportunity to pursue the Portuguese language in an everyday situation.  When I returned to the U.S., I studied the spoken and written form of the language with a Brazilian speaking partner and developed a useful fluency. I then decided to use the basics of Portuguese in the study of Spanish.  I had a number of Spanish speaking partners, did some work assignments in Tehuacan, Mexico and earned an M.A. from the University of Leon.  Using some creativity, I was able to read, write and converse in Spanish as often as I wished in my places of residence in Iowa and Texas.   I have written this book of bilingual essays called “Gringoismos” which is a presentation of personal experiences in the Hispanic culture as well as some take-offs on Spanish writings.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131535409392,"sku":"9781483673721","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781483673721_p0.jpg?v=1763631606","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781483673721","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}