Spanglish Live - Social Networking Site
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
If you're a lover of all things Spanish, then check out the latest addition to the social networking space - Spanglish. It's a site for adults who are learning Spanish in Ireland . . . or for Spanish speaking people who are living in Ireland and want to meet more Irish people. And it's sure to be a winner.
When I told my Uruguayan Spanish teacher about it last night - in Spanish mind you, so it was a rather halting description - her eyes lit up. "All my friends here are Italian, and Spanish, and French. I was just saying at the weekend that I wish I had some Irish friends."
It's tapping into "new" Dublin, and features all you'd expect from a great social networking site - messaging, blogs, great learning content. You can download podcasts in spanish and English, learn how to cook paella or tortilla - listening to native Spanish speakers telling you how. And as a member, you're encouraged to upload your own podcasts to share with others.
This is a Brightspark site and we're delighted that it's live! If you know anyone who's interested in Spanish, the language, the customs, the people . . then let them know. www.spanglish.ie
Labels: social networking site, spanglish
5 Comments:
Excellent idea. I bought the linguaphone course 3 years ago and took a year of night classes but unfortunately have gone rusty again since then. I definitely want to get back into it so I've signed right up!
By James Corbett, at 12:27 PM
Nice one James! Maybe see you at the first Spanglish event - it's in Dublin though.
By Brightspark Dublin, at 5:07 PM
Thanks for this. Maybe we need something like this in and round London. As a novice (six months of evening classes) I need conversation more than anything else. Great blog by the way..always something interesting on it.
Thanks Bill. You know, Spanglish has international aspirations. I will pass your comment on the very whizzy entrepreneurial owner.
By Brightspark Dublin, at 2:48 PM
Hi Bill, just to let you know, Spanglish membership is International and already we have people from London, India, US, Australia as members. Amazing after only a few days on the Internet.
Maryrose is right, we do plan to organise events at an International level at a later date. For the moment though, members can contact each other and arrange to meet themselves. Already some of our members in Sydney Australia got together - I'm promised some paella cooking photos the Down Under way soon!
Paula