This website was created over the course of seven years for the Spanish classes of Lonnie Chu in Syracuse, New York.
The best way to use this site is to devote about an hour, early in the course you're taking or teaching, to skimming through the page under each link. Drill a little deeper into the links on the pages that you find most interesting.
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Your
syllabus: OCC SPA
102, Summer
2009
Wordreference.com - Maybe the best Spanish-English dictionary online.
Having trouble? Go to OCC's Content Tutoring Center
BBC Learn Spanish website Possibly the best complete site for learning spanish anywhere on the Internet. Start watching Mi Vida Loca... there will be quizzes! Also, check out the For beginners section.
Tips for learning Spanish It's silly to start learning Spanish without reading this page first.
Spanish rhyming dictionary This is tons of fun, and Spanish is so easy to rhyme!
Ideas for movies - what to write
Suavemente por Elvis Crespo
Nana de colores Manolo Sanlucar and Diego Carrasco (flamenco)- Click here to see Nana de colores words (Word doc)
- Click here to play Nana de colores (click number 2)
New to Syracuse?
Think
there's nothing to do?
Think again!
Check
out Syracuse Dishes It Out. Some
of the content is a
wee bit old, but you'll get
the idea. There's lots more to see and do in Syracuse besides S.U.
sports! Check out the Syracuse
New Times,
especially
their times
table.
You
can pick up the print version for free all over town (such as in
Cosmo's on Marshall St.)
Want to eat well? Dave and Lonnie Chu, in their ChusOnChow blog, have a great list of the small, often ethnic restaurants and grocery stores that you won't find at the mall.
Want great coffee? There are a few roasters in Syracuse, but so far, in my humble opinion, none is better than Cafe Kubal in Eastwood. (See articles.) Take 690 to Midler Ave. going north. At the third light, turn right on James, go about four blocks and pull into the Eastwood Plaza.
Looking for independent book stores? The Eastwood neighborhood has two of 'em! Within blocks of an independent theater showing movies as well as local and national-level shows.
Virtual Tourist has a nice bunch of tips on what to do in Syracuse.