Dad died ten Thanksgivings ago. I miss you dad. In 1997, dad got a heart transplant. This was after more than a couple of heart attacks and his heart was a mess. He and mom had gone down to Salt Lake to see if they could help him, but he was turned away. I don’t […]
Balizko errotak, irinik ez. An imaginary mill produces no flour.
by Evan Madill What do Escape Rooms, Surfing, and John Adams all have in common? These themes are all used to teach Basque, in my new book, Basque-ing in Language Learning. My journey as a beginner of Euskara was difficult. In my experience of studying many languages, Basque was the only one where I truly felt […]
It is always cool to see Basque names on the big screen. Whenever we sit through the credits of a movie, I tend to scan the names to see if any Basque names pop out to me. So, it’s even cooler when the Basque name is also the star of the movie. Jacob Elordi has […]
Begoña Echeverriab.echeverria@ucr.eduNovember 20, 2026 I first heard of Francisco Franco from Chevy Chase’s iconic sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” Riffing on repeated NBC news reports on the dictator’s supposedly imminent death for weeks before, “Weekend Update” host Chevy Chase announced Franco’s death, then quoted President Nixon praising Hitler as “a loyal friend and ally of […]
Balantza duen aldera erortzen da arbola. The tree falls towards the side it’s leaning.
Here are a few items I’ve come across that I think are pretty interesting – I hope you do too.
The Basque Country has a long association with bears. Indeed, research by people like Roslyn Frank indicates that the Basques may have worshipped bears at one time and that Basques believed that humans were descended from bears. The importance of bears to Basque culture is reflected in their role in carnivals in various towns. However, […]
by Sancho de Beurko Association At barely 19 years old, Marie Irigaray Inchauspe arrived in the United States to start a new life. The year was 1904. She was accompanied by her older brother Jean who was 20 at the time. Years later, at least three more siblings—Marie, Jeanne, and Grace—joined them in pursuit of the “American […]
Bakoitzari berea, eta beti adiskide. To each their own, and always be friends.
