• Cielo grande,  Culture

    Cielo grande in the Spanish classroom

    Last year, I started to look for a new series to show my Spanish 4 students. I was looking for something that came from Latin America since there is a Spanish series shown in Spanish 5.  After trying out a few different ones, I found Netflix’s Cielo grande, also known as Secrets of Summer in English.  The series takes place at a struggling Argentinian hotel that the characters are working hard to keep from closing.  To bring in more income they’ve reinstated their summer wakeboarding competition and are reopening their karaoke bar.  One of the wakeboarders coming to compete is also there searching for secrets about her past.  The first…