Exploring Spanish Literature

 Rosa Montero is a journalist and writer who was born on January 3rd, 1951 in Madrid, Spain. (which is really cool because I have so much history there). She is one of the most renowned female artists in all of Spain. She does journaling for television films, magazines, newspapers, etc. She has conducted more then 2,000 interviews in her lifetime, it is the biggest thing she is known for. She has interviewed well known individuals such as Richard Nixon, Malala Yousafzi, and Indira Gandhi. She has been a large influence at schools across Spain. She exploited her career by teaching a journalism and literature class at Madrid's Contemporary School of Humanities. She was also a screenwriter for a television show titled Media Naranja (my half orange, a metaphor that is like "my other half" in english) and wrote her own fictional contemporary books. She has taken so many paths at once using her passion and drive, and it has been shown through her series of awards. She won the W...

 Garza was born on October 1st, 1964. Not only does she write phenomenal literature, but she also enjoys teaching in both Mexico and the United States (she is fluent in both English and Spanish). She was born in a Mexican State near the border called Tamaulipas and her interest in writing began as a teenager. Later, she did her undergraduate studies on urban sociology but then transitioned interests and got her masters in Latin American History. Her teaching career is something I became very interested in because I myself enjoy teaching students Spanish grammar. She taught Latin American history and creative writing  at various universities. A quote from Cristina stated: " Uno necesita el mar para esto: para dejar de creer en la realidad. Para hacerse preguntas imposibles. Para no saber. Para dejar de saber. Para embriagarse de olor. Para cerrar los ojos." In case you do not speak enough Spanish to understand, here is my translation: "One needs the sea for this: to stop ...