For the Basque Newsletter

Nahi izatea da ahal izatea. \ Wanting is being able. Ongi Etorri, Welcome to the For the Basque Weekly! ohhhh last week... I was wrapping up school before the holidays, teaching the last NABO Basque class of 2025 and started the Abenduko Erronka - the December Challenge in Basque Skool. And somewhere in all of that I forgot to invite you to join us for the challenge. 🤦🏼♀️ Oops. Time got away from me. Yesterday was the start of the winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere. In our Day 6...

Nahi izatea da ahal izatea. \ Wanting is being able. Ongi Etorri, Welcome to the For the Basque Weekly! Each Monday, you’ll get a recap of the previous week’s editions of the For the Basque Daily-ish newsletter. along with everything else going on in the For the Basque world. Kaixo lagun! After a long 5 days of walking about 50 miles on the picket lines in freezing temps, we’re finally back to school with a tentative agreement. (If you missed it, my school district went on Strike last...

Zer ikusi, hura ikasi. | What one sees is what one learns. I have so much to say and at the same time very little since I'm exhausted. 30 miles walked in 3 days, and back at tomorrow - you'll understand in a bit.When I first started teaching Basque in 2015, I was living in Hendaia, France (Iparraldean - in the Northern Basque Country). My students were all in Rocklin, California. We met over Skype first before I switched to Zoom (btw, I was using Zoom in 2016 well before 2020 😅).We met at 5am...

Zer ikusi, hura ikasi. | What one sees is what one learns. The Basque quiz of the day. Not only am I adding quizzes to our new Basque Skool, but I finally posted a quiz today on social media. Go test yourself & let me know if you knew the words. Ados? Ok? The Basque pelota news of the day. Click here to go say KAIXO eta SORTE ON to Iker. He's our newest athlete of the US Federation of Pelota. The Basque news of the day. Ttipi ttapa across the Basque Country & around the world. Korrika has...

Nahi izatea da ahal izatea. \ Wanting is being able. Ongi Etorri, Welcome to the For the Basque Weekly! Each Monday, you’ll get a recap of the previous week’s editions of the For the Basque Daily-ish newsletter. along with everything else going on in the For the Basque world. It’s been a little while, but I haven’t stepped away from the Basque world. I’ve just been juggling a lot of Basque pelota these last couple of weeks along with work.Did I ever tell you I'm the president of the US...

Zer ikusi, hura ikasi. | What one sees is what one learns. The Basque word of the day. Do you know how to say “word of the day” in Basque? It’s eguneko hitza. Eta bai - and yes, you can find it every day in the Elhuyar Digital Dictionary. Click to see today’s word & look at the bottom. The Basque geography of the day. Iparraldetik - from the Northern Basque Country to hegoaldera- to the Southern Basque Country, Basque caves tell one story: a shared Basque story carved in stone. The Basque...

Zer ikusi, hura ikasi. | What one sees is what one learns. The Basque word of the day. Before you open your Basque monthly calendar… what’s the word for October? The Basque geography of the day. Planning a Basque trip? Add these three names: Pozalagua, Arrikrutz, Mendukilo. The Basque music news of the day. Did you know? Fermin Muguruza, a Basque music legend & euskaldun berria (new Basque speaker), just closed a 40-year journey of rhythm and resistance in Iruñea. I hope you enjoyed this...

Nahi izatea da ahal izatea. \ Wanting is being able. Ongi Etorri, Welcome to the For the Basque Weekly! Each Monday, you’ll get a recap of the previous week’s editions of the For the Basque Daily-ish newsletter. along with everything else going on in the For the Basque world. Kaixo lagun! Last week I couldn’t send a For the Basque email, not because I didn’t want to. We literally had no internet. A series of forest fires hit the Wenatchee area (a little over an hour from Moses Lake), and the...

Zer ikusi, hura ikasi. | What one sees is what one learns. The Basque word of the day. The Basque word for vision is a bridge between Euskara and Zinemaldia. (learn about Zinemaldia below in the Cultural News.) The Basque Festival of the day. Did you know? 5 festivals, 1 mission: keep Basque schools thriving from year to year. The Basque Cultural News of the day. Donostia Zinemaldia lights up Donostia/San Sebastián from Sept 19–27, celebrating the 73.edizioa/73rd edition. I hope you enjoyed...