Nothing serves better for a friendly excuse for conversation and understanding than a collection and translation of old Spanish, orally transmitted sayings. The contact with students of another culture requires some knowledge of some of their sayings. They are, after all, reflections of their ways, customs, and thoughts. The uniqueness of the collection used is that every saying in Spanish is translated verbatim into English. We all know that if we use an English saying or idiomatic expression and try to understand it by its verbatim meaning, it won't make any sense.
Participants can break up into small groups to figure out the semantics.
Dios da panuelo al que no tiene narices. God gives a handkerchief to him who has no nose. Do not abandon your irrigation, counting on the rains from heaven. El duelo ajeno, del pelo cuelga. The grief of someone else hangs from a hair.