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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 18h

Cita este post subiendo un fotograma de una película cuya escena transcurra en un 'restaurante'. ¡Ah! Y el póster también. Matrix

Close up of agent Smith from the film Matrix (white guy with short hair and sunglasses) in the restaurant scene

Poster of the film Matrix, showing four of the main characters (Neo, portrayed by Keanu reeves in the center)

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 07/09/2026

Como empezó, y como va. ¡Me está gustando mucho el inkscape!

Bichromatic (desaturated burgundy and yellow) and bilingual post (english and spanish) in progress. Wavy title saying "Tandem", on the left: "English" and under it "A tandem is a conversation between two people who speak different languages and meet to practise."

On the bottom it says “Remember: Share time fairly; Correct responsibly and respect the other person”.

On the right side, the same texts are written in Spanish.

There are speech bubble details.

At the bottom we can see in a fun font anchoaescastilla.com (ANCHOAESCASTILLA.com)

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 07/09/2026

Ok, progreso. Esto es para un evento que quiero hacer los lunes, donde aprendientes de español e inglés pueden encontrarcompas de tándem o practicar. This is for an event I want to do some Mondays, where learners of Spanish and English can find tandem buddies or just practice. Coming asap <3

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 07/09/2026

One of the miro boards I have is now a "planning" board, and I kind of dig the layout so I may design something for my computer background, so I can use it along the stickies app. ¿Cómo os organizáis vosotres?

The screen is divided in four areas, asymmetrically, from left to right and top to bottom: To think about (yellow), to do (pink), in progress (purple) and done! (desaturated burgundy, brownish),

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 15/08/2026

Ya estoy en casa. La verdad es que me gusta mucho cuidar de animalitos y plantas y casas y cosas. Os presento a Bella, Bowie, Marston y el zorrito sin nombre.

Bella, a cat laying on her stomach with her head up, looking at the camera. Her fur is mostly white with a fringe and a cape in black colours.

Bowie, a tuxedo cat wit a black moustache chilling on a blue, wicker chair.

Marston, a leopard gecko looking to the glass into his reflection.

A fox sleeps on a cushion on a lounge chair at the back of a British garden.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 12/08/2026

No tenía gafas para ver el eclipse, pero me hice un proyectorcito para el eclipse con dos papeles y un trozo de aluminio con un agujerito. Estoy disfrutando mucho de las fotos que veo por ahí y he disfrutado mucho del rollo que había en el parque.

Close up of a sheet of paper with small specks of light with the shape of a partial eclipse - it looks a bit like a crescent moon

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/08/2026

Let's Speak English! Online 📅 Monday, August 17th 🕕 17:00 to 18:00 (United Kingdom Time) 🏷️ Pay-what-you-want 💺 6 Places (not including me) 🗓️ Whereby. You get the link when you sign up on cal.com/anchoa/letss... #SpeakEnglish #PractiseEnglish #LearningEnglish

Custardy yellow poster with the info about the event written in a fun font and soft lilac and red colours:

"Let's speak English! Online" in a speech bubble.

Monday, August 17th, 17:00 GMT.

Reserve your spot on www.anchoaescastilla.com/events

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 28/07/2026

@eldiario.es ha hecho un estudio visual de los incendios en España. @eldiario.es has made a visual study of the wildfires in Spain www.eldiario.es/sociedad/100... #Spainisburning #Españaarde

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 24/05/2026

Y mientras escucho, trabajo en los proyectillos para el patreon. #LearnSpanish

The word ser (SER) which means "to be" in Spanish, shaped as an elephant with his mouth open and trunk up in the air

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 24/05/2026

Cómo empezó y cómo va. ❤️🛼🐆

Small, toy-like rollerskates made in mostly hard plastic. They’re bright orange, blue and yellow and show some signs of wear.

A pair of leopard print and purple quad rollerskates with strong pink wheels.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 15/05/2026

I have been recording some lessons with a specific, consenting student. The thought of watching myself back, although recommended in courses, was daunting. Just finished my first watching of the oldest video, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. The light is quite pretty as well!

A screenshot showing a person with a light skin tone and short, dark hair wearing a white jumper with black lines, an orchid necklace, round glasses and white headphones, smiles gently. Overall chromatic vibe of the picture is creamy whites and wooden tones, somewhat warm from the sunlight coming from the right.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 21/04/2026

Para que estén cómodos, he puesto postits por toda la casa con información clave, y les voy enseñando expresiones

Kitchen drawers with yellow post-its that say “cutlery” and “pans” in Japanese, English and Spanish

White kitchen cupboards with yellow post-its that say Glasses, Plates, Mugs and Bowls in Japanese, English and Spanish

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 14/04/2026

When we meet in a public space to practise languages, in Spain (at least) we call it “mesa” (table). En la mesa de ingles de ayer, we started by making a pool of open ended questions. Want to answer one? You can translate it to Spanish first! #Langsky #LearnEnglish #PractiseSpanish

Strips of paper with the following questions written in pencil:
1. where did you travel to last summer?
2. What is your favourite hobby?
3. What was your last phone conversation about?
4. What do you like to read?
5. What is your favourite word in English and why?
6. What did you eat for breakfast today?
7. What is your least favourite Spanish food?
8. What do you like to do in your free time?

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/04/2026

Been on inkscape most of the weekend, learning and progressing some concepts. These are still in their "sketch" era. The super simple concept behind these images is on patreon (all free). #LearnSpanish www.patreon.com/posts/ser-y-...

On the top we see a silhouette in desaturated purples, formed by the word "ser" (SER), where the S forms the head and the chest. On the bottom, a full-body silhoette stands in the center of a circle, around them, filling the circle is the word "estar" (ESTAR).

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 03/04/2026

Si ves esto, postea una foto de concierto que hayas hecho

Marc Rebillet (a shirtless white man) behind his deck on a stage with inflatables behind him and a strong red light from his set in London 2024

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 30/03/2026

Ah! Finished! Done! Teeeeeerminado! A otra cosa, mariposa 🦋

A British Council open learning training courses certificates awarded to Cristina for successfully completing 12 hours of digital competences for teaching English on March 30, 2026

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 20/03/2026

Hoy ha sido el día del Gran Reset. ¡Qué ganas tenía! Corto, corto.

A white person with round glasses, a black t-shirt and very short, dark hair. They are looking to the camera in three quarters.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 24/02/2026

De nuevo, pensaba que no vendría nadie y ha venido más gente que la primera vez y ha estado muy bien. Yo tenía miedo de no saber moderar actividades de grupo, pero parece que se me da bien. Esto me hace plantearme seriamente clases grupales en el futuro. #LearnEnglish #AprendeIngles

A whiteboard with “The world is your oyster” written in black on the centre, and around it in different colours there’s “it rings a bell”, “up to you”, “pet peeve”, “grab” and “stuck”

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 15/02/2026

Albacete! 🇬🇧Let’s Speak English! | Quedada informal para hablar inglés. Aportación voluntaria. 🗓️Martes, 24 Febrero 2026 de 18:00 a 20:00 📍🐈‍⬛En Manolo No Sabe Que Es Un Gato |Plaza de la Catedral 6, Albacete 📣🐟Con ¡Anchoa es Castilla! | www.anchoaescastilla.com #SpeakEnglish #HablaIngles

Cartel amarillo con el siguiente texto:
Let's Speak English!
¡Hablemos inglés!
Habla, pregunta, practica, escucha, juega... El grupo decide el contenido. Un espacio seguro para
usar inglés, sin presiones.
Aportación voluntaria.
Martes, 24 de Febrero de 2026, de 6 a 8 de la tarde.
Con ¡Anchoa es Castilla! (www.anchoaescastilla.com)
En Manolo no sabe que es un gato, Librería y espacio cultural, Plaza de la Catedral 6, Albacete

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 08/02/2026

By chance, I got a metazooa.com animal on the first guess. What are the odds?

A screenshot from metazooa.com where read “You win! The answer is ‘mole’” and “19 guesses remaing”, (out of 20).

In the center there is a tag, “Metazoa” linked with another reading “Mole”.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 01/02/2026

My favourite reading set up. I sometimes think one of the reasons I don’t read more is joint discomfort and pain, and I almost never find a posture that prevents that. This way I can find comfortable postures and settle in, and if I fall asleep, the e-reader/ phone is safe. #BookSky

Bed header with a black, articulated arm holding an ebook.

A close-up of the ebook showing the cover in black and white of Adrien’s Tchaikovsky’s Children of Memory.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 29/01/2026

¡Albacete! Let’s Speak English! Hablemos inglés Lunes 9 de Febrero de 18:00 a 20:00 Aportación voluntaria. En la librería Manolo no sabe que es un gato, ubicada en la Plaza de la Catedral 6 (Albacete capital). Contenido a decidir en grupo, como si fuera una jam, pero de inglés 😁 #PractiseEnglish

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 16/01/2026

Saw this Spanglish pun/ portmanteaux, and I thought I’d share. A bocados = biting, in bites Ejemplo: “Me gusta tanto el chorizo/ queso que me lo como a bocados” (when we normally slice it). So it’d be something like “you are so cute I could eat you up” #LearnSpanish

A pair of dark green slippers on a display, the left one has the text “Estás para”, which would loosely translate as “you are for”, and the right one says “comerte avocados” which is a game on words with “A bocados (BOCADOS)” and would loosely translate as “eating you in bites”.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 12/01/2026

I got surgery last night, my gallbladder is out. Everything is great except for a very itchy, widespread allergic reaction (seemingly).

Picture of a white person in a hospital gown, pulling it down a bit, showing red spots all over their face, neck and shoulder

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/01/2026

I’ve made myself a little bookholder out of a cardboard box. Then made a stencil with the cut-off, then made one for each of my roomates, then drew some instructions and offered it to the nursed in case someone wanted to make one. People are amused.

A cardboard template for a bookholder. It looks like a couple of trapezes with their bases united by a rectangle.

Drawn instructions (image only) showing the shape of the unfolded cut bookholder, folded and folded with books, to show what it is for

A bedside table with the cardboard bookholder with books on it. To its left, a small, brown teddy bear holding a heart, and a handheld fan.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/01/2026

I am off IV fluids, just medicine now. Oh, the freedom (it’s in my dominant hand). Pain at its lowest. Had two teas, two juice boxes and a broth with minimum consequence. They gave me a lil’ something to help with sleep and I managed a bit more than 5 hours. Feeling much better ❤️

A white person in a white hospital gown, smiling to the camera and doing a thumbs up with both hands. In their right hand there is an IV plug and bandage around it.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 16/12/2025

Just spotted it in a video, here’s a gif, and @es.seand.me.uk comment with the original video: bsky.app/profile/es.s...

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 16/12/2025

Aw! Me encanta. Por cierto, ¿has visto este pequeño detalle, cuando la entrevistadora dice “está abarrotao” Abarrotado = crowded

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 16/12/2025

I stopped by the town were a couple of friends who are also my students live, so we’ve done our lessons in person today. NGL, doing a lesson with a cat on your lap >>>>> doing a lesson without a cat on your lap.

A close up of a gray cat laying on top of a person’s lap, wearing brownish corduroy trousers.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 13/12/2025

This is the big font version of the word search design from my Red Bubble shop, designed to yield a lot of words! ¿Qué palabras puedes encontrar? Find it on different products (cushions, bathmats, notebooks...) at www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1767... #PractiseSpanish

A 6x10 grid of randomised yellow letters on a desaturated purple background

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 12/12/2025

I may, or may not, have added to my RedBubble store a little game to practise Spanish that you can wear. Details (o no) below 👇 www.redbubble.com/i/socks/Busc... #LearnSpanish

Two socks with a desaturated purple background and a grid of randomised yellow letters on them.

Detail of a sock with a desaturated purple background and a grid of randomised yellow letters on them.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 11/12/2025

En España, this gesture means “a lot”. I asked someone from Mexico and they understood it as something like “don’t be a coward”. Do you know any other meanings in Spanish for this gesture? #LearnSpanish

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 08/12/2025

Ejemplos: 1. Voy *para* Charing Cross, voy *por* Soho ahora mismo. Goal: Charing Cross (I am not in it) Area: Soho (I am in it) 2. Desde Madrid, la ruta que va *para* Alicante pasa *por* Albacete. Goal: Alicante Area crossed: Albacete (2/3) #LearnSpanish

Screenshot of a map of the Soho area in London. Soho has a big, red circle around it, with the interior in transparent red, next to it, Charing Cross Station is also circled in red.

A screenshot of a map of Spain showing a route between Madrid (top left) to Alicante (bottom right) passing by Albacete (centre), which has a rec circle covering the region.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 08/12/2025

Por & Para, a small thread. Understanding the logic vs. Usage lists, won't use up brainpower in recall. POR tends to create a radius, and introduces something within it. PARA tends to create a goal, a target, and introduces something going towards it. (1/3) #LearnSpanish

A red circle with "por" inside (POR), and a green circle with "para" (PARA) outside.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/12/2025

#BookSky I’ve got a rec! I am reading my neighbour’s book, Written in Blood. True Crime (if applicable) is not my jam, but the forensic’s perspective on real cases, the history and evolution of related science (blood types, testing…), is as interesting as it is graphic (includes photographies).

Cover of a book. It has a big, red fingerpring in the middle and the title “Written in Blood: the remarkable casebook of Britain’s top forensic scientists”

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/12/2025

😍 Absolutely overjoyed to be sharing my newly launched RedBubble store with you all! Anchovies everywhere, pretty colours, celebrating learning Spanish and English. Take a look! www.redbubble.com/people/Ancho...

A desaturated purple spiral notebook with a drawing of an anchovy with a speech bubble saying "estoy aprendiendo español" which means "I am learning Spanish" in Spanish

A creamy yellow mug with a drawing of an anchovy with a speech bubble saying "I am learning English"

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 04/12/2025

He creado esta ruleta de Flippity para que mis estudiantes puedan practicar con el subjuntivo en conversación. La idea es completar las oraciones propuestas, ¿te animas? "Aprender español ha hecho que yo..." #LearnSpanish Enlace a la ruleta 👉 bit.ly/4oyEuRg

Colourful roulette with some sentences in Spanish written on it. The selected one, in blue, reads "Aprender español ha hecho que yo..." which means something like "Learning Spanish has made me..." in Spanish.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 03/12/2025

I have designed my new tear-off flyers, with help from the Design Oracle, and I am quite happy - specially with the tear-off fish. If someone would be interested in an exchange, printing and putting them somewhere local to them in exchange for lessons, get in touch so we can discuss ❤️

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 28/11/2025

Cuando veas esta publicación, una imagen de tu galería para describir tu salud mental. When you see this post, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health

A number of supermarket plastic bags, neatly folded (in most cases) into triangles and laid in rows on a table.

Unas cuantas bolsas de plástico de supermercado, muy bien dobladas (en casi todos los casos) en triangulos y puestas en fila en una mesa.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 28/11/2025

Spent some time today with @frenchieppp.bsky.social who’s visiting. Since my students are all over the world, and we only see each other online, it is quite nice to have the chance to meet in person ❤️ Btw we saw people riding hot tub and table boats in the quays. So weird!

Two people in winter clothes (the one on the left in a teal fleece, the one on the right in a soft pink coat) smiling at the camera, there’s a baranda on the right behind of which we can see some water from the river.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 16/11/2025

Qué casualidad, me han regalado recientemente la máquina que aparece en la cabecera

Vintage blue compact Olivetti typewriter

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 15/11/2025

Managed a lil’ doodle which I gave him after. Couldn’t avoid fangirling as I starstruck easily. Amazing talk. Learnt a lot! Chris Morris was hilarious! Also learnt about Sarah Wyn-Williams and will be seeking out her forbidden book, Careless People (which sold out before I managed to get mine)

Unspecific line drawing on paper showing a man sitting on a chair ans holding a microphone

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 11/11/2025

I guess I was on a sort of "moment"... cause I was like "since I'm here..." and designed my new biz cards with my new logo and anchovies, which a friend designed for me. "Moment": Stressed/ torn between my non-classes to-do list and my very full calendar (yay). The complexities of freelancing.

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¡Anchoa es Castilla! @anchoaescastilla.com · 21/10/2025

Aaaaaand completed! Studying used to be a source of traumatic struggle... and now I approach it eagerly and seeking excellence. Context, therapy, choice have made such a difference! Adding it to my virtual wall of certs: www.anchoaescastilla.com/certifications 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

A light blue British Council / Teaching English certificate reading: BRITISH COUNCIL
TeachingEnglish
Open learning training courses
Awarded to Cristina [Redacted] for successfully completing 12 hours of Teaching English: How to teach vocabulary on 21/10/2025
Signed
Michael Connolly
Director English and School Education

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