This is a short story that I shared with the about.com Spanish site, and it was published recently.
La nariz (The nose)
When I lived in Spain, I taught some English classes to Spanish-speakers in the university. One day, I asked a student, who was just arriving to class, how he was. He answered, “un poco constipado.” A strange look must have come over my face because he quickly added, “la nariz, la nariz …” I remember it being funny as I’d automatically jumped to a conclusion of what I thought he meant, without knowing at all.
—quiltersmuse
Patricia Cummings who was 21 yrs. old at the time (1972)
