The Spanish verb "tomar" has different meanings in different contexts, and in this pair of videos, Silvia will enlighten you to many.

Guess which international foods are being described in this entertaining guessing game from El Aula Azul!

Julián Martínez will tell us a bit about himself, including how he grew up between Mexico and the United States and came to be a teacher at various levels and institutions.

Did you know that there are several Spanish idiomatic expressions that involve bells? Silvia will share a few!

Let's play another guessing game with Ester from El Aula Azul and see if you can guess which dish she's describing!

Back by popular demand, Silvia continues to tell us more things that happened during her childhood in the town of Chóvar in Valencia, Spain. This time, she focuses on the significance of bells and their different chimes in that community.

Ester from El Aula Azul continues to describe for us various wild animals. Can you guess which ones they are?

Did you know that the act of hugging someone has therapeutic properties? Silvia enlightens us as to the power of the embrace.

In the second part of this video on life's little-yet-great daily pleasures, Silvia shares a few more of her personal favorites.

Sometimes, life's little pleasures are its greatest. In this video, Silvia shares some of hers and invites you to do the same.

Let's see what theories Idoia and Ester come up with this time about the people in their fourth and final photo.

Ester and Idoia continue to come up with interesting scenarios while looking at pictures, this time, a photo of two young girls. Let's hear their guesses about where the girls are and why while working on our Spanish vocabulary.

Silvia continues to tell us about her childhood memories, focusing this time on the town of Chóvar in Valencia, Spain, where her family would spend vacations and holidays.

Ester from El Aula Azul imagines what is happening in the photo Idoia is showing her. Do you agree with her somewhat dramatic speculation?

Silvia continues to share with us some of her childhood memories, this time, about what she used to do on weekends and holidays with her family.