Carolina teaches us various contrasting adjectives to help us to describe people's physical appearances.

Did you hear the one about the fat lady, the chicken and the drunk old man? Is it ok to say the word “drunk”? Let’s find out!!!

Zoraida tells us a little more about her plans, both in the coming months but also coming years. She’s interested in learning languages and traveling.

From Coro, Venezuela, our friend, Zony, introduces us to her family.

In the final part of this series, Luis advises Monica to do exercises to control her own anger before advising others how to control theirs.

Luis explains to Monica how, in order to write for others, one must first write for him or herself.

Monica seeks her friend, Luis', advice about whether or not she is ready to write a book on spirituality.

Carolina teaches us some contrasting Spanish adjectives to describe people's moods and personalities.

Zoraida from Venezuela takes us on a tour of some of Karlsruhe, Germany's most dazzling sites, including the Karlsruhe Palace.

Carlos is a fine artist and an athlete who, when not painting a canvas, can be found sailing windsurfers and kites from his little guest house on the breezy south beach in Adícora, Venezuela. We asked him if he would give us a little presentation from atop his roof. You can hear for yourself that this spot is all about one thing, el viento!

Emiro used to live in oil-rich Maracaibo, where his father was headmaster of the school system Shell oil ran for the children of employees. (Did you know: Venezuela is the only country in the Americas that’s a member of OPEC? And a founding member at that!)

Emiro spent years crewing an oil tanker, and many more as a fisherman commanding his own lancha, so it’s no surprse to find him at the helm of his own seaside kitchen, the Pimienta Café in Adícora. Join us as we drop in to check out the menu!

José Rodriguez, the caretaker of a beautiful finca, or farm, is kind enough to show us around and tell us a bit about the area and himself. You will probably realize that pues, as José employs it, is a common muletilla (“filler” word), used to add a bit of emphasis or just as a matter of speech style, and doesn’t really always have to be translated (though it can often be thought of as akin to “well”).

Recently the song "Mesa Que Más Aplauda" from the Mexican group Climax had reached coastal Venezuela and was blasting from every bootleg music kiosk and bus stereo. Its catchy, inane, meaningless refrain za za za, yakuza, yakuza was on the lips of every impressionable child from 5 to 50. Taimur was no exception (nor were we!)

Young Taimur’s Spanish is not quite as easy for the non-native as that of his neighborhood pal Zulbani, but he does have a lot of interesting things to say! Listen up, because our young friend presents an opportunity to hear some expressions and turns of phase you may have not heard before.