Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Welcome to Tacos Emmanuel in Pescadero, Mexico, where Pam and Jose Felipe Rodriguez will let us in on some of the secrets of the delicious fresh fish and shrimp tacos they prepare daily.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In celebration of the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday in which the departed are sometimes honored with the preparation of their favorite dishes, Tatiana shares with us a bit about her recipe for "Dead Raising Chilaquiles," as well as her philosophy regarding life and death.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Welcome to Almeria, a port city in Andalusia, Spain, where much of the industry revolves around the fish and seafood found in its waters.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Take a virtual tour of several of Spain's most fascinating natural parks.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Juan paints outlines on his tiles using a paintbrush and manganese oxide, but at one time practitioners did this by laying down fine strings dipped in wax, and this explains why Juan still calls the technique he uses cuerda seca, or “dry cord.” Note that he describes the technique as one of alto relieve, or “high relief,” which is the opposite of bas-relief (low relief).
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Corn to dough and dough to tortilla. It’s simple, it’s automatic, and it’s how Alfonso and his siblings make their living. Step up to the counter to learn more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Don Alonso tells us a bit about his tortilla business and how the automatic machines revolutionized the way to prepare tortillas.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Celebrated in Ecuador on November second, the Day of the Dead is a time for family members to gather together and pay respects through customs involving food, prayer and music, to deceased family members, whom they view as very much alive energetically.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Laura concludes her interview with "Tu voz estéreo" [Your Stereo Voice] by telling how she recently won Employee of the Month at her job- just icing on the cake after being reunited with her beloved guide dog, Zazen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
When an unexpected tragedy occurs, the best friend of the victim's ex-girlfriend appears on the radio talk show, "Tu Voz Estéreo" [Your Stereo Voice], to give her perspective about what lead up to the unfortunate event.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
On the popular Colombian TV program, Tu Voz Estéreo, Sebastián's girlfriend's best friend, Paola, offers some insight into the state of mind of his doting mother, Doris, who refuses to accept her deceased son's fate.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Due to his mother Doris' extremely overprotective nature, Sebastián opts to plan a trip with his girlfriend without telling her. However, when he carelessly leaves them in plain view, Doris spies their tickets.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Sebastián's girlfriend, Mariana, is ready to set off for the trip they have planned. However, it's almost time to go, and her normally punctual boyfriend is nowhere to be found.
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