Located in the Andean highlands, the town of Otavalo, Ecuador, is inhabited primarily by the Otavalo indigenous group and well-known for its traditional handicraft market. In this series, we will walk alongside diverse individuals who will teach us some of the most important traditions and customs of this fascinating region.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Are you familiar with established study methods like Cornell and Pomodoro? Let's listen in as one friend counsels her frustrated colleague about how they might help her frustrated attempts to retain information.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Ecuador
Two good friends speak about the subject of marriage and what getting married would mean to them. Let's listen in!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Dolores Noemí Cabrera Sandoval, a massage therapist at Thani Spa Medina del Lago, explains to us the types of services that they offer at this relaxing and rejuvenating locale.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Ecuador, Peru
Commonly known as "emoliente," Peruvian aloe vera juice has gained popularity globally due to its many health benefits. Let's hear a vendor from Otavalo talk more in detail about it.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Artisans from San Rafael de la Laguna, Ecuador, who specialize in crafts made with cattails, show us some of the many products they produce while telling us about some nuances of working with this material.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Priscilla Rivera introduces us to the community of San Rafael, a hundred kilometers from Quito, where locals engage in an ancestral activity based on the totora plant. Let's hear more details about it.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Let's listen in on Pipo and Cristina's conversation about choosing an ideal career as well as their personal dreams for the future.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Karla Paredes, a nursing graduate, explains to us what blood pressure is, what the risk factors for hypertension are, and what recommendations we should keep in mind to properly take a person's blood pressure.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Do you know which part of the brain is responsible for processing and integrating emotional information? Let's find out out the answer to this question as well as identifying the six basic emotions and three fundamental steps of emotional management.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
In this video, you will have the opportunity to listen to a conversation between two friends talking about their favorite sports.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Part two of this video teaches us the locations of our various chakras and how to stimulate them through breathing and meditation exercises with the potential to leave us feeling calmer and more balanced.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
In part one of this video, a kundalini yoga instructor tells us what kundalini yoga entails as well as demonstrating several exercises for us.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
In this video, Wilmer, the manager of Chayka Cocktails, will teach us to make the "tayta Imbabura," one of his tantalizing signature drinks.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Let's learn five tips that can help us to manage our anxiety, a widespread problem in modern society.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Jaime Santa Cruz takes us to the nursery that bears his last name, "Vivero Santa Cruz," where one can find a variety of plants and trees for every taste.
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