Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of buying and selling goods and services with their local currency, “zoquitos.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Madrid
Meet Misael from Madrid who gives us a tour of the famed tourist destination, the "Mercado de San Miguel" (San Miguel Market).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
"Zoquitos" is a network of local currency in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain with no physical bills or coins. It is based on bartering with the goal of promoting an economy that is more fair and supportive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Watch as these wealthy folks search for extremely expensive "bargains" in clothes, cars, etc. Everything is relative!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Meet a group of Mexican workers who arduously labor on the construction of a new building while they share with us some of the ins and outs of their task.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Madrid
From the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Luis Matosas speaks to us about his job as a computer science professor. He additionally organizes a seminar on marketing and "personal branding" and explains to us its importance in the current labor market.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Chober and his buddies are building a little club on the beach that is aiming to provide services to beach goers and visitors, while at the same time providing events and opportunites for community members, particularly young people. Like his friend Francisco, Chober is concerned with the environment, and finding uses for discarded materials.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
A fishing village like Adícora can be a place of work and industry for locals, but also one of rest and relaxation for travelers. Chober comes from a fishing family and knows the trade, but he recognizes the growing importance of tourism. His generation realizes that the survival of both ways of life necessitates better care of the environment and increased ecological awareness.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Bolivia
Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.
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