Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Passionate circus artist Jose shares with us his lifelong love of the circus, describing how he started at a small family circus at age twelve and eventually joined one of Spain's top circuses, the renowned Circo Berlín, where he now performs primarily as a ringmaster.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
According to Mari Carmen, her choice to attend a very regimented boarding school in the small village of Polanco to obtain her physical education degree could not have been a better one. Let's hear about her time there as well as her subsequent, rewarding experiences as an educator.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Guatemala, Spain
This time, Adriana talks to us about the coffee roasting process and division of tasks in the coffee roastery as well as the various types of coffee makers there are for making coffee at home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Through her experience as a champion handball player, Mari Carmen established an incredible bond with a group of women, who continue to meet to this day. In this video, she speaks to us about what their friendship means to her and how it has influenced her life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala, Spain
Adriana edifies us about the different varieties of coffee, explaining their origins as well as identifying the one that is most highly-rated and another that might negatively affect our health.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
This time, Mari Carmen tells us about the international women's handball championships in which she played in Stockholm, Sweden, and Vienna, Austria, and how impressed she was with these unique experiences abroad.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Guatemala, Spain
Adriana, who was born in Guatemala but now lives in Spain, tells us about the trajectory of her life and how she ended up in the coffee business.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen tells us how commitment, camaraderie, and quality players led her team to twice take the Spanish Championship
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen continues to tell us more details about her early days on the Guipúzcoa handball team and how she came to leave her administrative job to devote herself to athletics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen, a handball player in her youth, tells us how she initially got involved with sports.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Soledad tells us about some of the extremes she went to try to look good in her youth and how her attitude about her appearance has evolved as she has matured.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Soledad teaches us the Spanish equivalent of the English expression "to hit rock bottom" and tells us an anecdote based on someone who had that experience.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
The Spanish expression "El mundo es un pañuelo" [The world is a handkerchief] and its English equivalent "It's a small world" describe those scenarios where one unexpectedly runs into someone in an unexpected place or after a very long time. In this video, Soledad tells us about some of her personal "small world" experiences.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Are you familiar with the expression "Beauty is within"? Do you agree? In this video, Soledad shares with us some of her thoughts on and experiences with this popular saying.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Miguel Hernández was a poet who lived in Orihuela during the same time as Soledad's grandparents. Here, she tells us about his life and work and why, despite his early demise, he is still a renowned artist.
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