Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carlos offers us some commentary about the challenging series La Sucursal del Cielo, focusing in this first part on some aspects of the city in which it is set.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
This time, we'll meet Julieta, the first donkey Amaya ever rescued. Although she's quite small, she's the boss of all the other donkeys in the sanctuary! Let's find out more.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Let's discover this urban legend about a young woman from the nineteenth century whose life came to a tragic end.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
The young donkey Valiente, like many other donkeys at Amaya's donkey shelter, was rescued from a situation of abuse and neglect. Although his story is somewhat difficult to hear, he is fortunately now fully recovered. Let's listen to what Amaya has to say about this donkey who lives up to his name!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Soledad tells us about Raspi, a very intelligent cat that she rescued in the past, as well as her opinion that rescued animals often turn out to be the most special.
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 tells us that, despite her continued bouts with insomnia, she manages to be productive during some of those sleepless nights. Let's hear more about her experiences in this regard.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Let's learn more about the Hayni project, which provides a space where young boys and girls can learn and play, all while developing their self-esteem and autonomy.
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
Although social networks have been put to many positive uses, they can also have a toxic effect on young people in particular due their unrealistic depiction of people's daily lives. Let's hear Soledad's perspective on this topic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Now, Carlos' Uncle Fredy will show us how to make an "año viejo" doll from old, no-longer-used clothing, which will ultimately be burned as part of a Colombian tradition that represents "out with the old, in with the new."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carlos and his Uncle Fredy talk to us about the tradition of the "año viejo" in Colombia. Literally meaning "old year" (and also the name for the "New Year's Eve" holiday), an "año viejo" is symbolic doll that can represent a multitude of themes and especially the leaving behind of the sorrows, failures, and suffering of the year that is ending in order to kick off a better New Year.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Have you ever had a situation in which you planned and planned to have a super fun night with friends, and it turned out to be the total opposite? Or, on the other side of the spectrum, a spontaneous, unplanned day that turned out to be one of your best ever? Soledad talks to us about this interesting phenomenon.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Bread of the Dead is a traditional bread that is made in Mexico for the Day of the Dead. Let's learn more about it as well as Luis Alfaro's experience aboard a boat, where a workshop was given to learn how to make it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Thirty years ago, the imported holiday Halloween was not celebrated in Spain the way it is today. Instead, they celebrated All Saints' Day, a more solemn celebration of the departed. Soledad tells us more about the ways in which the celebration of these two holidays differ.
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