Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In this final part of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains how Mexicans prefer to celebrate death with humor, fun performances, and revelry.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chile
Evelyn Hevia Jordán, a Chilean doctoral student living in Berlin, is interested in how such cultural elements as food, music, and dance can serve as symbols of identity for immigrants living abroad. In this video, she talks about one such representation of Chilean culture: delicious empanadas!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.
Difficulty: Advanced
Chile
From the El Chilenito [The Chilean] restaurant in Berlin, Germany, Lalo teaches us how to make Chilean empanadas using language full of "Chilean-isms" from his country's unique dialect.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuba
Do you know what congrí is? Cuban singer-songwriter Ernesto Rodríguez, who lives in Berlin, explains to us what this delicious Cuban staple is and how it is prepared.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla and Fernando discuss some differences between two types of traditional Mexican music: mariachi and bolero, pondering the occasions for which each might be better suited.
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
Colombia
A passionate cattle ranch owner tells us about the procedure at a Colombian dairy farm, including the entire process of cow milking.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia, Mexico
Guillermo gives us an in-depth explanation of the manner in which Maya ceremonies were used to welcome the seasons, each of which represented a unique consciousness.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Thanks to their many advantages, cell phones have become ubiquitous in our lives. However, our reliance on these devices also comes with some disadvantages. Let's hear what Fermín and Manuel have to say about this topic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue their discussion on cell phones, discussing the latest cutting edge features and which of them each deems most important for their own needs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue to discuss the multitude of uses of smartphones in today's society and how they have changed the way we live, work, and stay connected to the world.
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