Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Hannelore, the daughter of the managers of Circus Berlin, tells us her personal circus experience, including how she got started, the plethora of acts she has performed and the pros and cons of circus life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Hannelore tells us the exciting details of her two most recent circus acts: a laser show and a magic act in which she performs with her brother.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Since the age of four, Mirella has worked in different circuses doing different acts. Let's hear about her history in the circus, the challenges of her current speciality, hula hoop, the effect that an audience's reaction can have on circus artists and more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
As a member of the eighth generation of a circus family originally from Guatemala, Lucas always dreamed of working abroad. His dream came true, and, after visiting a multitude of countries, he got his current job at Circus Berlin, where he performs on the dangerous and daring Wheel of Death.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
In the second part of his video, Lucas expounds upon the mental and physical challenges of performing his Wheel of Death act in the circus as well as explaining why being a clown is harder than it seems.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chambao introduce themselves in this way: The sound of waves, smooth sand, friends and music, a “chambao” is not just a fleeting space set up on the seashore with rugs and cushions, lit up by a bonfire; it is also a place where the simple joy of being alive is the important matter.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
David, a professor of foreign languages and Spanish for foreigners at the Ames Academy, will tell us about the Spanish language, its different dialects, and which, if any, is the most correct.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos familiarizes us with some Spanish social media lingo, specifically for Facebook and Twitter.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Although Spanish often borrows English terms like "e-mail" and "password" to talk about terms related to the internet, Carlos provides us with several more proper Spanish alternatives.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Although the Colombian version of The Wonder Years is based upon the well-known American series, Carlos explains to us some similarities and differences between the two versions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Within the second part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos points out several examples of a manner of speaking that is very typical to Bogota.
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
Colombia
In the second part of this lesson that deals with the Colombian series "Sucursal del Cielo," Carlos focuses on the "voseo," or use of the second person singular pronoun "vos" that is used in lieu of "tú" in certain regions, dealing specifically with the manner in which it is employed in Cali, Colombia, where the show takes place.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In the third part of this lesson, Carlos analyzes several clips from the series La Sucursal del Cielo [Heaven's Subsidiary] to explain how the characters use the"voseo," or informal "you" in certain regions, in their conversations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia Cali
In this video, Carlos tells us about the extensive conversational use of the imperative form by the people from Cali as seen in the popular Colombian series "La sucursal del cielo."
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