Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Hostel owner, Esteban Barrera, introduces us to some of the tourist attractions one can encounter in the famed Getsemani neighborhood just outside of the Walled City of Cartagena, Colombia.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Natalia teaches us several useful phrases for ordering at a restaurant.
Difficulty: Advanced
Argentina
Rabbi Shloime offers us some insight into the origins and significance of the Hanukkah tradition.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Dreamcatchers are a type of talisman that are thought to ward off bad energy while retaining the good. Jorge Musuña, who makes them for a living in Otavalo, Ecuador, talks to us about their many sizes and varieties and their process of creation.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
Historian and guide, Henry Quinteros Marrugo, acquaints us with the history of Cartagena, Colombia, including its numerous invasions and the role of the San Felipe de Barajas fortress.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
As Sam continues to increase his Spanish vocabulary, Lola and Ana seem increasingly intrigued by their foreign friend.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Elvira talks to us from the Santa Caterina Market, one of the most famous attractions in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona's oldest neighborhood, explaining a bit about it as well as some of Catalonia's most common and tastiest tapas.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Pablo and the girls compete to take Sam shopping in an attempt to get him to reconsider his eccentric style.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
As Pablo tries to teach a confused Sam the names of the articles of clothing in Spanish, the girls fight over which parts of his body each will be in charge of dressing.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos and Xavi, Carlos' Spanish friend, invite us to observe the difference in pronunciation between the Spanish from Spain and Latin American Spanish, particularly as regards the letters "c" and "z."
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Sam calls his mother to tell her how excited he is about the prospect of his new friends dressing him in hip Spanish style. Later, while brushing up on his shopping terminology, he receives an unexpected call.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
With several examples, Carlos and Xavi continue to demonstrate to us the difference in pronunciation of the letters "c" and "z" in Colombia and Spain.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Pablo, Ana, and Lola eagerly give Sam the clothes they have bought for him, only to find that Sam's own attempt at shopping online has not gone exactly as expected.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
After Sam's attempt to grocery shop online does not go exactly as planned, his housemates are determined to teach him how to shop for clothes in person.
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