Carlos explains in detail the correct use of the negative form of the imperative tense, providing several examples.

Fabricio Sandoval, a fire captain in Otavalo, Ecuador, teaches us how to prepare ourselves for an earthquake, including which items to include in our backpacks.

Ana Carolina takes us to a clothing store to teach us some useful vocabulary and phrases for shopping.

Our guide concludes his carriage tour of Cartagena de Indias, pointing out plenty of additional streets and sites.

Let's find out what a day in the life of Sol, an online Spanish instructor, entails. Remember that you too can take classes with her and other excellent instructors on GoSpanish!

Manuel Quispe, owner of the indigenous clothing shop, Colors, in Saraguro, Ecuador, explains to us about some of the items they sell, particularly their handcrafted traditional necklaces.

The carriage tour through the streets and tourist sites of Cartagena de Indias continues with interesting tidbits about each locale.

Maru tells us about a typical day in the life of a Spanish teacher. Remember that you can also study Spanish online with her and other great teachers on GoSpanish!

Two teachers at El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) language school converse about their coworker, Anastasia's extremely unlucky day! You might note that the Spanish spoken in Spain tends to employ the present perfect tense [i.e. "I have eaten"] more frequently than English-speakers or Spanish-speakers from other regions would to describe occurrences that took place in the recent past, most typically on that day.

Let's go for a car ride through the fascinating streets of Cartagena, Colombia, discovering alongside our expert guide the history and wonders of this riveting Colombian city.

María Sol gives us some advice on learning Spanish and tells us about the advantages of studying online. Study live with Maria and other great teachers at GoSpanish.com. Your first five days are free and no credit card is needed.

Having just returned from her trip to Madrid, Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, shares with Idoia many of the wonderful things she did in the Spanish capital.

Rather than using the second person informal pronoun "tú," the "voseo," or use of the word "vos," is more commonly employed in Argentina and other countries to address someone as "you." Through examples, Carlos and Cyndy demonstrate how the same ideas would be expressed using each of these pronouns.

Amaya, a volunteer at the Donkey Sanctuary, tells us what her experience has been like thus far as well as what the volunteers do daily to care for these charming animals.

At El Aula Azul, Idoia and Ester speak enthusiastically about their weekend plans. While Ester intends to go to a concert, Idoia's long weekend in Barcelona will include a whole host of eclectic activities.