Our good Mexican friends know a little about everything and they’re willing to teach us! When you get somewhere, what’s the first thing to do? Here you’ll learn how to greet friends, lovers and even grandmothers!

Partido de la Revolución Democrática is what PRD stands for, and Mexican presidential hopeful Manuel López Obrador has been with the organization since its infancy when was known as the “Democratic Current” (Corriente Democrática), a dissenting wing of the once indomitable PRI, Partido Revolucionario Institucional.

Útilies. It relates to school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, paper, scissors… anything children need to get through the school year. Not a big deal for the middle class, but it can be a serious challenge to those of lesser means. López Obrador made it a campaign promise that útilies would be provided free to all children throughout Mexico, just as he did for the children of Mexico City while he was mayor.

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.

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.

Carlos continues his series on accentuation by teaching us a few more rules regarding accent placement.

Carlos explains the four groups into which Spanish words are classified depending upon which of their syllables is accented as well as the rules regarding written accents.

In this final part of the videos dedicated to accentuation, Carlos explains diphthongs, triphthongs and hiatuses.

Known as the "tuteo," the "ustedeo" and the "voseo," Carlos explains the historical roots and evolution of these varying ways of saying "you" in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Factors which affect which form is utilized by a particular person in a particular situation include that person's country of origin as well as the relationship between the speaker and the person to whom he or she is speaking.

Carlos explains the forms of address used to address several conversational partners: "vosotros" and "vosotras," which tend to be used in Spain, and "ustedes," which tends to be used in Central and South America.

Carlos explains to us about cardinal numbers in Spanish, which are used to count and quantify elements.

When Cleer's daughter, Lia, shares a bit of sad news with her, Cleer is determined to cheer her up.

Cleer and Lia make a chocolate cake for Mother's Day and share the recipe with us.

The Tsáchila community has undertaken the task of opening its doors to foreign visitors, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their traditions and culture.

Couldn’t you just go for some refried beans right now? They are great for breakfast, great for lunch, and we’re happy to have them for dinner, not to mention a medianoche snack! Let’s drop in on Gloria as she cooks up a batch for us.

While stirring a pot, Doña Coco sings us a couple of Christian songs, which she learned at her evangelical church.

Street food is a great way to sample something unique to a country or culture. That’s why we don’t miss a chance to chat with street vendors and taste their treats. Strolling the streets of Mexico, we ran into this delicious soup—perfect for meat lovers!

It’s not easy for most kids growing up in the Chaco region: before the morning bell rings, they have already been picking cotton in the fields. Hop on a boat with Eduardo and Luciana and learn about the community service they do for needy rural schools in Argentina.

We all have good friends, each one of them with distinctive qualities. Some of them are loud, some of them quiet. Ester, one of our friends, and a teacher at El Aula Azul, explains to us who her amigos are and how well they get along.

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandfather how, aboard a submarine, they managed to recover Candelario's lost boat.

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandfather about their flight above the sea aboard a unique balloon.

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandpa about their cake-making adventures and what they learned about coconut in the process.

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandfather about their strange encounter with pelicans one day while racing their paper boats.

In the process of recounting to their grandpa their adventures while looking for Guillermina's lost kite, Guillermina and Candelario learn all about volcanoes and islands.