Maria continues to teach her students how to ask for directions, as well as to explain in detail how to get from one place to another.

Professor Maria teaches her students how to give someone detailed directions to the airport, as well as helping to expand their Spanish vocabulary with the names of many of the places that they might encounter on the way.

Professor Maria teaches her students the names of a variety of stores and public buildings as well as discussing what is done at them or what might be purchased.

This absolute beginner guitar lesson from Kalinchita is "For those who are starting from zero."

At https://kalinchita.com, we learn two new chords in E major and D major that carry us into a final A major progression.

Learn the chord with which the song, "Happy Birthday," is sung at Kalinchita.

Kalinchita brings you one of the all-time classic, most delightful Christmas carols for beginning guitar players.

Learn how to make arepas with Dany in this three-part video. The staple of Colombian and Venezuela cooking. They could differ in size but they always are delicious with fresh cheese and butter.

Carlos is a fine artist and an athlete who, when not painting a canvas, can be found sailing windsurfers and kites from his little guest house on the breezy south beach in Adícora, Venezuela. We asked him if he would give us a little presentation from atop his roof. You can hear for yourself that this spot is all about one thing, el viento!

Al gusto means, literally, “to the taste,” but in English we usually express this as “to taste.” So Gregoria doesn’t add honey to the avena (oatmeal). She puts it on the side of the plate. The person eating can can put it on al gusto, a little or a lot, however they like it. We often do this with salt, syrup, hot sauce… anything where individual palates vary considerably.

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.

In beautiful Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, the local cooks know their fruit! Let’s drop by the lovely Casa Mar as Gloria prepares a glorious multi-colored fruit salad made with local sandía (watermelon), melón, and plátano (banana). You may soon find yourself blending melon seeds into a delicious horchata.

Diana Quintana, a Colombian living in Italy, has formulated a special charity project to bring smiles to the faces of underprivileged children in Colombia at Christmas.

Gala shops for a new camcorder from the point of view of the display model, leading us into the show’s intro and theme song, "Me Llamas", by José Luis Perales. Perales got his first record deal as a student in Sevilla in 1970, and his romantic ballads have graced the charts ever since.

You may get the feeling that Soledad didn’t have the most stable childhood, but she’s a survivor, and she assures her aging uncle that she’ll stick by him too. Gloria, meanwhile, is telling her young son, who hasn’t yet started school, how academic grading works.