Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Venezuela
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!
Difficulty: Beginner
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Peru
This absolute beginner guitar lesson from Kalinchita is "For those who are starting from zero."
Difficulty: Beginner
Peru
At https://kalinchita.com, we learn two new chords in E major and D major that carry us into a final A major progression.
Difficulty: Beginner
Peru
Learn the chord with which the song, "Happy Birthday," is sung at Kalinchita.
Difficulty: Beginner
Peru
Kalinchita brings you one of the all-time classic, most delightful Christmas carols for beginning guitar players.
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
This video teaches us how to ask and answer some simple questions in Spanish that could come in handy upon first meeting someone.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
This lesson teaches us how to introduce ourselves and others and say where we are from.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
This lesson teaches us to talk about an array of positive and negative feelings in Spanish.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
This lesson focuses on negative feelings in Spanish.
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