Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In this last installment of this series on chess, Carlos teaches us a few tactics, among which is the famous "queen's gambit," like the title of the popular Netflix series.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Our surf-loving friend Antonio Vargas is a talented illustrator with a varied career. Here we see some of his more commercial work and some of what he does for fun—like an illustrated magazine and notebook doodles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
You may know the baraja española, the Spanish deck of cards, with its classic renderings of kings and knights in four suits. Our illustrator friend Antonio Vargas created a uniquely Mexican baraja with native imagery drawing from the pre-Columbian Aztec, Olmec, Toltec and Mayan cultures.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Antonio Vargas is a talented painter and sculptor. In this video, he’s going to show us his works, explain what they mean and how he made them. A self-portrait as a fish? His father in clay? It’s all here.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
An employee at the Benjamín Mehnert Vaccination Center is looking for a family to adopt Pino, a friendly but nervous little dog in need of orthopedic surgery.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Ángela Aguilar, daughter of legendary Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar, performs her acclaimed interpretation of the enchanting traditional tune "La Llorona" in the official video. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Angel Villalona, better known as “Andy Andy,” began his career singing merengue, but he is making his mark in bachata. Both are genres from his native Dominican Republic. The governor of New York proclaimed Andy a “stellar example” for young people and the governor of Connecticut declared April 17th “Andy Andy Day.” He’s got our vote too.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
López Obrador’s campaign commercials really try to shake potential voters out of their sillas, attempting to give the potentially marginalized a strong message: “now it’s our turn, now it’s your turn!” He blatantly positions himself against the rich, those who “take the biggest piece of the cake.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Should government pump money into the economy and generate jobs by financing giant public works projects? In the extremely close Mexican presidential election of 2006 (which he lost), Andrés Manuel López Obrador made it clear that that his answer is a decisive ¡Sí!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Enjoying almost full support by his party as their presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador stepped down from his post as Mayor of Mexico City, aka D.F. (Distrito Federal) to campaign for the presidency of Mexico in the 2006 elections against Felipe Calderón.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Yoga, a discipline that has become quite trendy in the West in recent years, is actually a more than three-thousand-year-old life philosophy. Yoga instructor Ana Teresa will share with us some information about this discipline according to the ancient book The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Instead of just listening to someone talk about meditation, what could be better than experiencing it yourself? Participate in this guided meditation with Ana Teresa, and feel the sensations it brings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Yoga postures have an effect not only on the body but also on the mind. In this video, Ana Teresa explains in detail the four manners in which we can work the spine in yoga and the mental effects of each of them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
What are the yin and yang types of yoga? Ana Teresa explains to us what these practices entail and which personality type each tends to suit, which might be counterintuitive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
With the help of Ana Teresa, let's delve a bit deeper into the idea of the chakras, which are energetic points responsible for maintaining the balance between mind and body.
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