Economics is all about the production and consumption of goods and services. Usually, we associate it with numbers and acronyms but in the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana they see the people behind the data. Crista is one of those students willing to chat about her school and her city.

Manuel is a Mexican economics student. Here he tells us about what he likes most about his major, his future plans, and his pastimes.

We are at Mexico City’s public university talking with Manuel. He tells us about the contrasts that exist within his neighborhood and what he thinks about the relationship between the United States and Mexico.

Manuel, soon to be a lawyer, tell us about his dreams, his favorite activities, including singing, and about his career.

Laura, originally from Madrid, lives in Valencia and has been working for twenty-two years at the Benàger Social Center, a retirement center where older people —and younger ones too— gather to spend time, play bingo, and enjoy activities together. Let's hear what she has to tell us!

We continue listening to Laura. In this part, she tells us about the famous Fallas, a Valencian tradition in which some falleros who are passionate about these festivities end up spending large amounts of money. Let's listen to some details!

Swimming has played a very important role in Valeria's life. Let's hear what it means to her and how it has influenced her and changed her life.

Learn the names of the four most popular swimming strokes in Spanish with Valeria, who will explain to us some characteristics of each of these challenging styles.

Valeria offers us some insight into the extremely strenuous swim practices of a competitive athlete.

Venado Meraki is a well-known group from Guadalajara, México, who classifies itself as a "folk rock en espanol." Their romantic song "Bajamar" [Low Tide] is reminiscent of a poem.

Juan is a seller of large garden plants in the fashionable La Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City. Luckily for us, he was willing to tell us a little about his lovely merchandise, most of which grows native in the lush mountains of Oaxaca.

Fate has brought Sandra and Sonia, one Spanish the other Venezuelan, together in Germany. In this video Sonia tells Sandra about her trip and about her career in Preschool Education.

Maximiliano, a young Venezuelan living in the South of Italy, explains a bit about its culture and customs, particularly during Christmastime.

Zoraida from Venezuela speaks to us from Linkenheim, Germany, where we’ll visit two lakes: one natural and the other artificial.

Zoraida from Venezuela takes us on a tour of some of Karlsruhe, Germany's most dazzling sites, including the Karlsruhe Palace.