Mauricio Cordoba, a licensed optometrist from Otavalo, Ecuador, gives us some useful tips about how often to get our eyes checked, what to keep in mind when purchasing glasses, etc.

Julia and Pipo talk about their Christmas traditions- or lack thereof- and how the meaning of Christmas seems to have changed in modern times.

Carolina teaches us about disjunctive and copulative conjunctions- ways to express "or" and "or else"- in Spanish.

Carolina explains about the gerund verb form in Spanish and some mistakes that native English speakers commonly make when employing it.

Cleer and Lida demonstrate how to book a hotel room.

Carolina explains to us about the gerund, the form of a verb which expresses an action in progress.

Natalia from Ecuador introduces us to the largely indigenous and extremely fascinating city of Otavalo, considered to be the "intercultural capital" of Ecuador.

There are three types of demonstrative adjectives depending upon the distance that exists between the object or objects that they qualify in relation to the person who speaks. Carolina explains further.

Natalia from Ecuador explains to us those adverbs that describe the order in which a sequence of events take place.

Cleer, a professional makeup artist from Colombia, takes us step by step through the makeover she is giving her friend, Catalina, in preparation for her job interview.

Carolina teaches us some contrasting Spanish adjectives to describe people's moods and personalities.

Listen for the use of the past (preterite) tense in Spanish as Adrian and Doctor Advice (instructors from El Aula Azul) discuss all of the progress he is making in various aspects of his life.

Although "por" and "para" can both be translated as "for" at times, they are used in different circumstances in Spanish. "Dr. Advice" (Ester from El Aula Azul) provides us with several examples of each of them.

Raquel explains to us how to file a police report in the case that belongings are stolen from you while in a foreign country.

Merry Christmas from the band La Oreja de Van Gogh as they sing the Spanish version of "Silent Night."