Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Martin Tellez speaks to us about Malaga's tradition of making scrumptious sardine brochettes, a favorite of both tourists and locals.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Hostess Maria Lamas takes us on a stroll down Calle Larios in Malaga, Spain, a vibrant street known for, among other things, its architecture, historic and modern shops and street vendors and artists.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Our hostess, Maria, takes us inside Malaga's fascinating Holy Week festivities, a spectacle which attracts more than five million tourists from around the globe annually.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Our hostess, Maria, gives us a tour of the eclectic Automobile and Fashion Museum in Malaga, Spain, where one can view a vintage collection of the world's finest cars as well as designer clothing throughout the ages.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Saddlery is an old trade in Mijas Pueblo that emerged with the donkey-taxi business. Lourdes, a self-taught saddler, tells us about her trade.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In addition to saddlery, our friend Lourdes from the town of Mijas Pueblo in Andalusia, Spain, practices the unique, age-old craft known as esparto weaving. Let's learn more!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Is it by chance that Diego Maradona IS Maradona and you are not? “Life is a raffle, lottery or game of chance,” claims the refrain of this catchy song by Manu Chao. But if you were Maradona, what would you do? Would you live like him? Listen in and ponder the question.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Manu Chao is French, but he has Spanish roots. He sings in six or seven different languages, from Spanish to English to Arabic, and his music has even more diverse influences. “Clandestino,” the title track from Manu’s first album, deals with the issue of immigration: “I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations. Look around – maybe thirty percent of the people in this street are clandestino (illegal).”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen, a handball player in her youth, tells us how she initially got involved with sports.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen continues to tell us more details about her early days on the Guipúzcoa handball team and how she came to leave her administrative job to devote herself to athletics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Mari Carmen tells us how commitment, camaraderie, and quality players led her team to twice take the Spanish Championship
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
This time, Mari Carmen tells us about the international women's handball championships in which she played in Stockholm, Sweden, and Vienna, Austria, and how impressed she was with these unique experiences abroad.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Through her experience as a champion handball player, Mari Carmen established an incredible bond with a group of women, who continue to meet to this day. In this video, she speaks to us about what their friendship means to her and how it has influenced her life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
According to Mari Carmen, her choice to attend a very regimented boarding school in the small village of Polanco to obtain her physical education degree could not have been a better one. Let's hear about her time there as well as her subsequent, rewarding experiences as an educator.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
María Marí, a Spanish painter living in London, talks to us a bit about her education and inspirations.
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