#48 - Guillermo & Mariano - Christmas and the Holidays, Part 3 (Intermediate)

Guillermo and Mariano talk about how Christmas is celebrated in Argentina and how it feels more like a pagan holiday than a religious one. (Guillermo y Mariano conversan sobre la manera en que la Navidad es celebrada en Argentina y que la sienten más como un festejo pagano que religioso.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Otro (Other)
Duration: 11:21

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#19 Guillermo & Mariano -The Weather in Buenos Aires (Intermediate)

A conversation between Guillermo and Mariano about how the weather in Buenos Aires affects their health, and also, about their favorite foods. (Conversación entre Guillermo y Mariano hablando acerca de cómo afecta su salud el clima de Buenos Aires, y sobre el final conversan acerca de sus comidas favoritas).

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Environment, People, Food, Health
Duration: 10:26

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#18 Work and Spare Time (Intermediate)

Patricia and Rafael talk about their jobs and what they do in their spare time. (Patricia y Rafael conversan sobre sus empleos, sus pasatiempos y finalmente planean reunirse para la próxima semana).

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Everyday life, People
Duration: 10:45

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#16 Guillermo & Mariano - Last Weekend (Intermediate)

Guillermo and Mariano talk about what they did last weekend. They begin by speaking about nightclubs, bars, drinks and women, and finish up by discussing Chinese supermarkets and immigration in Argentina. (Conversación entre Guillermo y Mariano comentando lo que han hecho el último fin de semana. Al comienzo se tocan temas como discotecas, bares, bebidas y mujeres, y finaliza acerca de los supermercados chinos y la inmigración en Argentina).

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Everyday life, People
Duration: 21:32

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#8 Federico in Buenos Aires (Intermediate)

Federico lives in Buenos Aires, is studying to be an interpreter and talks to Steve about his stay in Hong Kong and other subjects.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: People, Education, Culture and Religion
Duration: 15:38

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#7 A Venezuelan in Calgary at 45 below zero (Intermediate)

Humberto talks about life in Calgary where the thermometer recently dropped to -45 degrees celsius. Brrr! (Un venezolano en Calgary a 45 grados bajo cero).

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: People
Duration: 18:46

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#6 Victor, an Argentinian-Canadian restaurateur (Intermediate)

Victor is a partner in an Italian restaurant in West Vancouver. He talks about arriving in Canada from Argentina, getting used to a new life. He also talks a little about Argentina. (Victor es socio de un restaurante Italiano en West Vancouver. Él habla sobre su llegada a Canadá de Argentina, y el acostumbrarse a una nueva vida. También habla un poco sobre Argentina).

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: People
Duration:  11:31

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#3 Tomas, a web developer in Madrid (Advanced)

Tomas talks to Steve about his work as a web developer. The sound quality is not excellent for which we apologize. We still feel the subject is interesting for an advanced learner.

Difficulty: Advanced
Category: Professional Life
Duration: 8:24

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