An episode about my favorite place, can you guess where it is?

Vocabulario:

1. inesperado is unexpected

2. una afinidad is an affinity, or a liking

3. ir de compras is to go shopping

4. robaba (robar) is I used to steal

5. distraerme is to distract me

6. las edades are ages

7. un espacio seguro is a safe space

8. percatar is to perceive

9. el deseo is desire

10. añadir is to add

11. la fiebre de dopamina is dopamine rush

12. la última is the last one

13. la alegría is joy

14. la juventud is youth

15. las paredes are walls

16. una sonrisa is a smile

17. el ambiente is environment

18. dentro de poco is within a while

19. están acumulando (acumular) is are accumulating

20. se estén perdiendo (perderse) is they are missing

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Zombies, vampires, and Montevideo. Or at least one of those things.

Vocabulario:

1. desoladas is desolate
2. cazando (cazar) is hunting
3. había experimentado (experimentar) is she had experienced
4. pasaste por ello (pasar) is you missed it
5. siguió pensando (seguir) is she kept thinking
6. la aduana is customs
7. la planta baja is the lower floor
8. en ruta is en route
9. de acuerdo is agreed
10. extraño is strange
11. los vampiros are vampires
12. qué maravilla is how wonderful
13. una sorpresa is a surprise
14. ¿y ahora qué? is and now what?
15. relájate (relajarse) is relax!
16. los escalofríos are shivers
17. la pajita de metal is metal straw
18. charlando (charlar) is chatting
19. joder! is fuck!
20. déjalo ir ya (dejar) is let it go already!

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Love it or hate it, I'll share my packing method for any length trip. Then, you can try making your own packing list and method in Spanish.

Vocabulario:

1. en cuanto a is in regards to
2. una hoja de cálculo is a spreadsheet
3. de moda is fashionable
4. imperdonable is unforgivable
5. el jabón is soap
6. el secador de pelo is hair dryer
7. el tamaño is size
8. las cremalleras are zippers
9. una maleta is suitcase
10. una mochila is backpack
11. los bolsillos are pockets
12. los productos de belleza are beauty products
13. el enjuague bucal is mouthwash
14. las especias are spices
15. pesados is heavy
16. las vestimentas are outfits
17. una lavadora is washing machine
18. los enchufes are plugs
19. te preguntas (preguntarse) is you wonder
20. el esfuerzo is effort

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When mierda hits the fan, do mantras help?

Vocabulario:

1. sencillo is simple
2. voz alta is out loud
3. nadie is no one
4. de todos modos is anyway
5. el corte de pelo is haircut
6. cargó (cargar) is she charged
7. no entré en pánico (entrar) is I didn’t freak out
8. reembolsaron (reembolsar) is they returned, refunded
9. los guantes are gloves
10. el veterinario is the veternarian
11. la fuerza bruta is brute force
12. inundando (inundar) is flooding
13. las pulgadas are inches
14. renovar is to renovate
15. el cuello is neck
16. la mandíbula is jaw
17. el enlace is link
18. yo reflejé (reflejar) is I reflected
19. perdí mi puto quicio (perder) is I lost my fucking mind
20. prendí fuego (prender) is I set fire

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Sometimes there is such a thing as being too creative with the plot.

Vocabulario:

1. está gritando (gritar) is she is screaming
2. es decir is what I mean
3. el asesino en serie is serial killer
4. una máscara is a mask
5. los escritores are writers
6. una gira is a twist
7. con eso is with that
8. aplaudieron (aplaudir) is they applauded
9. inesperada is unexpected
10. socorro is help!
11. angustiada is anguished
12. el sótano is basement
13. de alguna manera in some way
14. herido is injured
15. debatieron (debatir) is they debated
16. quemar is to burn
17. y tal y tal is and so on and so forth
18. gatear is to crawl
19. el espectador is viewer
20. asustadizos is scared

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Jack and the Beanstalk gets a modern day remix in this fantasy tale about a college kid who goes down a risky path.

Vocabulario:

1. confiar is to trust

2. aprobar is to pass

3. apoyarían (apoyar) is they would support

4. estresado is stressed

5. conseguir is to get

6. relajar is to relax

7. fatal is terrible

8. festejar is to party

9. la presión de grupo is peer pressure

10. el cargo de cobertura is cover charge

11. te lo juro (jurar) is I swear to you

12. encogió los hombros (encoger) is he shrugged his shoulders

13. sospechoso is suspicious

14. gotear is to drip

15. las acciones are stocks

16. la pantalla is screen

17. las falta de balance is lack of balance

18. las amenazas are threats

19. está desmayando (desmayar) is he is fainting

20. las escaleras are stairs

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Hear the behind the scenes perspective of launching a podcast in this (kinda) fictional account.

Vocabulario:

1. cautivadora is captivating
2. las herramientas are tools
3. frustrada is frustrated
4. el guion is script
5. contratado (contratar) is hired
6. los oyentes are listeners
7. sus datos de pago is their payment details
8. puso manos a la obra (poner) is she got to work
9. en serio is for real
10. ¡Eso! is That’s it!
11. el berrinche is tantrum
12. octava is eighth
13. autoconsciente is self conscious
14. grabar is to record
15. la estadística is statistic
16. el lanzamiento is launch
17. los descargos are downloads
18. el sendero is the path
19. darse por vencida is give up
20. el agradecimiento is gratitude

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Test your comprehension skills with these four riddles related to colors.

1. el vendaje is bandage
2. los pasteles de felicidades are congratulations cakes
3. sigue disminuyendo (seguir and disminuir) is keeps getting smaller
4. oscura is dark
5. firmar is to sign
6. la adivinanza is guess
7. la antigüedad is antiquity
8. me imitan (imitar) is they imitate me
9. me caen bien (caerse bien) is they get along well with me
10. qué pena is what a shame
11. los reyes y las reinas are kings and queens
12. brillante is bright
13. puede que is maybe
14. la pista is hint or clue
15. la mayoría is the majority
16. tratar de decirte is to try to tell you
17. la naturaleza is nature
18. rubia is blonde
19. otro asunto is another issue
20. la piel is skin

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Hear from the perspective of a guy who can't stop being cheap, while practicing your imperfect tense. How can he fix this bad habit?

Vocabulario:

1. de joven is when I was young
2. compartir is to share
3. al principio is at the beginning
4. tacaño is cheap
5. la universidad is college, university
6. durante is during
7. ahorraba (ahorrar) is I used to save
8. cada otro día is every other day
9. un trago gratis is a free drink
10. la deuda is debt
11. desde entonces is since then
12. peores is worse
13. anticipa (anticipar) is she expects
14. no mames, guey is no way man
15. mudarme (mudarse) is to move house
16. al punto de morir is about to die
17. suficiente is enough
18. negociar is to negotiate
19. la pobreza is poverty
20. dejar de ser is to stop being

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Feel the stress of a fast paced and nearly impossible cooking competition.

Vocabulario:

1. bajo presión is under pressure
2. el contador is accountant
3. el desafío is challenge
4. la regla is rule
5. las almas pobres are poor souls
6. el desayuno is breakfast
7. el tocino is bacon
8. picada is chopped
9. el sartén is pan
10. se acercó (acercarse) is he approached
11. de repente is suddenly
12. la cáscara is shell
13. crujiente is crunchy
14. la rabia is rage
15. escupió (escupir) is she spit
16. entró en pánico (entrar en pánico) is he freaked out
17. la axila is armpit
18. los jueces celebridades are the celebrity judges
19. ¡Qué rico! is Yum!
20. ¿Cómo te sientes? is How do you feel?

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