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Costa Rican cyclist Eliécer González tells a story about an accident that he had while riding his bike one day.

Eliécer was one of my English co-teachers while I was on assignment in Costa Rica, and this accident happened during that time.

As a result, Eliécer was not able to come to school and teach, and so I worked alongside his substitutes until he was all healed up.

Let’s listen to what went down:

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Spanish Listening Practice #12

By Tom_Seryak

On May 18, 2023

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Costa Rican cycling enthusiast, Eliécer González, talks to us about the benefits of riding a bike.

The is the second part in a series about cycling.

Let’s listen in…

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Spanish Listening Practice #11

By Tom_Seryak

On May 15, 2023

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Native Spanish speaker originally from the Dominican Republic, America, talks to us about how Mother’s Day is celebrated in her native country.

Let’s listen in…

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Spanish Listening Practice #10

By Tom_Seryak

On May 14, 2023

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In this Spanish listening practice, Eliecer, an English teacher from Costa Rica, talks to us about how he developed a passion for bike riding.

This is the first of a series of audios.

Let’s listen in…

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Spanish Listening Practice #6

By Tom_Seryak

On May 4, 2023

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Hilda was one of my host moms when I was serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica.

She is a very hard worker and takes great pride in her amazing garden, which provides a variety of fruits and vegetables for the family.

In a recent conversation, I told Hilda that I had been working for a landscaping company and started dating a Brazilian woman.

Her response exposes a commonly held belief in her community related to work in the United States.

Let’s listen in.

Spanish Listening Practice #5

By Tom_Seryak

On May 1, 2023

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Allow me to introduce you to Jeffrey, my mentor while I was co-teaching English at the SENA institute in Valledupar, Colombia.

Jeffrey rarely spoke to me in Spanish, if at all, during my time in Colombia. At that time, I was not able to understand 90-100% of what he said to me in Spanish.

He talks FAST. Even with the transcript it will be difficult to follow, but it will help.

Heck, Jeffrey himself couldn’t understand the same part that I couldn’t understand, which I’ll place in (parenthesis) in the transcript.

This clip is actually great for learning how to grasp the idea and not concern yourself with every single word that is spoken. In fact, that will be the listening task for this audio: