Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed

We talk about birthdays, and how these are celebrated in Hispanic cultures. You’ll learn about Lis’s family’s birthday songs and traditions, why Rob is sick of birthday cake, and we talk about who exactly is responsible for planning your birthday!

Lis continues telling us of her time in Glastonbury Festival.

Lis tells us of her experience in Glastonbury Festival this June, one of the largest and best known music festivals in the world! Part two follows.

We talk about the final few days of our time in Spain, when we visited Rob’s favourite city – Valencia.

We talk about the next part of our holidays, where we travel to Barcelona.

We took some holidays recently (again - we do work sometimes, honest!), starting with a wedding in Toulouse, France. Here, we talk about our experience in a French (and Colombian) wedding.

We talk about a few of the cultural norms in both England and South America, and how different they can be!

Rob tells Liz about 5 surprising things he learnt when he was in Colombia.

According to recent statistics, 55% of Spanish people between 25-29 live at home with their parents - part of an increasing trend around Europe. Here, we talk about our experiences living with parents, as well as the pros and cons.

Liz and Rob talk about their childhood pets, and Liz's suicidal chickens!

Liz tells us about her Aunt and Uncle's farm in Moniquira, Colombia!

Do you think there's such a thing as an "addictive personality"? Do you have one? Here, we discuss our various addictions, both good and bad.

We talk about our "hobbies, pasatiempos, y aficiones" - do you know the difference? Do you have any hobbies or pastimes? Or, did you used to have some, but now regret dropping them?

We recently started to shop in markets, rather than supermarkets, and have really come to appreciate them. We talk about the day we went shopping in our local market, and how it compares to the same experience in Colombia!

We talk about the grease that keeps our capitalist wheels spinning, including slang phrases and terms, and a crazy story about a Colombian Pyramid Scheme which has to be heard to be believed!

Tropical fruits from Colombia

The world's most popular drug: Coffee!

We talk about our sleeping habits and customs

We discuss English and Colombian attitudes to fashion

We discuss "las mentiras piadosas" - white lies!