SCOLA Travel Journal: Week Sixteen

It’s week sixteen of my adventure with SCOLA On the Street Videos and I find myself back in South America, this time in Colombia! Before I begin my journey, I log on to SCOLA Spoken Word to chat with Julye, a friend I met when I visited Peru. Julye is excited that I am going to be back in South America and is happy to help me refresh my Spanish skills before I go. Spoken Word allows subscribers to avoid long distance phone charges and bypass time zones to chat with Native Speakers from around the world! Leave a message for Julye, Lise from Canada, Marianne from Germany, or any of the other native speakers and they will respond back to you within 24 hours! Nervous about your pronunciation in a new language you are learning? Get answers directly from the native speakers while picking up on body language and non verbal cues within their culture!

Next, I head on over to SCOLA World TV Online to catch up on current events in Colombia. Channel Two on World TV Online plays Spanish and Portuguese programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! I tune into the nightly news and other various programs from Bogota, and soon I am caught up on my Spanish and on all the current news in Colombia. I am ready to begin my South American adventure!

My first stop in Colombia is a fiesta! I join a family as they celebrate the coming of a new baby with a baby shower. I experience a celebration in the Colombian culture as we eat, open gifts, and play games. My next journey in Colombia is to explore what life is like as a student in Colombia. I’m able to talk with various students in Armero and experience the education system in Colombia. My last stop in Colombia was to learn karate! My health is important, and it is easy to get wrapped up in my adventures with On the Street Videos and forget about fitness! Local karate students teach me different techniques and I learn how to defend myself while getting a great workout in! Needless to say, after a fiesta, exploring Colombian education, and learning some karate moves I am exhausted! Time to head home.

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SCOLA Travel Journal: Week Thirteen

If you can think back that far, you will remember that thirteen weeks ago I began my travels with SCOLA with Peru as my first destination. In that time I have traveled to countries around the world and learned a lot about different cultures and languages, so it is no surprise that I feel like I need to brush up on my Spanish! I decide to journey back to South America and visit Argentina. Before I do though, I better refresh my Spanish skills!

I first log on to Insta-Class to review ready-to-use Spanish lessons from Argentina. I start out with Beginner Lessons, and the language quickly comes back to me as I work my way up to the Advanced Lessons.

I’m anxious to start my journey, but before I do there is one more stop I have to make on SCOLA.org– World TV Online of course! Did you know that Channel Two plays various programs from Argentina every weekday? It is a great resource for learning the Spanish language and learning about current, local events in Argentina. Once the program is over I am ready to begin my international adventure!

I log on to On the Street Videos to start my journey in Argentina. All of this learning and traveling has made me work up an appetite, so the first stop is to learn how to prepare a traditional Argentinean torte! Delicious! I now have the energy to continue my travels through this beautiful country.

My next stop is a rodeo show, which makes me so happy I took the time to refresh my Spanish skills. Without learning Spanish with SCOLA I wouldn’t have been able to understand any of the jokes or entertainment at the rodeo. The rodeo was great fun, but my next adventure here in Argentina takes me to something a little more serious- a First Communion ceremony at a church here in Argentina. The ceremony was beautiful and the perfect way to end my second tour of South America.

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