Episode 21: Summer Vacation Planning

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Episode 21: Summer Vacation Planning

Welcome back to the podcast. This week, we are chatting about trip planning. We're both people that really enjoy travelling, especially living abroad, there are lots of opportunities to do it. And we know that a lot of our listeners do too! So today we're practicing vocabulary related to planning a trip.

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Episode 20: Books and Movies!

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Episode 20: Books and Movies!

Welcome back to the pod. Today, we are talking about pop culture. And we'll be focusing on books and movies, and giving some of our recommendations as the year comes to a close.

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Episode 18: Let's Get Political

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Episode 18: Let's Get Political

U.S. politics can be quite complicated - you have local politics, state politics and federal. And it’s all mostly controlled by two political parties - Democrats on the left and Republicans on the right. Tune in to hear which party you’d likely fall into.

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Episode 15: Social Media

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Episode 15: Social Media

Are you a social media fanatic? An aspiring Instagram influencer? We’re not either of these things… but we’re normal folks who use social media. So, today, we’re talking about it. We’ll talk about our own usage, we’ll try to guess what’s popular with teenagers these days, and we’ll discuss the challenge of deciding whether your social media usage is private, personal, or both.

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Episode 14: Love is in the Air

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Episode 14: Love is in the Air

Love is in the air… and the parks… and the metro. This week, we’re chatting about romantic topics like weddings and dating! Paige and Mariah tell you about wedding customs in the United States and we share our thoughts on PDA in Chile. What’s PDA, you ask? Press play, and we’ll tell you!

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Episode 13: From El Salvador to Chile... A Visit with Victor!

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Episode 13: From El Salvador to Chile... A Visit with Victor!

In this edition of Coffee with Gringos, we’re joined by our pal and fellow Dynamic English teacher, Victor! Victor shares his inspiring journey to learn English and build a life in Chile. He tells us how a guy from El Salvador ended up in Santiago and shares his passion for bike riding. This is a good one. Whether you’re driving, cooking dinner, or avoiding doing your actual work… hang out with Victor, Paige, and Mariah for the next 15 minutes.

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Episode 12: Sports, Here and Abroad

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Episode 12: Sports, Here and Abroad

Did you know Chile's National Sport is....Rodeo. We discuss which sports are popular here and back home in the U.S. Remember if you get lost you can always refer back to the transcript and vocabulary guide.

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Episode 10: El Dieciocho

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Episode 10: El Dieciocho

In honor of Chile's upcoming El Dieciocho - we discuss this important holiday and how it compares to some of our holidays back home. Remember if you get lost you can always refer back to the transcript and vocabulary guide.

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Episode 9: FOOD, We All Love It!

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Episode 9: FOOD, We All Love It!

We discuss the foods we love and maybe don't love so much here in Chile and how they compare back home, with returning special gringo guests from Australia and the U.K. Remember if you get lost you can always refer back to the transcript and vocabulary guide.

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Episode 7: WhatsApp, Enough Said

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Episode 7: WhatsApp, Enough Said

Here in Chile What's App is the preferred mode of communication, for business, something that's surprising for those coming from the U.S. Remember if you get lost you can always refer back to the transcript and vocabulary guide.

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Episode 5: Traveling Scares

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Episode 5: Traveling Scares

Sometimes traveling isn’t all fun. Learn how to tell a story by hearing about a couple of travel hiccups. Remember if you get lost you can always refer back to the transcript and vocabulary guide.

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Episode 3: Chatting at a Bar

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Episode 3: Chatting at a Bar

This week on Coffee with Gringos, we head to the bar and have a really typical conversation! We discuss what we’ve been up to lately, a disastrous morning metro commute, and the World Cup. See how much you can understand of our conversation, and if you get lost, use the transcript to follow along.

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Episode 2: Casual Introductions

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Episode 2: Casual Introductions

On this episode of “Coffee with Gringos”, listen in as we reminisce on our first meeting. We’ll be using typical typical vocabulary and phrases for first introductions. When you get lost, refer to the transcript below. If you’e unsure what a word or phrase means, check out the Key Vocabulary, Phrases and Slang section below the transcript. Happy Listening!

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