Rob and Pilar discuss what they see most effective Spanish learners have in common. What are the qualities they all cultivate, and does "immersion" have an impact on language learning? Also, they delve into the interesting Spanish slang phrase

Preguntas con Pilar 3: La emigración de Colombia

Jun 1st, 2023 25m 38s

Rob continues his conversations with Pilar. They discuss why so many people are looking to leave Colombia, and what some of the assumptions there are within Colombia about what it's like living abroad. Rob also asks about gender - so simple to

Preguntas con Pilar 2: Mexico

Mar 31st, 2023 27m 11s

Pilar has experience living and working in Mexico. Rob chats with her about life in Mexico, and how it compares to Colombia. They also touch on Spanglish, weird Mexican phrases, Netflix, and talk about how to understand the past tenses in Spani

Preguntas con Pilar: Conocer a Pilar

Mar 31st, 2023 20m 23s

We're introducing a new "mini-series" - Preguntas con Pilar. Rob chats with Pilar, who is one of the teachers in the Spanish Obsessed Academy. She has incredible experience teaching Spanish, and in her conversations with Rob they focus more on

Advanced 31: La Gestión Urbana

Jun 15th, 2018 23m 34s

Rob talks with Lis’ sister, Judith. Judith recently completed her Masters in La Gestión Urbana (Urban Management), and discusses the current global migration to cities, amongst other topics.

Advanced 30: Ser popular

Jun 4th, 2017 14m 42s

Rob and Lis talk about being popular, having friends, and how to maintain contact in the age of social media…

Advanced 29: Education

Jun 4th, 2017 17m 38s

Rob, Lis and Colombian friend Dani talk about the education systems of UK vs Colombia and Latin America

Advanced 28: Interviews

Jun 3rd, 2017 17m 1s

How important is the interview process for finding a job? Lis and Rob discuss their experiences in interviews in both English and Spanish, and how difficult the process can be.

Advanced 16: Clarissa

Jun 6th, 2014 24m

Clarissa talks to us about the situation in Venezuela

Advanced 15: Driving

Jun 1st, 2014 9m 51s

We talk about driving - the differences between driving in Colombia and England (can't be that many...!), what's required to get a driving licence, and our dreams of a road-trip around Colombia in a jeep!

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