Pat from the Philippines shares her experiences with the country’s many languages.There are many diverse languages spoken in the Philippines, often traced back to the country’s colonial history. In addition to Filipino and English, many express

S1E12 - Human Rights Protests in Cape Town

Feb 15th, 2021 8m 24s

Geoff takes part in an anti-Apartheid protest in South Africa during the late 80s.In the late 1980s, South Africa is still in the midst of Apartheid – a period of state-sanctioned racist segregation and the systematic suppression of the black p

S1E11 - Musical Marching in Wisconsin & California

Feb 8th, 2021 11m 45s

Ted travels to California with his college marching band for a big football game.During his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ted joined the marching band. It consisted of 300 band members and played at every football game of the

S1E10 - A Special Pet in Nairobi

Feb 1st, 2021 7m 23s

Akiko grew up in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, and always dreamed of having a pet.Like most city kids, she and her siblings never saw much of the local wild animals. They did wish for a pet, though. One day, everything changed with a gift from

S1E9 - Exploring Nature in Minnesota

Jan 25th, 2021 9m 26s

Todd goes on a thrilling nature adventure in Minnesota with his college friends.The Boundary Waters call them with promises of untouched nature and raw wilderness. Find out how close to nature the group really get in our latest episode. Don’t j

S1E8 - Colourful Games in Bathinda

Jan 18th, 2021 9m 32s

Join Tanya as she shares local cultural stories about growing up all over India.She tells us about Holi festival and how she ended up looking like a character from the film “Avatar”. Don’t just listen, read along! Discover the episode transcrip

S1E7 - Flames in Woy Woy

Jan 11th, 2021 8m 31s

Sam shares an amazing story from Australia that happened on a childhood holiday.Every summer Sam and his family used to travel to Woy Woy along the Australian east coast. He experienced an extraordinary event one year, and tells how the local c

S1E6 - Culture Shock in New York

Jan 4th, 2021 8m 35s

Tevin learns to speak English like a local in New York when he moves there from Kenya.Although English is one of the official languages of Kenya, Tevin needed some time to adjust to the local manner of speaking when he moved with his family to

S1E5 - Boarding School Life in England

Dec 28th, 2020 9m 41s

Sophie shares stories of how she coped with her time at boarding school in England.Despite the strict rules and possible punishments, she and her friends did whatever they could to carve out a little chunk of freedom.This monolingual story is g

S1E4 - Name Finding in Hong Kong

Dec 21st, 2020 9m 2s

We head to Hong Kong and learn how the people there use names in an unusual way.Find out how the local use of names can sometimes lead to confusion. And why the system is actually quite useful after all. This monolingual story is great for inte

S1E3 - Water Sports on Koh Samui

Dec 14th, 2020 8m 11s

Chad finds the perfect wave in Koh Samui, after moving to paradise in the late 90s. It took some time for him to get on his surfing board, and it all went completely different than expected.This monolingual story is great for intermediate learn

S1E2 - Sorority Membership in Michigan

Dec 7th, 2020 8m 25s

Natalie tells us what it’s like to join a sorority at the University of Michigan.Becoming a member of a sorority or fraternity is an important part of college life for many students in the US. Natalie shares her story about a wild party with a

S1E1 - Summer Camp in Wisconsin

Nov 30th, 2020 8m 6s

Ted tells us about his time at summer camp in the US and what it was really like. Kids going to summer camp is something we all know from the movies. Ted shares an event that not only sounds like it could be straight from a blockbuster, but tha

S1E0 - Trailer

Nov 25th, 2020 1m 56s

Take a virtual tour with your host, Sen, all across the English-speaking world. Expand your language skills while learning interesting things about other cultures.

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