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Marta talks about how skeptical people who don't believe that there was a miracle in the story of Juan Diego and la Virgen de Guadalupe. Instead, they think it was all a trick from the Spanish Catholic Church to help the evangelization of Mexico.

Marta talks about the heartbreak of losing Mila, her beloved dog.

Marta concludes her summer travels with Keith. She is happy for the opportunity she had, but she is also happy to be back home!

Marta talks about the places she visited with her husband after her Paris immersion program ended. She starts in Belgium, France and Spain. She talks about the origin of Tapas, one of the staples of Spanish cuisine.

Marta talks about the grading system in Mexico and the US

Marta talks about surprises, and how some people don't like them. Also, talks about a wonderful surprise that Églantine, her French exchange student, received a day before graduation.

Marta talks about Jenna, one of her students who is graduating this year, and how she is truly a role model for adults and teens as well!

Marta talks about how she took her students on a virtual tour through her hometown in México.

Marta talks about her insecurities and how these have caused her stress throughout her life.

Marta gives an update on her health issues, and talks about how she has never liked to wait! Also, she is inviting everybody to send a voice message in Spanish using WhatsApp, at +1 920-361-3329. Marta will include your participation in the episode! This episode has the very first one, by one of her exchange students...

Today, Marta is celebrating the second anniversary of the podcast. To celebrate, she talks about how it all began. She talks about how the French podcast Un Petit Caoua inspired her as a learner and as a teacher.

Marta talks about the results of her recent bloodwork and how she made the mistake to look up for answers in the internet, because it caused her to panic.

Marta talks about the health issues she has been dealing with for the past several weeks, and her recent visit to the doctor's office, which involves a nurse drawing her blood and sending it to a laboratory for analysis.

Marta talks about how the holidays are not necessarily a happy season for everybody. Many people -including herself- struggle with depression, clashing with everything that the season brings. 

Marta talks about the origins of the traditional Christmas flower known in the United States as Poinsettia

Marta continues telling the story of Mario, a man looking for the secret of happiness. In this 3-part story, Marta uses subjunctive and conditional moods.

Marta tells the story of Mario, a boy who was searching for the key to happiness. This is the first of several episodes covering this beautiful story created by Marta, and that is meant to help the listener get familiarized with the  Spanish subjunctive and conditional moods; a fairly complex grammatical topic.  Enjoy!

Marta talks about the recent family events that she missed due to her living in a different country, and dreams about the things she would do if she had a private plane. This episode ups the complexity of the content of this podcast. As we go higher in our number of episodes, the expectation is that listeners are achieving a higher level of comprehension. From this episode on, Marta will try to adapt to the growing needs of her listeners to have content that challenges everybody and still addresses those needs in a comprehensible way.