Hello my name is Salvador Manzo and I am from California. For anyone interested on how Black Friday is in the USA, it has calmed down a lot but I recall a time during my adolescence when Black Friday was THE TIME to shop. I recall a time when my aunt, my cousins, my sister, and I lined up outside a Kohl’s. Khol's is essentially a large department store. At that time, they were offering really good deals to the first 100 customers in line aside from sales going on in the store. My aunt had us leave Thanksgiving dinner and get ready to go to the outlets (a discount shopping center). We decided to show up at about 3am and we saw a large crowd. At about 3:30am the parking lot lights lit up and there was a storm of people waiting for the store to open. at 4:00am when the store opened it's doors, everyone was screaming to get in and yelling at those in the parking lot to go in line. I recall people running once inside as if Indiana Jone's had hidden a treasure inside. It was an interesting experience that I had with my family. I remember people having their carts filled to the brim as if they were buying the whole store in their carts.

Hello I am Mr. Manzo and I am from California. I would like to share one of my favorite places to visit in the central coast. The Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a lot of fond memories from when I was a young child and even into me as an adult. There is an extensive diversity of aquatic animals and plants that you may see. One of my favorite things to see there are the kelp tank. When I am in front of the kelp tank it is as if I am floating with the fishes and it brings me so much tranquility to my soul. If you ever have a chance to come visit, please check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium in the Central Coast, California. Best, Mr. Manzo

Hi, Have you ever wondered what is the best way of learning letter sounds when learning a new language? As a teacher that works with small children, my best advice is finding ways to connect each letter with an image. For example, the letter b. My students oftentimes confuse the b and the d and reverse the two constantly. A song we use in class is "the bat and the ball, the bat and the ball, that's the letter b, the bat and the ball." l⚾️ (Let's pretend that's a bat and a ball😉) I hope that helps, Best, Mr. Manzo

Hello, I am Mr. Manzo, Transitional kindergarten teacher by day, iTalki teacher by night. Have you ever wondered how you can help your children our yourself learn the ABC's in English? What a good way to learn the letter names as well as the letter sounds? Well I have the resource for you!!! In my classroom as a teacher for small children, we use music daily to reinforce letter names and sounds. Often times students confuse sounds or letters that have similar shapes. I recommend alphafriends as a fun way to practice your English phonemic awareness. My students' favorite song is Mimi Mouse. Here is a link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2KzWsYPvYI Yours truely, Mr. Manzo

Does anyone have any shows or movies they recommend that come from Egypt? I would like to practice my Egyptian Arabic.

Today is my birthday :) what are some customs that you guys celebrate on one’s birthday ? My family’s usually buys someone a cake and sings the mañanitas to me :)

Hey guys. Is anyone learning Hawaiian here ? I have studied for a couple years at the university of Hawai’i at Mānoa and I’d like someone to practice with :)

Does anyone know any good YouTubers in Vietnamese, Korean, or Mandarin ? I’m learning these languages and I would like to find some videos and channels to practice my listening. It’d greatly be appreciated if you guys can give me some suggestions. I’m a native speaker in both English and Spanish. #korean #vietnamese. #mandarin