I will soon be travelling for a few months, firstly to Southern Africa, then returning to South America. You can listen to my experiences as a fun way to practise your English!

Travel diaries

In this episode of channel Let's speak Albanian/Le të flasim shqip we'll have Greetings/Përshëndetjet in  Albanian language for level A1 - C1. I wish these episodes will help everyone practice and enjoy listening Albanian any time you like to.    
Lets enjoy together!
                  Formal greetings
Përshëndetje! - Hello!
Mirëmëngjes! - Good morning! 
Mirëdita! - Good afternoon! 
Mirëmbrëma! - Good evening! 
Më vjen mirë që ju takoj! - I am glad to meet you!
Kënaqësi që ju takoj! - Pleasure of meeting you!
Gëzohem që ju takoj! - I am glad to meet you!
Gëzohem gjithashtu! - Glad too!, I'm happy too!
Kënaqësia është e imja! - The pleasure is mine!
Shikues të nderuar, mirëmbrëma! - Dear viewers, good evening!
Të nderuar kolegë! -  Dear colleagues!
Të nderuar debutetë! - Honorable debutantes!

      Informal greetings 
Si je?! - How are you?!/What's up!
Ç'kemi! - Hi! (What do we have!)
Ça bëre! - What's up! (What did you do!/What have you done!)
Si kalove! - How were you!/How did you spend!
Mirë?! - Good?!/ Okay?!
Mirupafshim! - Goodbye!
Mirë u takofshim! - Good to meet you!/Nice to meet you!
Ditën e mirë! - Good day!/Have a nice day!
Drekën e mirë! - Good afternoon!
Natën e mirë! - Good night!
Shihemi së shpejti! - See you soon!
Kalofshi mirë! - Have a nice day!/Have a great time!
Gjithë të mirat! - All the best!



Let's speak Albanian

Përshëndetjet 

I wrote this crazy anecdote that I lived with my friend Nicolas. In order not to make it longer than it already is, I divided it into 2 parts. This 1st one is about how we went on vacation without knowing that we were not going to return to our destination, thanks to the coronavirus. Cancelled tickets, chaotic airports, and an exotic country .
In the 2nd: how we got a ticket to get out of there, how they didn't want to put us up anywhere and how I ended up in Ezeiza (Argentina's main airport) on top of a bus with people I didn't know.
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Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

ABOUT HOW I LIVED IN AUSTRALIA, WENT ON HOLIDAY IN SRI LANKA AND ENDS UP IN ARGENTINA: CHRONICLE OF A PANDEMIC - Part 1.

Poema de Federico García-Lorca del Romancero Gitano

POEMAS DE FEDERICO GARCÍA-LORCA

MUERTO DE AMOR

“Learn English” - Rethinking Your Objectives (Episode 398)

What’s on your mental radar? Perhaps it’s passing the IELTS exam, perfecting your job interview performance, or sharpening your communication for career advancement.

But what lies beyond that immediate goal? What other significant outcomes will follow once you achieve your primary objective?

Often, these secondary, less obvious goals are actually more meaningful. Yet, because they aren’t in our conscious awareness, we miss the opportunity to pursue them directly.

This is why I incorporate coaching into my method. It enables my students to clarify these secondary objectives, clear any roadblocks, and conquer them along the way.

In this paradigm, the original goal becomes less of a mountain to climb and more of a stepping stone, because you approach it with a ‘I care, but not that much’ attitude. This mindset shift makes it so much easier to achieve, and from there it’s easy sailing!

Come for my unique training and expand your horizons to 'see a new land' filled with opportunities  that were hidden before!

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

“Learn English” - Rethinking Your Objectives (Episode 398)

“Your Voice Isn’t Broken”

Most professionals I work with already know how to speak English.
But they don’t feel like themselves when they speak it.

They sound smaller. More careful. Less certain.
Not because they lack skill — but because they don’t trust their voice in the moments that matter.

I don’t fix English.
I help leaders speak from clarity, not tension. From self-trust, not perfection.
And when they do — everything changes.

🌱 If this resonates, DM me “VOICE.”
Let’s bring your real voice back.

Job Interview Preparation for Women Executives | Build CEO-Level Presence Under Pressure

“Your Voice Isn’t Broken”

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222782519032
https://youtu.be/3rirojjfvlc

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 11. Part 1 -고 싶다, Part 2 -을까요?/-ㄹ까요?  (Beginner 1)

El axolote mexicano o ajolote, Ambystoma mexicanum, es una salamandra con la característica poco habitual de conservar sus rasgos larvales en su vida adulta. Esta condición, que se conoce como neotenia, significa que conserva su aleta dorsal de renacuajo -que recorre casi la totalidad de su cuerpo- y sus branquias externas, que sobresalen de la parte trasera de su ancha cabeza en forma de plumas.

Este singular anfibio se encuentra en peligro crítico de extinción según la lista roja de la Unión Internacional por la Conservación de la Naturaleza, debido a la pérdida de hábitat, la introducción de especies invasoras en su hábitat, la sobreexplotación, la contaminación y su consumo como alimento. El axolote se encuentra únicamente en el complejo lacustre de Xochimilco (pronunciado Sochimilco), cercano a la ciudad de México, y difiere de la mayoría de las salamandras en que vive permanentemente en el agua. En casos extremadamente raros, el axolote madura y sale del agua, pero en la mayoría de los casos prefieren permanecer en el fondo de los lagos y canales de Xochimilco.

El axolote, pariente cercano de la salamandra tigre, puede ser bastante grande y alcanza longitudes de hasta 30 centímetros, aunque su tamaño medio es de 15 cm. El axolote suele ser negro o marrón moteado, aunque también son relativamente comunes las variedades albinas y blancas, especialmente entre especímenes criados en cautividad.

El axolote es longevo, alcanza hasta 15 años de edad alimentándose de moluscos, gusanos, larvas de insectos, crustáceos y algún pez. Esta especie, acostumbrada al papel de predador en su hábitat, ha empezado a padecer la introducción de grandes peces en su hábitat lacustre. Entre las amenazas naturales se cuentan las aves de presa como las garzas. 







Spanish México

El Ajolote Mexicano.

Today I talk about the phrase "to fall through", the young couple who lied about a house sale falling through and a story about a woman defending her seat on an airline. https://anchor.fm/joseph-mc42/episodes/674-To-Fall-Through-with-transcript-e2g2t1m

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R1RwlljBdc4KKhyjPmnLP_t2zv6OPO56/view?usp=drivesdk