Life sometimes challenges us with difficult circumstances. Getting through these complicated times takes support, motivation and skill, even though failure feels both scary and possible.

In this episode, we discuss how to stay motivated and consistent even during times of personal challenge.

Motivation Monday

Resilience, Grit & the Art of Not Giving Up

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学生のとき、先輩がつくったルールがありましたか？
わたしの学校は、ルールがたくさんあって大変でした。

When you were a student, did you have any rules made by your seniors?
At my school, there were so many rules that it was very difficult.

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#3 先輩がつくったルール Rules Created by Seniors

Ollie Gamblin, 33, from the UK, and Lavinya Scholl, 35, from Germany, met in 2017 while cherry picking in Tasmania. Their mutual love for adventure took the pair all around Australia together — and seven years later, it took them all around the world, even earning them a Guinness World Record.

The pair recently became the youngest duo to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle while riding pillion — which means one person driving and the other riding on the back. They visited 39 countries across five continents, riding 75,000 kilometers in 589 days.

"We wanted to see the world!" Ollie told us when we asked what their inspiration for the trip was. The idea of trying for a Guinness World Record came from the couple's friend, who had attempted a similar challenge.

"It made a good structure to the trip, a mission that we could aim for," Ollie added.

Beginning in London, the pair headed into France and Spain before crossing over into Morocco. They then rode south to Senegal before shipping their bike to Brazil.

The journey wasn't without its challenges — one being the pair's lack of motorcycle experience.

"We always go by the phrase 'learn by doing,'" Ollie told us. Reflecting on an oil slick that nearly sent them off a mountain road in Peru, he added: "Sometimes we truly believe that we must have had angels watching over us."

One of the biggest highlights for the pair was the generosity shown by the strangers they met, including an occasion in Nicaragua where a local man repaired their bike for free.

After riding around the bottom of South America and all the way up to Canada — stopping in Las Vegas to get married — they flew the bike to South Korea.

They then traveled west through Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, then through nine more countries in Europe to get back to the UK.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Duo Youngest to Circumnavigate Globe on a Motorcycle

speaking Part 2 summary
3-4 mins
monologue
1 min preparation
up to 2 min to talk
speak as naturally as you can
follow a logical and clear argument
200-250 words
don't use memorized answers

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IELTS Speaking Module Part 2 📚📝

En este episodio , Jon (Madrid) Y Joan (Barcelona) hablarán sobre las diferentes tradiciones que se pueden encontrar en España cada 23 de abril, día internacional del libro. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

EL DÍA DEL LIBRO Y DRAGONES MUERTOS

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In today's episode, we are going to learn a few fundamental questions to get started in Spanish.  How do you say "X" in Spanish?

Could you repeat, please? I don't understand. How do you spell it? And some more...