I spent my first month in Japan living on this tiny island in Ehime prefecture called Yugejima. Have a listen and see what you think :) 

April in Tokyo

#1: 弓削島、愛媛

Junto con Martin, profe de Español de México (https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013) te contamos 3 lugares de México y 3 de Argentina que tenes que visitar! Recomendaciones útiles de nativos. Más vocabulario para practicar tu ESPAÑOL!

Dale Play al Español

Lugares para conocer en Argentina y México

My friend Carol and I decided to have a short break at the seaside for a few days. We made a reservation at a hostel in South Wales where the prices were very reasonable. We were looking forward to a few days of sunbathing, seeing the sights and eating delicious food. However, it turned out that the hostel was in a very remote location with no beaches, cafes or facilities nearby. Seeing the heavy rain, we headed home the following day.

English Mini Lessons

Seaside break

في أحد أحياء المدينة،
كان هناك مقهى صغير.

ليس مشهورًا،
ولا فخمًا،
ولا يلفت الانتباه.

طاولات خشبية قديمة،
كراسٍ غير متشابهة،
ورائحة قهوة لا تتغير.

عندما بدأت الحرب،
أُغلقت المحال واحدًا تلو الآخر.
الشوارع فرغت،
والأبواب أُقفلت.

إلا هذا المقهى.

في الصباح،
كان صاحبه يفتح الباب كعادته،
يمسح الطاولات،
ويشغّل الغلاية.

لم يكن يفعل ذلك تحدّيًا،
ولا شجاعةً خارقة،
بل عادة.

كان يقول:
“إذا أغلقتُ المقهى،
فماذا بقي طبيعيًا؟”

كان الزبائن قلّة.
رجل مسنّ يجلس قرب النافذة،
شاب يكتب في دفتر صغير،
وعامل يطلب قهوته ثم يرحل سريعًا.

أحيانًا،
كان صوت الانفجارات قريبًا.
فتسكت الأحاديث،
وتبقى القهوة ساخنة.

لم يكن المقهى مكانًا للكلام عن الحرب،
بل مكانًا للهروب منها.

هنا،
يتحدث الناس عن أشياء بسيطة:
سعر الخبز،
مباراة كرة قدم،
ذكريات قديمة.

ومع كل يوم يمرّ،
صار المقهى شيئًا آخر.

صار علامة.
دليلًا على أن الحياة
لم تستسلم بعد.

حتى عندما انقطعت الكهرباء،
أشعل صاحبه شمعة.
وعندما نفدت القهوة الجيدة،
قال مبتسمًا:
“المهم أن نجلس معًا.”

لم يُكتب عن هذا المقهى في الأخبار،
ولم يظهر في الصور.

لكنه بقي مفتوحًا،
رغم كل شيء.

لأن بعض الأماكن
لا تعيش بالجدران،
بل بالناس…
وبالإصرار الهادئ.

Stories for the Levant - قصص من بِلَادِ الشَام

المقهى الذي لم يُغلِق رغم الحرب 🇱🇧

Welcome to Speak Korean with Juhee! I'm Juhee, your friendly Korean teacher.
This Korean podcast episode covers the topic of 겨울 winter, introducing useful Korean expressions, vocabulary, and common phrases you can use in daily conversations.
If you want to improve your Korean listening and speaking skills, this podcast is perfect for you!

✨ Download the FREE PDF workbook here to practice what you learn in this lesson: [https://buymeacoffee.com/speakkoreanwithjuhee/e/503196]

📚 Loved this episode? 💡
You can learn Korean with me in 1:1 online lessons (Beginner → Advanced).
Click on my profile to find out more and book a lesson!

#koreanLeague, #languagepartner #italkilanguagechallenge #learnkorean #koreanlanguage #koreanvocabulary #koreanlistening #koreanspeakingpractice #koreanspeaking #koreantutor

Speak Korean with Juhee

Korean Podcast Ep 5 Learn Korean Vocabulary & Expressions - 퇴사 resignation (with FREE PDF)

¿Qué sabemos sobre el Vudú? 
Las narrativas occidentales sobre esta religión han tergiversado los saberes ancestrales y prácticas de un pueblo que ha luchado contra el racismo desde siempre. 
En el siguiente google docs, encontrarán el artículo del podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F0lHiW82gMLbUyv6DxMpEHOhO2Vh8oPyCnlQX8kLqXo/edit#

Voces Difusora

El vudú: otras prácticas de espiritualidad 

 Pada episode ini kalian akan menyimak ungkapan umum dalam kecan online dalam bahasa Indonesia / In this episode you will hear common expressions in online chatting in Indonesian. Let's take a look together, enjoy!


 Indonesian Language Friends

"Common phrases in online dating in Indonesian" Indonesian Language Podcast #3

Hi everyone! It's another episode about changes in Japan! I summarized what I said in previous episodes in casual Japanese! It'll be hard for those who study mainly from textbooks, but I assure you that listening to this is a great practice!

To find more episodes:
https://tatsukisjapanese.buzzsprout.com/

To support me and get transcripts of my free episodes:
https://www.patreon.com/tatsukisjapanese


たつきのにほんご

Changes in Japan (Casual Native Level)

In many parts of the world, summer has kicked in, and people are really feeling the heat.

But people in one city in the Middle East may have more reason to complain about the heat than anywhere else in the world.

This place is so hot that birds fall from the sky, some streets are air-conditioned, and, allegedly, fish boil in the sea.

This is Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait, often called the hottest city in the world.

Temperatures often get as hot as 50 degrees Celsius in the summer — and sometimes even higher. In July 2016, the temperature reached 54 degrees Celsius in the north, which is the highest temperature Kuwait has experienced.

People are rarely seen walking outside in the summer, and many residents leave the city while it's this hot.

Kuwait has always been hot, but climate change has made the summers hotter and longer.

According to the Emirates Policy Center, between 1962 and 1999 there were 18 days when the temperature in Kuwait was 50 degrees Celsius or higher. Between 2000 and 2021, the number of days was 80 — and 64 of those were between 2010 and 2021.

The country is also getting less rain than before. As a result, it's experiencing more frequent and intense dust storms.

Living in these high temperatures is not good for humans. A study by the University of Roehampton in London found that the human body has an upper temperature limit of between 40 degrees and 50 degrees before it starts to malfunction.

At higher temperatures, a person may start to experience "heat stress," which can cause things like confusion, nausea, dizziness and fainting — and can be fatal.

Some may say that Kuwait is contributing to its own problems, since it's one of the world's largest emitters per capita of carbon dioxide, and uses only fossil fuels for energy.

But things may be changing. According to the International Energy Agency, the country plans to generate at least 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.