Our teacher, Matteo, talks about his experience living in Valparaiso and his new book. Learn how he ended up In Chile, his story of unrequited love in Valpo, and his experience as a self-trained writer.
Staying healthy isn’t always easy. From smog to dietary habits to home remedies, we cover everything related to health in today’s podcast.
It’s now October and that means that it’s time for some of our favorite holidays: Day of the Dead and Halloween. From afterlife celebrations and face paint to trick or treating and costumes, we’ll cover everything you need to know about these interesting holidays. So grab your mask and candy and tune in!
What happens when a society has had enough from it’s government and feels they deserve more? Protests, marches, and unfortunately, crime and destruction. In today’s podcast, we will give updates and discuss the current situation regarding the cost of living protests in Chile.
Living in another country can be fun, exciting, and….challenging if you are immigrating. Today on the podcast, we talk about the good, bad, slow and frustrating regarding the immigration processes in Chile and the US.
The use of cryptocurrency is on the rise and more popular than ever. But how does it work? How are companies trying to enter into this new type of digital currency? Today on the podcast, we discuss cryptocurrency, including Facebook’s new proposed cryptocurrency, Libra.
Today on the podcast, we’ll cover a more serious and sensitive topic: guns and mass shootings. What is gun policy like in the US? Why do so many mass shootings occur? We’ll discuss these questions and more with our special guest—fellow Dynamic English teacher, Jesse Andrews.
How does someone choose a particular career path ? This week on the podcast, we’re talking about careers. from ones that exist today to the careers of the future—there are lot of options to consider.
Everyone has someone in their life who inspires them because of their actions. It might be family member, athlete, celebrity or even a superhero. This week on the podcast, we’re talking role models and the effects they have on our lives.
From Kindergarten to college, we spend a lot of our lives in schools. This week on the podcast, we’ll be discussing all about school and the educational systems that exist in Chile and the US.
Who could imagine life without our furry friends? This week on the podcast, we’ll be talking all about animals. Ones we love, ones we don’t love, and ones that we think are our “spirit animals.”
On today’s episode, Ian introduces himself and chats with Paige about music. They talk about different genres here in Chile and abroad as well as the changing technology behind music.
Today Paige talks with Tomás Silva, a professional arm wrestler! Get the inside scoop and tricks here.
On today’s episode Paige and Stephanie talk about gender and LGBTQIA+ Pride, in Chile and the U.S.
Today Paige and Martin tackle quite an interesting topic, we’re going to talk about malls. Which in the U.S. are a dying retail business, but here, surprisingly, they’re booming. We also talk about the potential arrival of Amazon in the near future and its implications.
After 46 episodes of Coffee with Gringos, Mariah will leave her position as co-host to head back to Minnesota, USA. Paige and Mariah reflect on past episodes and the memories made.
Today is a special episode of the podcast because we are joined by co-founder of Dynamic English, Ted Goetz. Ted, Mariah, and Paige talk about his life before Dynamic English and how he and co-founder, Andrew, started it all!
Today we are with another Dynamic English teacher, with Martin Rojas. And he is here today to tell us a little bit about himself and also share his interest in history, so it's a special episode today.
This week, we're talking about technology and the ways that it's changing our lives. If you think about the names Alexa, Siri, Okay Google... you know who those are. Those are the little robots that we interact with on a daily basis. But how is that impacting us as humans? How is that changing our future?
Today’s episode, we have a special guest and fellow Dynamic teacher with us. Stephanie Pruitt is here to tell us a little bit about herself and also to chat about Chilean and United States customs.
This week on the podcast, we're doing things a little bit differently. Instead of Coffee with Gringos, we are cooking with gringos! So, in order to teach you that vocabulary about food and about cooking, Paige and Mariah will be making a meal—lasagna.
Chile's a beautiful country. There's so much to see here. From the mountains to the sea to the desert to the forest... sometimes I don't think Chileans even realize how much their country has to offer. And so today we'll be chatting about some of the places that we've been to and comparing them because Chile has a lot of really, really different places.
On this episode we’ll talk about our fears, our phobias, and our superstitions... so good old human anxiety. But it's something that we all relate to, right?! Remember, as you're listening, if you get lost, the vocabulary guide and the transcript are on the website to help you out.
On this episode, we talk about bucket lists. The term comes from the idiom "kick the bucket," which means to die. It's a very old-fashioned idiom that means to die. So basically the bucket list means: What are all of the things you want to do before you kick the bucket? What are your hopes and dreams? Remember, as you're listening, if you get lost, the vocabulary guide and transcript are on the website to help you out.
This week we’ll talk with our special guest, Grace from the United States, who has been working in entrepreneurship in Chile for the last 5 years.
This week we're talking about different things that we do around the house, around the apartment: household chores and tasks. It's not a glamorous topic, but it's definitely one that we talk about everyday because these are things that you're doing constantly, right?
Today we will be talking about reviews. If you have used a product or service recently, chances are you have either read a review or left a review. As you listen, if you get lost along the way, the transcript and vocabulary guide are on the website to help you out.
This week we are chatting about the sharing economy. If you have used Airbnb, if you have used Uber, you have participated in the sharing economy. It's all the rage these days, and it's really changing the way that people use products and services.
In today’s episode we’ll be sharing with you some typical vocabulary you’ll need to use the next time you stay at a hotel. We’ll simulate some common common conversations you may run into during your stay. If you get lost along the way, the transcript and vocabulary guide are on our website as always to help you out.
This week, we are talking about vocabulary that you use in an airport. All over the world, whether you're traveling to Thailand or Russia or the United States, English is a really useful language to be able to use in the airport because it's sort of the go-to language if you don't speak the language in that country. So, we know that being in an airport can include lots of different scenarios, so today, Paige and I will be very dramatically and realistically acting out typical scenarios in an air...
