Yo misma los he probado! Partly due to her experiences, Mexico now has a stake in this new space race. Just 48 hours after launching the single, her eldest son, who had been ill with cancer, passed away. She felt she was leaving a bubble, or a burbuja. Carmen: Para m, participar en estos proyectos es muy emocionante. Listen free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Music ran in the family. Carmen: Hay temperaturas muy altas en el da y muy bajas en la noche. Carmen: Siempre he soado con ir al espacio, pero muchos creen que no podr lograrlo. She had been working for the Ministry of Public Health in Guatemala for almost two yearswhen she first visited a hospital with a room for parteras, or traditional midwives. Irma: Yo no entenda cmo una mujer de 80 aos como yo iba a grabar un disco. Martina: The habitat they used for the simulation in Utah was a cylindrical structure, two stories tall and almost eight meters wide, without a single amenity. Yo saba que tena que volver a la esencia de la medicina tradicional, de una u otra manera. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. As of July 2022, Duolingo's Spanish course has a total of 10 units, broken down into a total of 268 skills, 29 of which are grammar skills. It was established in 2010. Linda: Muchas mujeres no tenan acceso a esa informacin y no conocan sus derechos. Martina: Besides his singing gigs, Jorge was earning some money doing administrative work for a record label, Universal Music. Yo los analic y me analic a m mismo. Por suerte, yo tena a mi abuela como gua. Their voices have to be powerful enough to be heard over an accompanying live orchestra, in a theater full of people. Whether you are learning Spanish to study or because you want to travel to a Spanish-speaking country. Yo les hablaba de cifras de mortalidad y de la importancia de cuidar la salud de las mujeres. Javier: Yo estaba destrozado. Martina: In order to begin her journey to space, Carmen had to leave her home. Entonces, l vivi conmigo durante los primeros dos aos de su vida. It's 100% free, fun, and scientifically proven to work. There are 1282 crown levels in Duolingo's Spanish course (not including the legendary levels ). It is a mix of Indigenous, European, and North American influences. Yo saba que poda hacerlo igual o mejor que ellos. La otra parte tiene que ver con el uso de las plantas naturales y la preparacin de infusiones, porque con eso se tratan las diferentes enfermedades. Nada de esto habra sido posible sin la influencia de mi abuela. Yo no estaba aprendiendo nada nuevo. If you miss something, you can always skip back and listen again. Javier: Cuando mis padres se enteraron, estaban furiosos! This story was written by Luca Villavicencio, a multimedia journalist and consultant based in Quito, Ecuador. Nana - Nana. Linda: Mi abuela era mi aliada. Martina: Clavillazo was a Mexican comic actor mostly popular between the 1940s and 60s. Hablaba con ellas para poder entender su visin. True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. Essentially, within Duolingo's Spanish learning path, there are hundreds of "units". Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. In Javier's university, there were very few opera students and professors. Jorge: Yo fui corriendo a decirle a mi abuela que nos haban ofrecido un contrato con Universal Music. Lucy is one of the Duolingo main characters who appears in the stories, lessons and other events. Martina: Linda promised her grandmother that one day, she would take her to the capital to live with her. Simplemente acept que las mujeres no cantaban. Martina: The first of many schools of partera in Guatemala opened in 2016, and Linda decided to become one of the teachers. Martina: Irma was very proud of her grandson's career. Comamos lo que cosechbamos en nuestro rancho. Despus, decid participar otra vez en el concurso de Trujillo en Per. Mi profesor me prest uno de color blanco que me quedaba tan grande que me pareca a Clavillazo. Martina: Javier Camarena dropped out of engineering and enrolled at the University of Veracruz to study Music without ever telling his parents. Me dijo que poda ser tenor, pero que el trabajo iba a ser difcil. They took their rancheras to Spain, France, Bulgaria, and Turkey, where they played in a town called Bykekmece. During the 70s and 80s, Guatemala started a widespread campaign to promote modern medical practices, with the intention of improving the health of people living in poverty and in remote areas. En el bote (In jail) 7. Linda: Gracias a ese trabajo, yo conoc Guatemala de punta a punta, porque viajaba para supervisar la calidad de la atencin materna en diferentes hospitales. So she forged her own path in life, becoming the first in the family to attend college. They wanted the band to record their first album liveandon video. Martina: But Linda's efforts didn't stop there. They talked to Irma, and tried to convince her that her age and gender no longer mattered! The course is free, and it is designed for beginners. Nosotras vivamos en Escuintla, un pueblito en el centro sur del pas. Javier: Yo no estaba listo para eso, as que decid quedarme un semestre ms en Veracruz. During the simulation the team could only use 20 liters a day. Another major issue is access to water, which is very limited and hard to carry. . So let's jump into how their Spanish course is structured. Juntos comenzamos un viaje muy emocionante. Just like a dictionary! And if you liked this story, please share it! Carmen: Era el ao 2016 y yo era responsable de un experimento. Martina: Bienvenidos and welcome to the Duolingo Spanish Podcast Im Martina Castro. Carmen: Para ahorrar agua, los astronautas deben baarse en seco, como lo hacen en la Estacin Espacial Internacional donde se limpian con toallitas hmedas. Martina: But Linda's mother, Margarita, had no interest in following her family's footsteps. . And recently, something that appears to be a lake was found about one kilometer underground. Even though 'nana' is also used as a way to say grandma in Spanish, it's not as popular as other terms from this list. Nana is a Spanish translation for 'granny'. Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. Duolingo teaches you Mexican Spanish. Carmen: Una de las cosas ms importantes en estas simulaciones es trabajar las dinmicas de grupo. Esa es la tcnica perfecta! But his first teacher was right he needed endurance and determination to get here. Linda: Yo vi que la mayora de los trabajadores en el hospital trataba mal a las parteras, incluso los doctores y las enfermeras. Most of Duolingo's material is available, but this version is definitely more limited than the subscription version.. Duolingo acts like a videogame in that if you make a mistake, you lose a "heart" and if you run out of hearts you "lose" and have to wait . Linda: Ese fue uno de los tantos hospitales que no pas la evaluacin. As the country's health care system modernized, communities like Linda's felt left out of the transition. The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is produced by Duolingo and Adonde Media. We couldnt wait to share this duo, so today were meeting one more pair of our characters! As que el hbitat necesita un buen sistema de soporte vital. She sometimes felt that instead of being a service based on trust, her work was a transaction based on speed and efficiency. The one where doctors and nurses mistreated the parteras. The band had a new name, too: Buyuchek y la Abuela Irma. Martina: Bienvenidos and welcome to the Duolingo Spanish Podcast Im Martina Castro. Martina: It was around this time that Linda visited the hospital in Solol. She had to shatter all of the traditional expectations her family and friends had placed on her. Cmo se dice our grandmothers are mexican en espaol? La gente pensaba que as la mala energa pasaba del cuerpo del beb al huevo. Martina: Another concern is staying in shape. Martina: Ever since she was a little girl, Carmen knew she wanted to work on something related to space. Martina: Javier's parents were never happy with his decision to drop engineering for music, but they also saw how dedicated he was to opera. The most important music award in the world. Im the executive producer, Martina Castro. Yo pens que era una broma! Javier: Me qued en el auditorio y vi a todos los participantes. Carmen: Era el ao 2016 y yo era responsable de un experimento. Martina: At the door of the habitat, Carmen Flix puts on her red space suit. Adems, yo estaba siguiendo sus pasos porque quera ser sanadora, pero a travs de la medicina moderna. 2. Carmen: Yo compart mi experiencia con ellos y, desde entonces, trabajamos juntos cada vez que voy a Mxico. We have to sign her.". Linda: Por eso, esta nueva relacin con la medicina a veces causaba desconfianza. Duolingo has a free version for everyone and is available for computer and smartphones. Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. Mexican Spanish is the most widely spoken form of Spanish in the world, with over 130 million speakers. And, now, she focuses on security as part of the European Space Agencys Business Incubation Center. Im the executive producer, Martina Castro. Ella me apoyaba incondicionalmente y estaba muy orgullosa de m. Ahora s, era el momento de hablar del proyecto con la abuela! In this Spanish category, you will find the translation of words and phrases in Spanish, with many sentences that will help you determine how each phrase or word is applied. A huevo! Yo lo comparo con los viajes en barco para el descubrimiento de Amrica. Every episode, we bring you fascinating true stories, to help you improve your Spanish listening, and gain new perspectives on the world. There he was mentored by Francisco Araiza, one of Mexicos most famous tenors. Martina: But the record label had a request. Martina: Linda's grandmother, Herlinda, had stopped healing people from the community after she left to live with Linda in Guatemala City. Irma: Ellos insistieron tanto que, al final, yo acept. This can't be in the family vault, your grandmother's voice is incredible! Jorge drove for two hours straight to Irma's ranch. It's 100% free, fun, and scientifically proven to work. Sin embargo, haba algo que yo no saba: iba a tener que luchar contra mis propias limitaciones para llegar a ser un verdadero cantante de pera. Linda: En mi adolescencia, vi a muchas mujeres en mi casa hablando sobre este tipo de cosas con mi abuela, y comprend que la salud materna es el corazn de la justicia social. Martina: This story was produced by Catalina May, senior editor of the Duolingo Spanish podcast. Jorge and the rest of the family thought Irma might give up on singing altogether. And if you liked this story, please share it! (Bits of information about Lucy's character and lore are scrambled across dozens of Stories, videos and Social media posts. The Duolingo English Test Welcome to the convenient, fast, and affordable English test accepted around the world. Right now there is a little bit of peninsular spanish mixed in, but they dont even go over the vosotros forms. Gracias por escuchar. Martina: In Mexico theres now talk of possibly performing space simulations in the northern Mexican desert. (**** yeah!) Aguas! Javier: No me fue muy bien en ese concurso, pero me sirvi para aprender. (Be careful!) Martina: But distrust had never been an issue for healers like Linda's grandmother. Pero eso no era parte del sistema pblico de salud. Fresa (Preppy) 5. Ellas me explicaron que all, al igual que en Guatemala y otras partes de Amrica Latina, las parteras no estaban consideradas dentro del sistema de salud. Herlinda had never questioned her path in lifeshe simply followed her family's tradition. A m me daba mucha vergenza. If you know something that doesn't appear here, contribute and document here!). Courses. Javier: Cuando empec a presentarme en escenarios profesionales, mis padres comenzaron a venir a verme. Todava escucho en mi cabeza las palabras de mi primera profesora de canto, Cecilia, y de todos mis otros maestros. 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