Un Día En Español 23: A New Life Over The Atlantic
Michelle takes a big leap of faith by migrating across the world. Will she learn to adjust in the face of adversity?
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Moving apartments is hard enough — let alone uprooting your life and migrating to a new country halfway across the world! Michelle moves from Venezuela to Germany and learns how to tough out out a monumental life transition. Along the way, she gets to know herself and how she handles the hardship and obstacles that come with new cultures and experiences.
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Key Vocabulary
mudarse | to move houses, to move to another place (country, city, etc.) |
emocionado/a | excited |
triste | sad |
asustado/a | scared |
estresado/a | stressed |
despedirse | to say goodbye |
llorar | to cry |
el sitio | place |
sentirse solo/a | to feel lonely |
ahorrar el dinero | to save money |
El tiempo vuela. | Time flies. |
la mujer racializada | woman of color |
migrar | to migrate |
arriesgar | to risk |
mejorar | to improve |
luchar | to fight |
sentirse fuerte | to feel strong |
extrañar | to miss (someone or something) |
Dynamic Transcript
Show Notes
Un día en español is produced by the language experts at Babbel. The show is hosted by Sebastian Escobar. Editing and sound design by Iván Simonovis Pertiñez. Our producers are Carmela López, David Doochin, Laure Cesari and Ted Mentele.
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David is a native of Nashville and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied linguistics and history. Before Babbel he worked at Quizlet and Atlas Obscura. A geek for grammar and an editorial enthusiast, he speaks Spanish (and dabbles in German, Dutch, Afrikaans and Italian). When he’s not curating his Instagram meme collection, you can find him spending too much money on food and exploring new cities around the world.
David is a native of Nashville and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied linguistics and history. Before Babbel he worked at Quizlet and Atlas Obscura. A geek for grammar and an editorial enthusiast, he speaks Spanish (and dabbles in German, Dutch, Afrikaans and Italian). When he’s not curating his Instagram meme collection, you can find him spending too much money on food and exploring new cities around the world.
