English Trips Babbel
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Listen to real stories told by real people from the English-speaking world.
From forces of nature in the American wilderness to bilingual name finding in Hong Kong – join native speakers on their adventures in a learner-friendly format to help improve your English step-by-step.
Also, we’d love to hear what you think of the podcast. Send us an email at podcasting@babbel.com and remember to mention “English Trips” in the subject line.
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S1E13 - Numerical Confusion in Manila
Pat from the Philippines shares her experiences with the country’s many languages.
There are many diverse languages spoken in the Philippines, often traced back to the country’s colonial history. In addition to Filipino and English, many expressions with Spanish origins are used every day. Pat tells us how the different languages are used today and which misunderstandings she’s encountered due to this multilingualism.
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S1E12 - Human Rights Protests in Cape Town
Geoff takes part in an anti-Apartheid protest in South Africa during the late 80s.
In the late 1980s, South Africa is still in the midst of Apartheid – a period of state-sanctioned racist segregation and the systematic suppression of the black population. Geoff tells us about a particular protest he joined for free elections and getting black leaders out of prison.
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S1E11 - Musical Marching in Wisconsin & California
Ted travels to California with his college marching band for a big football game.
During his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ted joined the marching band. It consisted of 300 band members and played at every football game of the university’s team. Since their team did so well the entire marching band got to travel to a big game in California for a little adventure.
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S1E10 - A Special Pet in Nairobi
Akiko grew up in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, and always dreamed of having a pet.
Like most city kids, she and her siblings never saw much of the local wild animals. They did wish for a pet, though. One day, everything changed with a gift from their grandmother. At least for a little while.
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S1E9 - Exploring Nature in Minnesota
Todd goes on a thrilling nature adventure in Minnesota with his college friends.
The Boundary Waters call them with promises of untouched nature and raw wilderness. Find out how close to nature the group really get in our latest episode.
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S1E8 - Colourful Games in Bathinda
Join Tanya as she shares local cultural stories about growing up all over India.
She tells us about Holi festival and how she ended up looking like a character from the film “Avatar”.
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