Spanish with Maya

La Feria del Libro de Madrid (The Madrid Book Fair!)

Hola, hello! I'm Maya, a Spanish and English teacher dedicated to helping students throughout the world learn to love languages. This podcast is for Beginner-Intermediate students who want to learn Spanish through book reviews, film, culture and history. In today's episode of Spanish with Maya we are learning all about La Feria del Libro de Madrid aka the Madrid Book Fair! This long lasting literary tradition lasts from end of May to the middle of June and is a great time to visit the capital city. At the fair you will meet authors, join competitions and be inspired by this year's them which is humor and reading as forms of resistance. If this podcast interested you, check out my Substack where you will find the transcript for this episode https://substack.com/@spanishwithmaya If you want to sign up for private tutoring with me: https://spanishwithmaya.lovable.app/ Check out my Youtube channel for more Spanish content! https://www.youtube.com/@Spanishwithmayita If you found this helpful, send it to a friend learning Spanish or a book lover in your life. As always have a great day!

Spanglish Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See

Hola, hello! I'm Maya, a Spanish and English teacher dedicated to helping students throughout the world learn to love languages. This podcast is for Beginner-Advanced students who want to learn Spanish through book reviews, film, culture and history. In today's episode of the Spanglish Book Club we are talking about the famous novel by Anthony Doerr called All the Light We Cannot See. This novel takes place in France and Germany during World War 2 and is written from the perspective of two young people, Marie, a blind girl in Paris and Werner a young engineer and soldier. Throughout this episode I discuss the plot, characters and vocabulary that will help you learn more Spanish! If this podcast interested you, check out my substack where you will find the transcript for this episode https://substack.com/@spanishwithmaya If you want to sign up for private tutoring with me: https://spanishwithmaya.lovable.app/ Check out my Youtube channel for more Spanish content! https://www.youtube.com/@Spanishwithmayita If you found this helpful, send it to a friend learning Spanish or a book lover in your life. As always have a great day!

Cinco de Mayo, Myth and History

Hola, hello! I'm Maya, a Spanish and English teacher dedicated to helping students throughout the world learn to love languages. This podcast is for Beginner-Advanced students who want to learn Spanish through book reviews, film, culture and history. In today's episode we are learning about the REAL historia of Cinco de Mayo and why it is celebrated so widely in the US! If this podcast interested you, check out my substack https://substack.com/@spanishwithmaya If you want to sign up for private tutoring with me: https://spanishwithmaya.lovable.app/ Check out my Youtube channel for more Spanish content! https://www.youtube.com/@Spanishwithmayita If you found this helpful, send it to a friend learning Spanish or a book lover in your life. As always have a great day!

Spanglish Movie Club: Saving Private Ryan

Hola, hello! I'm Maya, a Spanish and English teacher dedicated to helping students throughout the world learn to love languages. This podcast is for Beginner-Advanced students who want to learn Spanish through book reviews, film, culture and history. In today's episode I am introducing the first Spanglish Movie Club, where I will be reviewing films to help you learn more Spanish. We are talking about the epic World War II film Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg and why it is still relevant today. You'll learn about the movie and new vocabulary to help you on your Spanish journey! If this podcast interested you, check out my substack https://substack.com/@spanishwithmaya If you want to sign up for private tutoring with me: https://spanishwithmaya.lovable.app/ Check out my Youtube channel for more Spanish content! https://www.youtube.com/@Spanishwithmayita If you found this helpful, send it to a friend learning Spanish or a book lover in your life. As always have a great day!

Spanglish Book Review: Babel by R.F. Kuang

Hola, hello! I'm Maya, a Spanish and English teacher dedicated to helping students throughout the world learn to love languages. This podcast is for Beginner-Advanced students who want to learn Spanish through book reviews, culture and history. Today on the Spanglish Book Club we are diving into Babel by R.F. Kuang. This book won the British Book Award for Best Fantasy book and has been on my personal Good Reads list for a while. In this Spanglish book review you will learn about the book and new relevant vocabulary to help you on your Spanish journey! If this podcast interested you, check out my substack https://substack.com/@spanishwithmaya If you want to sign up for private tutoring with me: https://spanishwithmaya.lovable.app/ Check out my Youtube channel for more Spanish content! https://www.youtube.com/@Spanishwithmayita If you found this helpful, send it to a friend learning Spanish or a book lover in your life.