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Tiny Talks! Tiny Talks about Big Topics!

What is "아싸라비요"?

Obviously, "아싸라비요" or "아싸라비아" is not a standard Korean expression, 
but it is commonly used by many Koreans. 
It is an exclamation that people use, to express their excitement or joy 
when something good happens. 
The short version "아싸!" is more commonly used.

If you meet good news or something happy, you can try saying "아싸!" to express your joy!

Don’t forget!
아싸!

✔K-Universe 1on1 Class: https://www.italki.com/teacher/9928310

한 걸음씩(One Step At A Time)

Korean people say "OO!" with happiness!

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Heron” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all.”

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"苍鹭号"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"不要太难适应，否则你可能不得不满足于最差的情况，或者什么都不满足。"

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 14: The Heron

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Russian podcast 

Новый год. Традиции моей семьи и воспоминания из детства.

Hay palabras que se parecen mucho entre dos idiomas, pero que tienen significados diferentes.


Errores comunes al aprender español

Falsos amigos y cómo no caer en la trampa.

*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, for mature audiences only*
The Cat and The Baboon is a short story about gossip and the service industry involving a cat and a baboon, by David Sedaris.
Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like to discuss it. 


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Cat and The Baboon (Adult 18+)

Los escamoles son un platillo típico prehispánico cuyo nombre proviene del náhuatl “azcatl” que significa hormiga y molli que quiere decir “guiso”. Este platillo es muy consumido en la región centro de México y consta de huevecillos de hormiga que se cosechan de marzo a mayo.

Uno de los lugares donde más se practica su “extracción”, además del estado de Tlaxcala, es en el municipio de San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo, donde existe la granja Teotlacualli, dedicada al cultivo de este pequeño insecto.

Armando Soria es uno de los fundadores de este espacio, ubicado en el ejido Puerto México, en el cual se busca reproducir, desde 2010, estas hormigas (Liometopum Apiculat) cuyas larvas contienen uno de los más altos niveles de proteínas, 68 a 74%, a diferencia del 14 a 17% que contiene la carne. Esto convierte a los escamoles en una gran fuente alimenticia que “aportaría valor añadido a muchos alimentos” y que pueden comerse “como harina en galletas o incluso en dulces”, dice Soria.

Enedino Peña es escamolero de tradición y colabora con Teotlacualli. Por generaciones su familia se ha dedicado a la extracción. Él conoce bien a las hormigas y la técnica adecuada para “sacarlas sin dañar el nido”. Cada año, durante la temporada de la larva, busca a diario nuevos hormigueros.

Es una jornada ardua, de todo el día bajo el sol; además, el trabajo sólo puede realizarse de una forma: escarbando con las manos para evitar lastimar las larvas, con ello, se expone a la mordedura de cientos de hormigas cada vez que abre un nido.

Soria y Peña coinciden en que el mayor enemigo es la extracción inmoderada, pues dado el alto costo al que se venden los escamoles, muchas personas saquean los nidos sin conocer la técnica, destrozando los hormigueros y provocando la muerte de numerosas colonias. Además, estos saqueadores no se preocupan por volver a cubrir los nidos, acción necesaria para que las hormigas puedan volver a reproducirse.

Un buen aprovechamiento permite “capar” hasta tres...

Spanish México

LOS ESCAMOLES.

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Going Meat-Free for a Month Changes Beliefs, Study Finds

The Borough of Merton in London gets a new Mayor.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVl9GUxTS41cx6hUjXTPw0X4GZ4WMsbE/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110349065595350655627&rtpof=true&sd=true