
Empanadas in Buenos Aires, Argentina!
It was my first day in Buenos Aires. I plopped my bag down at the hostel and hit the streets. To explore the city for the first time–but more immediately to get me an empanada! I was starving and had heard that Argentina has some great empanadas. Most people know Argentina for it’s beef –for […]

How is Halloween Celebrated Around the World?
I got some messages from several more friends after I made the video. Outside of the United States, it seems like the country that celebrates Halloween the most is Mexico–but it’s a different kind of Halloween–and they usually don’t call it Halloween. When my friend Cynthia from Puebla, Mexico wrote me back, her answer was […]

How to Ask Directions in Spanish to any Site in any City with Just Seven Words (Video)
In this video/dialogue, we go to the streets of Madrid, Spain. I’m going to show you how you can ask directions to any site in any city with just 3 questions, made of 7 words. Question #1: Dónde está..? Where is…? then say where you want to go In this example, I’m looking for "the […]

Amazing Mongolian Pasta Twirling in Chengdu, China (Video)
Growing up as a huge professional wrestling fan (yes, I know it’s fake)–when I pictured a Mongolian, I always imagined this: The Mongolian Stomper, a ruthless wrestler from Mongolia. Well, on a recent trip to China, I ran into some Mongolians and they looked nothing like “the Stomper” or like this, which is what you’ll […]