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. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

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. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

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. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

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. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

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. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

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”. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

Sam shares an amazing story from Australia that happened on a childhood holiday. Every summer Sam and his family used to travel to Woy Woy along the Australian east coast. He experienced an extraordinary event one year, and tells how the local community stood together. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

Tevin learns to speak English like a local in New York when he moves there from Kenya. Although English is one of the official languages of Kenya, Tevin needed some time to adjust to the local manner of speaking when he moved with his family to New York. He tells us how he was able to practice until he started to gradually speak like a local. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

Sophie shares stories of how she coped with her time at boarding school in England. Despite the strict rules and possible punishments, she and her friends did whatever they could to carve out a little chunk of freedom. This monolingual story is great for intermediate learners. Or, if you're a beginner, first listen to the bilingual podcast in your native language and then listen to this one. It’ll give you an extra challenge to boost your English to the next level. Don't just listen, read along! Discover the episode transcript plus some little extras: https://bit.ly/3weeLU8 or visit https://babbel.com/podcasts We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

We head to Hong Kong and learn how the people there use names in an unusual way. Find out how the local use of names can sometimes lead to confusion. And why the system is actually quite useful after all. This monolingual story is great for intermediate learners. Or, if you're a beginner, first listen to the bilingual podcast in your native language and then listen to this one. It’ll give you an extra challenge to boost your English to the next level. Don't just listen, read along! Discover the episode transcript plus some little extras: babbel.com/podcasts

Chad finds the perfect wave in Koh Samui, after moving to paradise in the late 90s. It took some time for him to get on his surfing board, and it all went completely different than expected. This monolingual story is great for intermediate learners. Or, if you're a beginner, first listen to the bilingual podcast in your native language and then listen to this one. It’ll give you an extra challenge to boost your English to the next level. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

Natalie tells us what it’s like to join a sorority at the University of Michigan. Becoming a member of a sorority or fraternity is an important part of college life for many students in the US. Natalie shares her story about a wild party with a spooky twist! This monolingual story is great for intermediate learners. Or, if you're a beginner, first listen to the bilingual podcast in your native language and then listen to this one. It’ll give you an extra challenge to boost your English to the next level. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com

Ted tells us about his time at summer camp in the US and what it was really like. Kids going to summer camp is something we all know from the movies. Ted shares an event that not only sounds like it could be straight from a blockbuster, but that also became part of camp legend. This monolingual story is great for intermediate learners. Alternatively, if you're a beginner, it could give you that extra challenge you’ve been looking for to boost your English to the next level when used in combination with the bilingual version in your native language. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com