Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed

Business cards before a business, a caf茅 for hangovers and a VIP jungle trip for tech CEOs: Rob and Lis on starting up.

Show Notes

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What stops people turning a business dream into a real business? Rob remembers staring out of a grey London office window on his second day at work, and Lis recalls the business cards she and her friends made before they had any business. Then Rob pitches ideas for Colombia, including a caf茅 built entirely around hangovers and a luxury jungle trip for Silicon Valley CEOs. Lis wonders what the shamans would call luxury.

Do you know what these mean?
una carta bajo la manga 路 levantamuertos 路 mucha charla, poca acci贸n 路 guayabo

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Bonus: Rob says his uncle's business was "m谩quinas de pesar". What would a Spanish speaker actually call them? The answer's in the notes.

What is Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed?

Intermediate Spanish from Rob and Lis of Spanish Obsessed. Couple Lis and Rob (Colombian and English) have a range of natural, engaging conversations in slow Spanish. We talk slow enough so that you can understand everything, but that doesn鈥檛 stop our conversations from being 100% authentic! We cover a variety of topics, equipping you in the process with super cool Spanish phrases which are actually used, as well as nuggets of grammar, pronunciation, and culture. Listen to Lis' crystalline Colombian Spanish, but we also talk with speakers with a variety of different accents. We update weekly, so be sure to subscribe using the button on the left to stay up to date. Also, check out our world of Spanish material, articles, culture and general Spanish love at SpanishObsessed.com!