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when I was 18, my parents gave me a trip through the main countries of europe, it was one of the best experiences in my life, it lasted with a smile from ear to ear. in some of these places their culture is very different, I had great difficulty because of the language, but thanks to my cousin with whom I traveled i was able to defend myself in some things, I remember that they wanted to swindle me and it was only a gesture to make them believe that i understood them and that they would not make fun of me.

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when I was 18, my parents gave me a trip through the main countries of europe, it was one of the best experiences in my life, it lasted with a smile from ear to ear. in some of these places their culture is very different, I had great difficulty because of the language, but thanks to my cousin with whom I traveled i was able to defend myself in some things, I remember that they wanted to swindle me and it was only a gesture to make them believe that i understood them and that they would not make fun of me.

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By: Jennifer Fandiño

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Good experiences with different cultures

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Good experiences with different cultures

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About a year ago I had the opportunity to visit the city of Miami and get to know it very well and learn about its culture and people. I realized that Miami is a very globalized and multicultural place where you can find people from all over me personally and in my lived experience I had a lot of relationship with various types of Latinos, both Cuban and Mexican, as well as Venezuelans, Argentines. In my experience, because I shared more with a very large family of Cubans full of joy and affection that makes you feel like family and makes you feel close to home but I realized that they follow very different rules and traditions than what I was used to. In a small talk with a Cuban I was able to learn a lot about their culture and always with a smile, my stay there made me connect with different cultures and that taught me a lot and well, I liked it and got to know all their traditional festivities of their country.
By: Miguel Alvarez

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make friends with different customs and language

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make friends with different customs and language

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make friends with different customs and language

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Two years ago, I had the opportunity to visit France. France is a place where English is not their favorite language to communicate but I did not know that about their culture until that day. I was lost in the city and I tried speaking
in English but nobody was listening to me. Then, I tried some gestures
and a girl begin a small talk with me in Spanish asking me what I need. I was so happy to connect with her and she explain me that French people prefer other language instead of English and she learned some Spanish in the school, then she helped
me and days after she showed me some traditional places of Paris. By: Alvaro Redondo Calderon

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Last year I traveled to Medellin Antioquia, this is a region of my country, Colombia, the people are from a very friendly and helpful culture, it was very easy to connect with them, their gestures, their smile and their cordiality are traditional, although I had some misunderstandings by The difference in culture and dialect had words that are commonly used here on the coast and that have no meaning there.

but overall it was an excellent experience that helped me in my personal growth.

By: Juan Pablo Rodriguez Paez

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A year ago I was in Palomino, the guajira with my cousins, in that place was a Mexican girl, she felt somewhat lost. My cousins ​​and I created a small conversation with her as she approached us to ask where she could catch a bus to Santa Marta, we connected with her and told her. I broke the ice and began to ask him about the culture and customs of his country. We were delighted to talk to her, it was a very nice experience.
By: Paula Socarras

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When I was 15 years old, I went to spend a vacation in Mexico, it is a country of very loving people. I made new friends that I keep to this day. The month I was there I learned a lot about their culture, they are similar to us Colombians. We have similar traditions like good food, music, and their love of tequilas. I'm still connected with my friends there and I hope to visit Mexico again, and its beautiful beaches I always smile thinking about them.

By: Ivan Cepeda

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Visiting a place where they do not speak Spanish. 

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Visiting a place where they do not speak Spanish. 

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When I was 15 years old, I traveled Florida-United States, my first difficulty was at the airport because I did not understand anything and I almost lost the group I was traveling with, luckily I met a very friendly person and we had a small talk thanks to the translator from google I thanked him and said goodbye with a smile on his face.
We visited Orlando, Tampa and Miami. When we got to the Magic Kingdom I was very excited, I was able to connect with the people better because they were so friendly.
I can say that it was the best experience of my life.
by: Valentina Orozco R.

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Breaking the ice with a boy that you like.

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Breaking the ice with a boy that you like.

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A year ago I met the boy I like, at first it was totally strange because neither of them stopped smiling, I literally had a smile from ear to ear. At first we did not know what to say, in fact, our greeting was so normal that it seemed more like a business than an ordinary visitor. We only had small talks until his little sister arrived and she was jealous that I was with him, so to make her jealous I hugged him; she was laughing next to me but he was very nervous about it because he does not usually hug anyone. After that we started talking about everything. Our connection was and is special, we are still together despite being so nervous that time and now the one who gets nervous is me.

By: Jessica Gutiérrez M.

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Visiting a place where they do not apeak spanish 

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Visiting a place where they do not apeak spanish 

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When I was 14 I went to the United States to see the city of Denver, which was one of the best experiences of my life because I was visiting my aunt and she was with a big smile and excited to know a new culture and many times I communicated by gestures and one of the best days was when I went skiing, which is a very traditional and very fun activity, unfortunately the old man came to an end and returned home.
by: Juan David Cañas

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Visiting a place where they do not apeak spanish

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Visiting a place where they do not apeak spanish

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When I traveled to London, on the airport several misunderstandings occurred, because I traveled with a cousin, and we were minors, the culture were different, but we understood the signs of the airport.
It was difficult, but we managed to follow the migration rules, and we meet with our relatives.
By: Santiago Torres Borré

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When I was still in school, a student arrived from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, who spoke very little Spanish, but if she could understand it, at first it was difficult for him to connect with others, little by little I broke the ice, I started small talks with him, which was very interesting since his customs and rules are different, we managed to establish a beautiful friendship and he could meet my friends too.

By: Saray Cortez Menco

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-Speaking with someone from a different culture.

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-Speaking with someone from a different culture.

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When I was 15 years old, I was in Spain. Talking with people who have a different culture was a great experience, in the case of European people to talk with people from Latin America (or also from other continents) there may be misunderstandings due to the different customs they have.
In the case of Asians, notice a lot that the manner of their greetings is totally different, they usually bow or make small gestures with their hands without the need for contact.
By: María José Solano

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-Breaking the ice with a boy/girl that you like.

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-Breaking the ice with a boy/girl that you like.

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3 years ago I met the girl I like, we had a good connection, we understood each other well, she was nice, affectionate, funny, she was very strange because very little happens with someone, she has a very beautiful smile, very little we saw each other and Little by little we talked, little by little we went out more, there were some misunderstandings, but with the talk everything was solved and so I fell in love with her gestures, with her way of being, with how tender she was, until the day came and I told her What I felt, we had different customs, but the other person learns everything since we do not always look for someone the same if not different to learn new things.
By; Antonio Oñate

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-Visiting a place where they do not speak Spanish

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-Visiting a place where they do not speak Spanish

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When I was 21 years old, I visited a Wayuu community. Their culture, language and food was totally different. I remember that I wanted to take a picture and there were rules to ask them for permission. I felt bad because I wanted to have a small talk with them but I could not say a word in their language. A friend of mine helped me then and I tried to connect with them by smiling. It was a strange situation but I learned so many things from them.
By: Carolina González

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POSSIBLE TOPICS:
-Speaking with someone from a different culture.
-Communicating with gestures.
-Visiting a place where they do not speak Spanish.
-Make a small talk with a stranger.
-Breaking the ice with a boy/girl that you like.

VOCABULARY WORDS:
Rules, smile, gestures, connect, culture, misunderstangings, customs, small talk, traditional, greetings.