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#230 The Gift
John talks about a Valentine's gift he received from his wife.
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#229 The DJ
Alex answers questions about his job as a college DJ.

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Time: 1:07
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#227 The Horse Ride
Ashley talks about an interesting journey she took on a horse.
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Time: 1:44
Ashley
#223 Writing
John talks about a writing class he taught without the use of paper.
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Time: 2:45
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#222 Pittsburg
Alex talks about his city.
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Time: 1:26
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#219 African Safari
Ashley talks about a safari she went on in Africa.
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Time: 2:10
Ashley
#217 College Pasttimes
Alex talks about things students do for fun at university in the U. S.
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Time: 1:46
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#215 The Wedding - His Story
John talks about the day he got married.
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Time: 1:41
John
#214 Band Trip
Alex talks about a trip he took with his band in college.
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Time: 1:42
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#212 The Anniversary
Ashley talks about a special anniversary
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Time: 1:24
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#209 The Fridge
John talks about what he has in refrigerator.
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Time: 2:38
John
#207 The College Diet
Alex talks about the foods he eats as a college student.
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Time: 1:54
Alex
#205 The Wedding - Her Story
Anna talks about her wedding day memories.
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Time: 0:46
Anna
#204 Bats
Todd talks about his feelings about bats.
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Time: 1:48
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#203 Seasons
Todd talks about his favorite season.
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Time: 1:03
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#202 Chicago
Anna talks about her city.
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Time: 1:07
Anna

#201 Second Family
Jessica talks about her host family in Spain.
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Time: 1:44
Jessica
#200 Tacos
Anna talks about how she like to make tacos.
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Time: 0:56
Anna
#198 Spain and Japan
Jessica compares life in Spain and life in Japan.
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Time: 1:42
Jessica

#197 The Commute
Todd gives his thoughts about taking the train to work every day.
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Time: 1:15
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#194 Lost and Found
Todd talks about how he was lost his wallet four times and what happened each time.
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Time: 1:37
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#190 The Gift
Anna talks about an unusual gift she gave for Valentines's Day.
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Time: 1:25
Anna

#189 The Date
Jessica talks about a special date she has with a special person.
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Time: 1:35
Jessica
#188 Hiking
Todd talks about his hiking trips in Japan.
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Time: 1:28
Todd
#183 Cooking
Jessica talks about how she likes to make spaghetti.
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Time: 1:55
Jessica
#182 Girl Scouts
Anna talks about her time with the Girl Scouts when she was younger.
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Time: 0:47
Anna

#179 Lawyers
Alexandra is going to be a lawyer. She talks about how lawyers help people.
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Time: 2:21
Alexandra
#175 Hurricane Andrew
Alexandra talks about a bad hurricane that hit her city of Miami.
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Time: 1:45
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#173 Reading Strategy
Alexandra talks about the reading skills needed by lawyers.
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Time: 2:09
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#172 Airplane Job
Alexandra talks about her job in the aviation industry.
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Time: 2:22
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#171 The Big Change
Alexandra talks about how a hurricane greatly changed the city of Miami.
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Time: 2:31
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#161 Recipe
Alexandra gives her special Cuban recipe.
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Time: 1:17
Alexandra
#150 Miami
Alexandra talks about the cool lifestyle you can have living in Miami.
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Time: 2:06
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#122 The Moon and Beyond
Ebony talks about space travel and what life might be like in the future.
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Time: 2:37
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#121 Opposites
Diana is given an adjective and must thing of the first word that comes to mind.
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Time: 0:36
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#120 Likes and Dislikes
Keith talks about things that he likes and dislikes.
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Time: 0:46
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#117 Life Adjustment
Keith talks about what is different and the same after marriage.
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#116 The Media
Kerri talks about where she gets her news and info to keep in touch with the world.
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Time: 1:24
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#115 Likes and Dislikes
Keith talks about his preferences
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Time: 0:44
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#114 Bowling
Joel just finished bowling. He talks about his game.
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Time: 0:59
Joel
#112 Favorite Foods
Diana talks about food she loves.
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Time: 1:00
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#111 Summer
Kerri answers questions about summer.
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Time: 0:50
Kerri
#109 Cold Remedy
Marion feels sick. She talks about a special cold remedy she was given.
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Time: 1:09
Marion
#107 Animals
Diana answers questions about animals and the zoo.
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Time: 0:52
Diana
#106 Reading
Kerri answers questions about reading.
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Time: 1:14
Kerri
#104 Finland
Keith talks about his stay in Finland.
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Time: 0:42
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#103 Motorcycles
Howard is a motorcycle enthusiast. He talks about his bike and hitting the road.
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Time: 1:25
Howard
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