Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed

First days in Bogotá

Intermediate Spanish - Spanish Obsessed

Show Notes

Rob and Lis land in Bogotá: chaos outside El Dorado, a dream flat that isn't ready, and a Christmas Day fever.

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