Climate Heroes - Biking in Spain

Duolingo Spanish Podcast

Duolingo

Education, Society & Culture

4.4 • 14.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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When primary school teacher Helena Vilardell’s students told her they wanted to ride their bikes to school, she came up with the idea of the “bicibús.” It quickly took off as a movement to take back the streets, helping create a cleaner environment and better future.

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0:58.0	It's a foggy and cold morning in Vique, a city in northeastern Spain, and primary school
1:03.8	teacher Elena Villadreyl is getting ready for work.
1:07.8	It's the middle of the morning rush, and Elena and her daughter are about to head out
1:12.1	on their bicycles.
1:13.8	Elena pulls a neon vest over her head.
1:16.9	She and her daughter both buckle their helmets and get ready to pedal, or pedalier.
1:22.9	Meija de ocho años y yo salimos de casa y pedaleamos hacia una plaza que queda cerca.
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