"Lo que puede un cuerpo" (“What the Body Can Do”)

Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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4.5 • 14.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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For 30 years, Ana Larriel struggled with her weight and her body image. Until she decided her body wasn't what needed to change. The cultural perspective she had grown up with was what needed changing.
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0:00.0	In 2013, Ana La Riel flew from her home in Paraguay to visit her boyfriend in Ireland.
0:09.4	She was 26 years old and it was the first time she had ventured out on such an important
0:14.6	trip, so she wanted to look her best.
0:18.2	But at the store, she struggled to find anything in her size.
0:24.0	Chon, ya no buscaba aropalina.
0:27.0	Simplemente buscaba ropa de mitalla.
0:30.8	Desde hace a muchos años, Chobatallaba con mi cuerpo de tamaño no convencional.
0:38.6	She took her trip in the middle of a hot summer in Europe.
0:42.5	After touring Dublin and Prague with her boyfriend, Ana decided to do some solo travel and went
0:48.3	to Barcelona.
0:50.0	For first day there, she was terribly uncomfortable.
1:16.8	Ana had had enough.
1:18.7	Impulsively.
1:19.7	She decided to act on a desire she had had for as long as she could remember.
1:24.7	She borrowed a pair of scissors from the hostile receptionist and went back to her room.
1:50.7	Freed from her long jeans, Ana felt the urge to go out and explore.
1:55.9	But she was worried.
1:57.9	When people out there judge a woman her size for wearing such short shorts in public.
2:20.7	Bienvenidos and welcome back to a new season of the Duolingo Spanish podcast.
2:26.1	I'm Martina Castro.
2:27.9	Every episode we bring you fascinating, true stories to help you improve your Spanish
2:32.9	listening and gain new perspectives on the world.
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