001 – El Inicio de Todo | The Beginning of Everything
In this episode, Jim and May talk about how it all started.
May is a teacher with a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages Education. She was born in Manzanillo, a small port city of the state of Colima in Mexico. When May had just graduated from college she was looking for a way to keep practicing her English and improving her pronunciation. A friend told her about a website where she could do just that.
Jim is a gringo with a passion for adventure. Born in Rochester, Minnesota. Jim is an audio and video producer who had built a fascinating career in the music scene of his city. Recording all kinds of musicians in his studio he felt like he needed a new challenge. That’s when a friend told him about the same website May has just signed up for italki.
That’s how Jim and May met back in 2010. After months of chatting and Skyping, they finally met in real life in Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time.
Traveling together through Mexico, Jim and May decided to combine their passions of traveling, teaching, and audio-video production to create Spanish and Go. Although they had the idea of starting a podcast back then, they decided to move to Minnesota and save some money before they could officially start their website. They created their YouTube channel where they inspire people to learn Spanish and travel the world.
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