About Notes in Spanish
Notes in Spanish is designed to help you learn the real Spanish you’ll never find in a textbook or classroom.
Whether you’re listening to our Beginners, Intermediate, or Advanced audio and podcasts (free on-line radio shows), we provide authentic listening practice via completely natural conversations and interviews, covering interesting news, Spanish culture, current affairs, and travel.
The accompanying worksheets are designed to back up and help you to remember what you learn in the audio.
A full description of our different Spanish podcasts and audio can be found here. Essential Supplementary Materials, such as our Real Spanish Control and Real Spanish Phrasebook programs can also be found in our store.
About Us
Ben Curtis and Marina Diez live in Madrid, Spain, and have been making on-line podcasts, audio and video since May 2005.
Marina is an original Madrileña, born and brought up in the vibrant city of Madrid, where she worked for an I.T. company before leaving to work full time on Notes in Spanish. Apart from bringing her native-speaker Spanish knowledge to Notes in Spanish, she is also in charge of the design and development of our worksheets and supplementary materials.
Ben is an Englishman who came to Spain in 1998, and didn’t speak a word of Spanish when he arrived! Lots of classes, intercambios, and listening to the locals on buses and in bars soon changed that, and today, amongst other things, he has worked as a Spanish-English translator and interpreter. He also writes and podcasts about Spain for the BBC, Lonely Planet, and Fodors, and has written in Spanish for Solo Moto 30, a motorbike magazine.
In the press: Ben and Marina have been interviewed about Notes in Spanish in Spain’s El País newspaper, and on Radio Nacional de España, M40, and Cadena Ser national radio stations.
Where Can We Take You With Your Spanish?
