Dec
31
Hablando con mi portero
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Photo of Ávila, Spain
Matias, the superintendent of my apartment building, always has a smile and a positive attitude. He genuinely likes his job and helping people. When I initially asked him to do an interview, he said yes, but then wanted to back out when he found out that I would be recording his voice. He thought it was going to be a written interview. He was very nervous about being recorded, which I guess is only natural since a lot of people don’t like the sound of their own voice. Anyway, to put him at ease, I told him that we could talk about whatever he wanted to talk about. So in this short interview, he tells us a little about his beautiful hometown, Ávila, one of the best preserved medieval cities in Spain, and then talks about four places he loves in Madrid. They are: La Plaza Mayor, La Plaza de Oriente, Santiago Bernabeu (stadium of Real Madrid), and el Barrio de la Concepción.
The interview is brief but I think Matias did a good job and I don’t think his nervousness comes through in the audio. ¡Gracias, Matias!
Photo: Santiago Bernabeu, la casa del Real Madrid, by Pedro Solorzano
January 1st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I think that’s the first time I heard you speak in English. You have a nice voice.
Where do I click to hear him?
January 1st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Katrina! Matias starts talking about 30 seconds into the recording, around 0:30 of the audio.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
hola..muchas gracias…
a mi me gusta muchisimo a este podcast..
gracias…
but where can i find the script of those programme?
have a nice day^_^
April 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Hi Ines,
Thank you for your note and I’m glad you enjoyed this podcast. Actually, I never did a transcript of this interview. If more people request one, I would consider doing it. Are there any more takers? Let me know!
December 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Buenas Eleena,
Muchas gracias por este episodio. Lo he escuchado hoy (que retraso, no) y me ha gustado mucho. Eso sobre todo porque viví un año en Madrid, y claro que me enamoré de la ciudad, la gente y también el acento.
Sólo que este no se oye muchas veces en los medios, sean tradicionales o Internet.
Además que estuve en Ávila también y aunque hacía bastante frío este día me gustó mucho, la puedo recomendar.
Bueno, hasta luego y un beso desde Munich, Alemania
Matthäus
December 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Hola Matthäus,
No hay de qué. Muchas gracias por visitar y escribir en mi blog. Me alegra que te haya gustado este episidio de Voces. Y sí, tienes razón, en Ávila hace un frío que pela en invierno.
¡Felices fiestas!
Eleena