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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Esteban's transformative journey from feeling
Speaker 3: lost to becoming a confident leader at the Naval Academy
Speaker 3: with the help of friends and mentors.
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Speaker 1: de la prima vera, ilamda de lambient ariasu frendemien, trascaminava
Speaker 1: porlos passidios, mother noz, lacademia, los difisios, erranaltosi, majestosos, prodados, puruna, suberane,
Speaker 1: vejetaient tropical Stevan, the terminado, perou, introvertido, estaval, lucando pen cajar, las,
Speaker 1: exigencias physicas, the Academica Seran muchas yield, Cesenia, solo and medio,
Speaker 1: the sus companeros, marisolera Raggio, the sole, La Caademia, sim
Speaker 1: presentriente popular Kaminava porlos passidios con confienza is a ludava
Speaker 1: todos undia, Estevan, Labo of vlando, I riendo, consos amigos,
Speaker 1: a lado de la cafeteria, sinton admirasion, instantano, pereja, perota,
Speaker 1: nap sada de seguridad Ola Estevan dijo Marisol, al pasarazula,
Speaker 1: sorprendido e la penaes pudo responderun o, la timido esacce
Speaker 1: and sodormitorio. Stevan reflexion no necessita juda is a via
Speaker 1: Marisol podia la persona correcta, paragiarcello alviasidiente, prenl coaravlarcia Marisol,
Speaker 1: puedo avlar contigo, pregul al morso claro que pasa respondioea
Speaker 1: mablemente leconto sulta Marisol conuna sonresa of rejdarlo consus STUDIOSI
Speaker 1: presento a mas sus companeros diego so instructor era nombressio,
Speaker 1: pero husto. Estevan tambiende cidio ped le consejo senor necessito,
Speaker 1: mejre los hercicios, physicos admitio. Stevan diego biendosu de terminacion,
Speaker 1: lencegnoel BuNos, hercisios, technic as, novas, confia and timismo. Stevan
Speaker 1: todo semos pasado, presto le dijo, diego palmiando sambro jegoil dia,
Speaker 1: the Hercisio, crucial Una prova de super Vivencia and Elawa
Speaker 1: Stevansuekipo travajar juntos paracompletle hercico tempo vanlos botes in flavlece
Speaker 1: unproblemasurhio uno the los botes to bona fuga, cintiitu er
Speaker 1: estevan to moil lid rasco precordolos conjo marisoli last technic as,
Speaker 1: the Diego organizue suequipo, travajaron junto silo la fuga Ladrenalina
Speaker 1: Korea pursus venas condo diegaron a la meta diego kenestava
Speaker 1: servando sondrio por primeravees bien echo is stevan comento Marisol
Speaker 1: cuetambiena villa, participado, leviondrnavraso deze sevilla, todo cambio, stevan se convito,
Speaker 1: mauro comprendiendola and portancia pira juda cola bora sus coompagnios
Speaker 1: comencarnar res petardo igieno c centia solo avien contradsu lugar
Speaker 1: no solo la cadmia sino tambiendentro de si mismo.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Alo le Joses couchavel suavemurmuio de Loseno atlanticoa carriciendo la
Speaker 1: costa de Puerto Rico.
Speaker 3: In the distance, the soft murmur of the Oceano Atlantico
Speaker 3: could be heard caressing the coast of Puerto Rico.
Speaker 1: La vace naval lea lugar de Moucherhia, concavetes, Marcendo, yaviones,
Speaker 1: espergando and el risonte.
Speaker 3: The naval base was a place full of energy, with
Speaker 3: cadets marching in planes taking off on the horizon.
Speaker 1: Istevan un jo Venca ve Tercienegado, la Caremia Cecinthia in
Speaker 1: Poco Perido.
Speaker 3: Esteban, a young cadet newly arrived at the academy, felt
Speaker 3: a bit.
Speaker 1: Lost irefinale Ze la prima vera ilo meda de la viente,
Speaker 1: siriersu frente mient trasca minva porlos pasillos modern Ze la Cavemi.
Speaker 3: It was late spring, and the humidity in the air
Speaker 3: made his forehead glisten as he walked through the modern
Speaker 3: halls of the Academy Los.
Speaker 1: Dificio serranal Tosi, machuestosos pro verdos, purune sue vejacent tropical.
Speaker 3: The buildings were tall and majestic, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation.
Speaker 1: Is tevan di termine Doo, peruin tro verertido, Istava, lucendo
Speaker 1: puren cah.
Speaker 3: Esteban, determined but introverted, was struggling to.
Speaker 1: Fit in Las exigencias Fisa cami casan muchas yiel s
Speaker 1: Cnthia Solo and Medio de s us combagnios.
Speaker 3: The physical and academic demands were many, and he felt
Speaker 3: alone among his peers.
Speaker 1: Mariso le Ra Andradio des Sole la Cadmia.
Speaker 3: Marisol was a ray of sunshine at the Academy.
Speaker 1: Siempresonriente camin Neva porlos pasigios Concnfienza is a Lulava.
Speaker 3: Todos, always smiling and popular. She walked the hallways with
Speaker 3: confidence and greeted everyone.
Speaker 1: Undia Isteva, la vio of lan Duiri and lu con
Speaker 1: Susa Migo s lad de la cafeteria.
Speaker 3: One day, Esteban saw her talking and laughing with her
Speaker 3: friends next to the cafeteria.
Speaker 1: Sintia minoja eruta vienunapunda.
Speaker 3: He felt instant admiration for her, but also a pang
Speaker 3: of insecurity.
Speaker 1: Ola is theven di ju marisolal pasasulado.
Speaker 3: Hello, Esteban said Marisol as she passed.
Speaker 1: By, surprendido e la pinas pulo respond run o la timido.
Speaker 3: Surprised, he could barely respond with a timid hello, esa.
Speaker 1: Noce in sulormitorio is tevan reflexion.
Speaker 3: That night, in his dormitory, Esteban reflected.
Speaker 1: Nava yuda isavieke marisolpoia ser la persona corricta barayerzelo.
Speaker 3: He needed help, and he knew Marisol could be the
Speaker 3: right person to guide him.
Speaker 1: Alvia sigiente prunel colonelle.
Speaker 3: The next day, he gathered the courage to talk to her.
Speaker 1: Marisol pulo contigo.
Speaker 3: Marisol, can I talk to you?
Speaker 1: Prejuno doe lel moerso.
Speaker 3: He asked nervously during lunch. Claro cuevasa, sure, what's up?
Speaker 3: Presponvio lla mablemente, She replied, kindly.
Speaker 1: Le conto susiltaes i Marisol conuna sonresa of fresiue di
Speaker 1: verlo consuestuviosi present mas susagos.
Speaker 3: He told her about his difficulties, and Marisol, with a smile,
Speaker 3: offered to help him with his studies and introduce him
Speaker 3: to more of his peers.
Speaker 1: Diego so instruptor era nombreso pero justo.
Speaker 3: Diego. His instructor was a series but fair man.
Speaker 1: Istevan tamviend sidio pevi le consejo.
Speaker 3: Esteban also decided to ask him for advice.
Speaker 1: Signorojios ficicos admitiu.
Speaker 3: Stevan, Sir, I need to improve on the physical exercises,
Speaker 3: admitted Esteban.
Speaker 1: Diego biendosminacion linnius navas.
Speaker 3: Diego, seeing his determination, taught him some new exercises and techniques.
Speaker 3: Confieni mismo Istevan, trust yourself, Esteban, todo.
Speaker 1: Semos posto levi jo Diego pal meendo.
Speaker 3: So we've all been through this, Diego told him, patting
Speaker 3: his shoulder.
Speaker 1: Dievolo cruziel una prova de super vivencla.
Speaker 3: The day of a crucial exercise arrived, a water survival test.
Speaker 1: Is teva juntoso at tiempo.
Speaker 3: Esteban and his team had to work together to complete
Speaker 3: the exercise on time.
Speaker 1: Mirelos botin flavles umprole maasur hio uno de los botes
Speaker 1: do na fura.
Speaker 3: While navigating in the inflatable boats, a problem arose. One
Speaker 3: of the boats sprang a leak.
Speaker 1: Sindi du wer istevan to moi rasco.
Speaker 3: Without hesitation, Esteban took the.
Speaker 1: Lead Precordo Marisoli les technica ze viego.
Speaker 3: He remembered Marisol's advice and Diego's techniques.
Speaker 1: Organisua suequipo, travajn junto sarlaura.
Speaker 3: He organized his team. They worked together and managed to
Speaker 3: repair the league.
Speaker 1: La renalina corria porsus venas condo la.
Speaker 3: Meta adrenaline was coursing through his veins when they reached
Speaker 3: the goal.
Speaker 1: Diego quenestavodo sonbrio por primera ves.
Speaker 3: Diego, who was observing, smiled for the first time.
Speaker 1: Biennecho istevan comento.
Speaker 3: Well done, Esteban. He commented.
Speaker 1: Marisol quetam vienna villa partisipado lellungraavraso.
Speaker 3: Marisol, who had also participated, gave him a big hug.
Speaker 1: Deze sevilla to loo Cambio.
Speaker 3: From that day on, everything changed.
Speaker 1: Istevan se convito mas rurro comb reviendo la in portancia
Speaker 1: Jude Cola.
Speaker 3: Esteban became a more confident cadet, understanding the importance of
Speaker 3: asking for help and collaborating.
Speaker 1: Suscombagniros coom in sernarsbetarlo bigenosi cinthie solo.
Speaker 3: His peers began to respect him, and he no longer
Speaker 3: felt alone.
Speaker 1: Avien con tradosu luger no so luon la ca remi
Speaker 1: sin tam vien di in tro de si mismo.
Speaker 3: He had found his place not only in the academy,
Speaker 3: but also within himself.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Bladistancia, bladystancia, blaodistancia, the distance, il murmujo, il murmujo, il murmujo,
Speaker 1: the murmur pla costa bla costa, pla costa, the coast
Speaker 1: blavasnval blavasenval blavasval, the naval base, il caavetti, il cavetti, ilkavetti,
Speaker 1: the cadet hilorisanti hilorissante, tilorissante. The horizon pla frenti, bla frente,
Speaker 1: pla frente, The forehead, il pasigo, il pasigio, il pasigio,
Speaker 1: The hall it livi fis you, illv fees you, itv
Speaker 1: fis you. The building bleavehitacion, bleave hitacion, bleavehitacion. The vegetation
Speaker 1: Bla prima vera, la prima vera, bla prima vera. The spring,
Speaker 1: blow me, blow me, blow me that. The humidity La luca,
Speaker 1: la lucia, la luca. The struggle blassxy hens yes, blass
Speaker 1: xy hens yes, bluss xy hens yes. The demands il compagnero,
Speaker 1: il campagnero, il campagnero, the pier, il dormitorio, el dormitorio,
Speaker 1: el dormitorio, the dormitory. Ellenstructor, Ellen's structor, Ellenstructor, the instructor,
Speaker 1: tel consejo, tel consejo, tel consejo. The advice El here
Speaker 1: sisio ele here sees you hell here ciesio. The exercise
Speaker 1: plus super Vivencia plas super vivensia plus super vivencia. The
Speaker 1: survival pla fuga la fa la fuga, The week l
Speaker 1: a keepo l a keep l a keeper. The Team, Plametta, Plametta, Blameta,
Speaker 1: The Goal, Hell la Brasso, Hell lav Rasso, Hell Lavrasso,
Speaker 1: The Hud, Pelkage, Pelcage, Pelkage, The Courage, Black Confienza, Black Confianza,
Speaker 1: Black Confienza, The Confidence, Blood Miracion, Blood Melacion, Blood Miracion,
Speaker 1: The Admiration, Plain say Wood, That Plain, Say Woody, that Plain,
Speaker 1: say Wood That The insecurity, Blaveminacion, Blaveminacion, Blaveminacion, The Determination,
Speaker 1: blad Renalina, blood Renalina, blad Renalin.
Speaker 3: The Adrenaline.
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