Abi reflects on the year that has passed and looks forward to the new one. She gives some great advice on how to make those New Year’s resolutions stick, at least for a little longer than usual!

Abi has a new favorite hobby! And she’s keen to share with us what she’s learned, so grab a sheet of paper and be ready to fold a classic origami design!

Abi tells us a little about the history of the origami paper crane, from its significance in Japanese culture to her own personal contact with this powerful modern symbol of hope and goodwill.

Abi has found a special dictionary that she hopes will help her friend learn lots of new vocabulary. Picture dictionaries are not ordered alphabetically, but instead organized by theme.

Abi opens her picture dictionary and introduces us to some useful vocabulary pertaining to houses. In particular, she focuses on the outside areas surrounding the house and various tools.

Abi reads extracts from a version of Clement Clarke Moore’s famous Christmas poem, popularly known by its first line “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” about a father who witnesses the visit of Santa Claus on one magical Christmas Eve.

Kate visits the Grand Lake Nordic Center and shows us the equipment and technique of Nordic skiing. It may look easy, but with no chairlift in sight, it's hard work, and definitely good exercise.

Kate lives in Grand Lake, Colorado, a small town that is considered the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Kate’s friend Tom is inspired by the cold and recent snow to go out and take a plunge in the icy lake!

In Grand Lake, not far from the Rocky Mountains National Park, it has become a tradition for people to get together and play ice hockey on the frozen lake in the middle of winter. Kate introduces us to some of her friends there and also to a very American snack, the s’more!

A British couple talks about a music festival they have just attended in Lucca, Italy. Not only are they enthusiastic about the music, they are also impressed with the venues and their accessibility.

American finance student Jack Thomas tells about his life in London.

The multi-talented Annie Quick channels her creativity in a multimedia project, the subject of which is the human construct, New York’s Central Park. Enjoy!

Here’s the second and final segment of Annie Quick’s multimedia project Souvenirs and Shiny Things from Central Park. Enjoy!

The skipper of the Aqua Quest gives us an introductory tour on his boat. He explains the different electronic equipment that is necessary on a boat and talks about some new improvements which have made life easier for him and his crew.

This is part two of the documentary about the Aqua Quest. This time Bob Mayne shows us the sleeping quarters of his crew as well as the galley and what usually gets cooked up for breakfast.