What Makes Us Happy?

What Makes Us Happy?

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A Miracle for Deaf People

Alice Irizarry and Patrick Woodward talk about how a business in India is helping deaf people become independent and full members of society. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/a-miracle-for-deaf-people/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownloa ...  Show more

Steel Pan: Music from the Caribbean

When people could not play the music they wanted, they invented a new kind of music. Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at the history of Steel Pan music.www.spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/s ...  Show more

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