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You may have watched the Olympic Games without thinking much about the pictograms representing each sport. You may not have even noticed them. In a way, that’s a good thing. They’re designed to communicate quickly and clearly and otherwise get out of the way.

So you grew up watching Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird, and now you want to be friends with Rosita, Luis and Maria.

If you are a bilingual actor or actress between the ages of 18 and 25, this may be the chance of a lifetime: “Sesame Street” is looking for a new Hispanic character.

Image description: Two masked boobys stand on the backs of resting sea turtles on the shore of Trig Island, French Frigate Shoals, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is the single largest conservation area under the U.S. flag, and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. It encompasses 139,797 square miles of the Pacific Ocean - an area larger than all the country’s national parks combined.

The extensive coral reefs found there are home to over 7,000 marine species, one quarter of which are found only in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Many of the islands and shallow water environments are important habitats for rare species such as the threatened green turtle and the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

We’re very excited to welcome Spanish into our roster of supported languages!

Spanish is now our seventh language, following English, German, Italian, French, Japanese and Turkish – with more on the way.

You can switch languages on your Preferences page, and follow the new Spanish Staff Blog.

And if you’re nearby, why not stop by a Tumblr meetup organized by one of our Spanish communities? There are meetups coming up in Sevilla, Barcelona, La Serena, San Juan, Buenos Aires, Valparaíso, Alicante, and more.