Category: Cultural

Mi Primera Maceta Dominicana: a Chlorophyll-Fueled Wake-Up Call The first time I tried to buy

My first Colombian eSIM almost stranded me in Medellín’s José María Córdova airport. I’d spent

Three years ago I was halfway up the fog-soaked switchbacks of Cerro Quitasol, outside Medellín,

El Primer Zapateo: My First Tap on Dominican Soil The first time I tried a

Ten years in the Dominican Republic have tattooed more than sand-tinted memories on my skin;

La boda donde aprendí que “gastar” no siempre significa “to spend” I still remember the

A Morning at the Ayuntamiento The sun had barely cleared Santo Domingo’s pastel skyline when

The Morning I Forgot My Name in Medellín Ten years of life in the Dominican

Una primera cerveza en Medellín No long-haul flight feels shorter than the one that ends

My first brush with Dominican eco-tour guiding happened on a sweaty Tuesday when I was