Written by an expat who has left everything from a two‑euro coin in Seville to a fistful of pesos in Santo Domingo—learning that generous intentions
Written by an expat who orders cortados in Madrid cafés at 7 a.m. and downs steaming tintos from Bogotá street carts at 7 p.m.—discovering that the flavor
Why “Delicioso” Isn’t Enough We’ve all been there: you bite into a warm arepa, fresh from a street vendor in Medellín, and all you manage
Why Bargaining Feels Intimidating—Even if You’re Fluent You can hold a business meeting in Spanish, yet still freeze when a vendor quotes “mil quinientos” for
Why One Language Splinters Into Dozens of Melodies Spanish colonized the globe in the 16th century, carting Castilian sounds across oceans and mountain ranges. Four
Why Payroll Spanish Feels Like Financial Sudoku Ordering a pastelito in Spanish is one thing; deciphering Cotización al Régimen Contributivo de Salud is another. Payroll
Why Networking Spanish Feels Harder Than Dinner‑Table Spanish Chit‑chat at a café or corner colmado rarely requires you to explain your professional niche, pitch a
Why Salary Negotiation Demands Its Own Spanish Toolkit Ordering lunch in Spanish flexes one set of muscles; asking a recruiter to bump your base salary
Setting the Scene: Why Dominican Interviews Feel Different When you learn Spanish and move to the Dominican Republic and you quickly discover that every meeting—especially
Why Two Countries, One Guide? Dominican and Colombian rental contracts share a backbone of Spanish civil‑law vocabulary: arrendador (landlord), arrendatario (tenant), canon (rent). But each