Category: Cultural

The morning a mechanic almost yelled me out of his shop Last year I rushed

The night I misunderstood “escote” and almost paid for everyone’s lobster My first business dinner

The barbecue that taught me to count chairs, not replies During my first year in

How a single “Claro” saved my barber shop reputation The first time I wandered into

I discovered the terror of spontaneous speaking on a Dominican beach at sunset. A friend’s

I learned the weight of the right phrase on a rainy Medellín afternoon. My Colombian

A three-finger mix-up that almost cost me a coconut Picture a hot Santo Domingo afternoon,

The Madrid sidewalk moment that rewired my handshake muscle memory My first month living in

The elevator ride that almost tanked a contract I’d just arrived in Bogotá, sleepless and

A two-country Tuesday that reset my watch Ten years in the Dominican Republic have taught