Sun, Showers, and Subjunctive: Booking a Colombian Eco-Lodge with the Right Spanish Vocabulary
I still remember the night I landed in Leticia, that sleepy Amazonian town where Colombia, Brazil, and Peru shake hands over the river. The plane’s
Sun, Sand, and “Sombrillas”: Spanish for Renting Beach Gear in Two Caribbean Worlds
The breeze smelled like fried fish and sunscreen when I strolled onto Playa Alicia in Sosúa, clutching a half-melted limoncillo paleta. A vendor in a
Street‑Food Spanish: Ordering Pica Pollo, Empanadas, and More
The Dominican Republic’s north coast has taught me many lessons—how to dodge moto‑taxis, how to predict rain by the smell of seaweed—yet the m
Stitching Up Your Spanish: Talking to a Colombian Tailor about Fabric, Fit, and Finishing Terms
From a Ripped Pair of Jeans to a Whole New Lexicon Ten years in the Dominican Republic have taught me that the fastest way to humble an overconfident
Spray-can Spanish: Learning Dialects Through Street Graffiti
A wrong turn and a paint-splattered lesson I was hustling through Medellín’s Comuna 13, chasing the last cable-car ride, when a neon tag froze me m