Smoothing the Edges: Diplomatic Spanish for Handling Client Feedback
I learned the hard way that a Dominican “no hay problema” doesn’t always mean the same thing to a Colombian procurement manager. During my first
Sirens & Smiles: How the Tourist Police Became My Unexpected Spanish Teachers
I was bargaining for coconut earrings on Santo Domingo’s colonial Calle El Conde when my backpack vanished—one distracted selfie and ¡plin! gone.
Sir or Buddy? Mastering Tú and Usted so You Don’t Trip Over Your Own Spanish
The elevator ride that almost tanked a contract I’d just arrived in Bogotá, sleepless and over-caffeinated, to pitch a Dominican fintech to a conse
Sip, Swirl, and Say It Right: Wine & Cheese Vocabulary for Tastings
I was standing in the breezy courtyard of a restored colonial house in Santiago de los Caballeros when the sommelier offered me a glass of tempranillo