What to Say When You’re Running Late—Polite Excuses in Dominican & Colombian Spanish
The Morning It All Started Late I should have known the day would unravel the moment my alarm surrendered to the Caribbean heat. The fan sputtered its
Weekend Intensive vs. Daily Drip: Finding Your Sweet Spot for Spanish Mastery
The Café Conundrum That Sparked This Debate It was a sticky Saturday afternoon in Santo Domingo, and I had just finished a three-hour “weekend inte
Weekend Getaways: Planning with Spanish Travel Apps—From Airbnb to Cabify
Friday 3:00 p.m.: The Itch for Fresh Scenery Hits I’m sipping a cortado in Santo Domingo when my friend Ana texts: “¿Playita o montaña este fi
Watching Spanish Telenovelas for Vocabulary Gain—A Guide from the Couch of a Ten-Year Expat
Why Melodrama Makes Words Stick Better Than Flashcards I used to tape flashcards above my stove—“otra vez” near the toaster, “cobrar” by the
Wandering Through Halls of Time: Building Memory Palaces for Dates in Spanish History
The first time I tried to drop a historic date into conversation I was standing on the breezy ramparts of Santo Domingo’s Fortaleza Ozama. A Dominic