Navigating “La Pubertad” — How to Discuss the Awkward Years in Spanish Without Blushing
The day deodorant became headline news in our apartment It happened over a sweltering Santo Domingo afternoon. My eleven-year-old, Lucas, burst throug
Nanny and Babysitter Spanish: Learn Spanish Safety and Schedule Vocabulary
Why Child‑Care Spanish Deserves Its Own Lexicon Negotiating apartment leases or ordering café con leche flexes a certain set of Spanish muscles. Pa
Multilingual Household Rules—Spanish Phrases for Kids
Why Household Rules Make Perfect Language Anchors Kids hear parents repeat certain instructions hundreds of times: “Wash your hands,” “Inside vo
Mountain Echoes & Caribbean Breeze: Untangling Colombia’s Paisa and Costeño Accents
A Tale of Two Taxi Drivers My first week in Medellín, a taxi driver serenaded me with polite “¿Cómo estás, parce? ¿Pa’ dónde vamos, pues?”
Mind the Plateau: Staying Fired-Up When Your Spanish Stops Skyrocketing
The Week My Fluency Flat-Lined on Both Sides of the Caribbean Six years into Dominican life I assumed the hardest part was over. I could order mangú,