Reading Spanish Bedtime Stories: Intonation Tips for Soothing Nights and Stronger Fluency
The night the frog became a cacique Last month in Santiago de los Caballeros my daughter Emma insisted I read her favorite picture book, “El Sapo Qu
Reading Local News: How to Build Advanced Spanish Vocabulary from Dominican Headlines
Written by an expat who traded morning social‑media doomscrolling for crinkled copies of Diario Libre and a bottomless cup of café Santo Domingo—
Raised Glasses, Rolling R’s—Toasting & Celebratory Spanish Phrases for Weddings and Parties
The night a toast stitched me into a new family My first Dominican wedding unfolded in a breezy gazebo outside Puerto Plata. White chairs stood in row
Raise Your Glass, Not Your Blood Pressure: Toastmaster Tricks for Short Impromptu Speeches in Spanish
I discovered the terror of spontaneous speaking on a Dominican beach at sunset. A friend’s cousin was proposing to his girlfriend and, minutes befor
Rails, Rieles & Renfe: Spanish Vocabulary for Train-Station Survival in Spain and Mexico
The last time I swapped Caribbean palms for European platforms, I landed in Madrid’s Atocha station at 6 a.m. with a jet-lag brain and a Dominican h