Piñatas & Politeness—Spanish for Kids’ Party Invitations and Thank-Yous
The RSVP panic that launched my crash course Last spring my Dominican neighbor, Doña Carmen, tapped on my gate and handed me an envelope covered in g
Pet-Owner Spanish: Navigating Vets, Dog Parks, and Adoption in the Dominican Republic
Mango’s sock crisis and my crash course in veterinary Spanish I found Mango on a rainy afternoon, shivering under a motoconcho outside Santiago’s
Pesos, Céntimos & Cable Transfers: Cracking the Money Code Between Dominican Shores and Colombian Heights
The first time I tried to convert cash in Santo Domingo, I walked into a casa de cambio clutching a sweaty fist of U.S. twenties and a half-memorized
Paying Condo Fees in the DR: Cracking the Code of “Cuota de Mantenimiento”
A Knock on My Door It was a steamy Tuesday in Santo Domingo when Don Alberto, the portly building administrator, tapped on my metal apartment door wit
Paying Colombian Utility Bills Online: Spanish Vocabulary for Portals
From Sweaty Queue to Air-Conditioned Click: My Accidental Discovery Ten years ago, freshly moved from Santo Domingo and still mangling my subjunctive,