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,
Medellín Rain Forecasts: Discussing “Palo de Agua” Storms
A Sky That Surprises Even the Seasoned Expat I was sipping a tinto outside a small café in Laureles when the waitress glanced upward, muttered “Vie
Medellín Metro Manners: Announcements & Etiquette in Spanish
From Motoconchos to Metrocables: My First Ride Ten years of dodging Santo Domingo’s motoconchos trained me to keep my elbows in and my nerves steady
Medellín Flower-Arrangement Classes: Stems, Vases, and Seasonal Spanish
A Blooming Morning in Laureles—How Flowers Led Me to Sharper Spanish I used to believe I had Dominican street-Spanish down pat after a decade of bar