Wax on Words: Navigating Dominican Surf-Competition Registration Without Wiping Out Your Spanish
That First Time I Tried to Register with Sunburned Shoulders I still remember crouching under the bleached palm-leaf awning in Cabarete, board drippin
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
Voice Commands & Venting Like a Local: Navigating Colombian Transport Apps With Real-World Spanish
Back in 2014, freshly disoriented after hopping off a Santiago-bound Caribe Tours bus in Santo Domingo, I discovered that reading street signs only ge
Visiting a Colombian Notary: Marriage & Property Paperwork Vocabulary for the Wandering Expat
My Baptism by Paperwork Fire The first time I walked into a Colombian notaría I felt like a bachata dancer who had accidentally stepped onto a salsa