Dominican “Pescadería” Etiquette: Choosing Fresh Shellfish in Spanish
From Rookie to Regular: My First Shellfish Fumble on Avenida España Ten years ago, fresh off the plane from Boston and still confusing “concha” w
Dominican “Pasola” Rental: Helmet Sizes, Deposit Lingo, and the Spanish Vocabulary You Didn’t Know You Needed
How a Wobbly First Ride Turned Into a Linguistic Lesson I still remember the clang of a loose muffler and the salted breeze the first time I hopped on
Dominican “Panadería” Etiquette: Picking Bread with Tongs & Phrases Every Expat Should Know
La primera vez que metí la pata con unas pinzas My very first week in Santo Domingo, ten years ago, I waltzed into a corner panadería feeling smug a
Dominican “Colmadón” Nightlife: Ordering Drinks & Snacks Like a Local
That Night the Power Went Out on Calle El Conde I was halfway through a Presidente when the lights blinked, the fan died, and bachata cut to silence.