Dating in Spanish: From First Texts to Meeting the Parents
An unexpected match on a humid Tuesday I was two months into life in the Dominican Republic when the dating app pinged. Her profile said she loved bac
Cycling Bogotá’s Ciclovía: Phrases for Bike Rentals & Repairs
If you had told the 23-year-old version of me—fresh off a winter flight from London to Santo Domingo—that a decade later I’d be pedaling through
Credit & Loans in the DR: Talking to Banks about “Tasa,” “Cuota,” “Garante,” and “Historial Crediticio”
El banco me puso a prueba: My first Dominican loan interview I still remember the fluorescent chill of the branch on Avenida Abraham Lincoln, the way
Crashing a Colombian Wedding: Mastering the RSVP and Gift Talk in Spanish
Rum, Bachata, and an Unexpected Invitation I was halfway through a Friday night plate of mangu at my favorite colmado in Santo Domingo when my phone b
Crafting Allergy Cards for School Lunches—Safeguarding Your Child in Spanish
The day a peanut nearly turned recess into a hospital run I thought I had Dominican school lunches figured out—rice, beans, fried plantains, maybe a