Colombian Dry-Cleaning Tickets: The Stains, the Slips, and the Spanish Vocabulary You Never Knew You Needed
Back when I first landed in Santo Domingo a decade ago, I thought my Spanish was decent enough—until a dry-cleaner wrote “pliegues de sudor” on
Colombian Dog-Park Dialogues: Canine Compliments & Concerns
That One Time My Beagle Betrayed My Accent Why a slobbery tennis ball became my Spanish teacher Ten years in the Dominican Republic have ironed most o
Colombian Craft Beer Scene: Ordering Flights in Spanish Without Losing Your Cool Accent
It happened on a misty Friday evening in Medellín’s Laureles district. I, James—an accidental Dominican veteran who drifted across the Caribbean
Colombian Comedor Ejecutivo Lunches: Ordering Three-Course Meals Like a Local
From Santo Domingo to Medellín—My Introduction to the “Comedor Ejecutivo” I still remember the first time I traded the Caribbean humidity of Sa
Colombian Coffee Farm Tours: Questions to Ask Your “Caficultor”
My First Sip Amidst Wax Palms Ten years ago I stepped off a guagua in Constanza, Dominican Republic, clutching a Styrofoam cup of what locals insisted