Colombian Candle-Making Workshops: Wax, Wick, and Fragrance Vocab for the Roaming Expat
I still remember the first time I burned my thumb on a pot of bubbling cera de soya in Medellín. It was the kind of rookie mistake any distracted gri
Colombian Biometric ID Renewal: Fingerprint & Photo Spanish That Opens Doors
How a Smudged Thumbprint Sent Me Down a Linguistic Rabbit Hole Two months ago, while renewing my cédula de extranjería at the Registraduría Naciona
Colombian Apartment “Portería” Small Talk: Greeting the Doorman
La primera vez que metí la pata… y aprendí Tenía apenas dos semanas de vacaciones en Medellín cuando creí que mi español callejero ya era dign
Colombian Antique-Store Shopping: Asking About Provenance Like a Local
How a Wobbly Wooden Chair Started My Obsession Ten years in the Dominican Republic will teach any gringo how to admire a beach chair, but I didn’t e
Colombian Airbnb Guest Spanish: Writing Reviews & House Rules that Win Hearts
El temblor de mi primer comentario: cómo casi pierdo un amigo anfitrión Tenía apenas dos meses viajando con Airbnb cuando decidí escaparme de Sant