First days in Bogotá

We share a few anecdotes when our emotions got the better of us when learning or speaking a foreign language. What happened, and how can we deal with the frustration (and rage!!) that often accompanies communication difficulties in a foreign language? 

Rob and Lis share news of what's coming for them next. 

Rob continues his conversations with Pilar. They discuss why so many people are looking to leave Colombia, and what some of the assumptions there are within Colombia about what it's like living abroad. Rob also asks about gender - so simple to understand, yet difficult to get rig ...  Show more

Daphene, a Puerto Rican exchange student in Buenos Aires, is trying to navigate the big city that she temporarily calls home. On this day, while taking the subway to school, she realizes that she has to adapt her Puerto Rican Spanish a bit and that even native speakers of Span ...

Pilar has experience living and working in Mexico. Rob chats with her about life in Mexico, and how it compares to Colombia. They also touch on Spanglish, weird Mexican phrases, Netflix, and talk about how to understand the past tenses in Spanish. 

Después de graduarme, tomé una gran decisión: dejar mi ciudad natal, Manizales, y mudarme a Bogotá 🚍🏙️. En este episodio te cuento cómo fue ese proceso lleno de nervios, nuevos comienzos y aprendizajes importantes. Desde mi primer trabajo como ingeniero 👷‍♂️, la rutina en Tran ...  Show more