Second language struggles

I was fighting my way down a crowded San Jose street the other day when I had to stop and laugh out loud. Directly across from me was a store called “Robus,” and while that is just a catchy name in Spanish I couldn’t help but think “Rob Us!” And then I felt [...]

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Reading Recommendations

I’ll admit right up front here that I’m a total nerd and get that out of the way.
Now that we’re past that, many of you have asked what exactly I’ve been doing here since I only have three hours of class a day and am unfortunately stranded a very long 3 hours from the beach [...]

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Shopping? Strolling?

Shopping is a whole new ballgame in Latin America. Really, they put U.S. malls to shame. San Salvador, for example, is currently finishing construction of its third mega-mall in the last year, for a total of 7 gleaming, American-style malls in the capital of El Salvador. Seven malls in one city is [...]

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