YouTube recommended me this video: “21 Years Old: I Have NO Friends.”
One commenter said that seeing this video in their feed of recommendations felt like a personal attack.
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21 Millennial and Gen Z Slang Words I Didn’t Understand When I Came Back to the USA
I started to notice the shift on Facebook.
I was living in Colombia when it started. Something really strange was happening.
The English language was changing. And I felt like I wasn’t catching up. Continue reading “21 Millennial and Gen Z Slang Words I Didn’t Understand When I Came Back to the USA”
30 Differences Between Colombian Spanish and European Spanish
When I first arrived in Spain, people told me that when I spoke Spanish, I sounded very Latin American.
I thought it was a very interesting comment. I’d lived in Villavicencio, Colombia for over three years. But by the time I arrived in Madrid, I hadn’t visited Colombia in nearly two years. I thought that, by that time, I’d lost my Colombian accent.
But they didn’t tell me that I sounded Latin American because of my accent. It was because of the words I was using.
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What No One Tells You About Travel and Loneliness
“What if the pandemic is preparing you for everything you asked for?”
I know. It sounds ridiculous. That’s the first thing I thought of when this idea came to me in writing meditation one day. Continue reading “What No One Tells You About Travel and Loneliness”
8 Incredible Places in Colombia That Redefined How I Travel
Do you know the biggest mistake that first-time travelers make?
No, it’s not overpacking.
No, it’s not getting ripped off.
And surprisingly, it’s not forgetting to pack imodium for that delicious and questionably cheap street food, because let’s be honest, the consequences are totally worth it after a night of bar-hopping and drinking overpriced cocktails at the discoteca.
What’s the number one mistake? Continue reading “8 Incredible Places in Colombia That Redefined How I Travel”
