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New Year’s Resolutions in Spanish ✨
Este año… This year…
Dejaré de fumar. I’ll quit smoking.
Tendré pensamientos más positivos. I’ll have more positive thoughts
Comeré más comida sana. I’ll eat more healthy food
Ahorraré un poquito más. I’ll save a little bit more (money).
Leeré más libros. I’ll read more books
Reiré a menudo. I’ll laugh often
Haré nuevos amigos. I’ll make new friends
Disfrutaré de la vida. I’ll enjoy life
more positivity ✨
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Uses of the Verb QUEDAR in Spanish
Quedar con - (tener una cita con alguien) used when you are meeting up with someone
e.g. Me quedo con Laura cada jueves para platicar por un rato - I meet Laura every Thursday to chat for a bit
Quedar en - to come to an agreement
e.g. quedamos en limpiar la casa por turno - we decided to take turns at cleaning the house
Quedar - to keep something
e.g. Puedes quedarte ese bolso - you can keep that bag
Quedar - to give a good or bad impression
e.g. Cuando conocí a Juan por la primera vez, estaba bebiendo mucho, quedó muy mal. - When I met Juan for the first time he was drinking a lot, he left a very bad impression.
Quedar - to talk about the location of something
e.g. Entre el hotel y mi casa queda 10km - the hotel is 10km away from my house
e.g. el hotel no queda muy lejos - the hotel isn’t very far away
Quedar - talking about time lapses
e.g. nos quedamos hasta la tarde - we stand until the afternoon
I’m sure there are more uses, please send corrections or additions!
-Lucy
I’d like to add to the list:
1. quedarse can be used as a verb of change meaning “to become” or in some contexts “to be struck”, as in quedarse de piedra is “to be astonished” [literally “to become stone”], se quedaron en silencio “they were struck silent”
Or in some other contexts it can show up as “to become” in the sense of something permanent that’s different, like quedarse ciego/a “to become blind”, quedarse sordo/a “to become deaf”
2. quedar por is a verbal expression that means “remaining” or “something not yet done”. For example, aún queda mucho por decir “there’s still a lot left to say”, or me queda mucho por aprender “there’s still a lot left for me to learn” / “I’ve got a lot (left) to learn”
3. This may be an idiomatic expression more than anything but quedar en ridículo is translated as “to look silly/stupid”, so hacer quedar en ridículo is “to make a fool out of someone” or “to make someone look stupid”… hace quedar en ridículo a ella “he/she makes her look stupid” for example
4. Regular quedar can be “to remain” so lo que queda “what’s left” / “what remains”, and quedarse can be “to stay behind”, or in some expressions “to stay somewhere” like me quedo en casa “I’m staying home”
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Hi! Your blog is so helpful! I was wondering if you could share, or direct to a post with this, a list of common phrases used through text (or even here on tumblr) with friends? Not abbreviations necessarily, but my friend and I try to text in spanish and I can only say "no puedo" or "dios mio" so often 😂 I guess I'm asking about reaction phrases? If you can't, no worries! I love your blog all the same ☺️❤️ GRACIAS!!
Reaction phrases ;)
¿En serio? / ¿De verdad? - Really?
No puede ser - No way / It can’t be
No puedo creerlo - I can’t believe it
¡Dios mío! - OMG!
¡Pobrecito! - poor thing!
¡Genial! - cool!
Phrases with “¡Qué …!”
This works as “How …!” in English. It can also be translated as “That’s …!”
¡Qué bonito! - How pretty! / That’s pretty!
¡Qué interesante! - How interesting! / That’s interesting!
¡Qué romántico! - How romantic! / That’s romantic!
¡Qué gracioso! / ¡Qué chistoso! - How funny! / That’s funny!
¡Qué bien! / ¡Qué bueno! - How good! / That’s good!
¡Qué mal! - How bad! / That’s bad!
¡Qué feo! - How ugly! / How bad! / That’s ugly/bad!
¡Qué horrible! - How horrible! - That’s horrible!
¡Qué terrible! - How terrible! / That’s terrible!
¡Qué miedo! - How scary! / That’s scary!
You can add any adjective you want. :)
You can also add a noun
Qué interesante libro - What an interesting book
Qué aburrida película - What a boring movie
Qué graciosa foto - What a funny picture
Qué malas noticias - What a bad news
Other conversational phrases
Eso creo / Creo que sí - I think so
No creo / Creo que no - I don’t think so
¿A qué te refieres? - What do you mean?
¿Qué quieres decir? - What do you mean? (same as previous one)
Quiero decir que … - I mean that …
No es cierto - That’s not true
Es broma - I’m kidding / It’s a joke
Estoy bromeando - I’m kidding
¿Qué pasa? - What’s going on?
¿Qué pasó? - What happened?
¿Qué te pasa? - What’s wrong with you?
¿Qué te pasó? - What happened to you?
:)
Spanish Expression of the Day #31
Quedarse de piedra
To be stunned
Lit.: To stay like a stone
E.g.: Me quedé de piedra cuando ví a Lucia besando el novio de Ana.— I was stunned when I saw Lucia kissing Ana’s boyfriend.
Hi! I'm going to Guatemala soon to teach children there English. Any tips you might have to strengthen my Spanish before I go? Do you have any methods or phrases that are especially good to use when talking/teaching with children? If you have any advice on teaching language I would love to hear it❤️❤️ I love your blog!
¡Hola!That’s awesome!
If you know already all Spanish tenses including the subjunctive, I think one of the main things you can do to strengthen your Spanish is to learn the Guatemalan slang, which they call it “chapinismo”.Honestly, I don’t know much about chapinismo. I watched a video about the difference between Mexican and Guatemalan slang, and omg! it’s so different. But here, I leave you some webpages with a loooot of chapinismo :)
Nelmor
Guate360
Pechochi
Taringa
Videos:
Chapinismos para extranjeros
Chapinismos || Jaca & Luchi
(Maybe the second one is a little bit more difficult to understand but maybe it can also be useful to practice listening comprehension hehe)
I also learned that they call themselves (between friends) with “vos”, not “tú”. They use “usted” in formal situations, “tú” in informal situations, and “vos” in even more informal situations. Note!: They use “tú” in conversations between a man and a woman. If a man calls another man “tú” it can be interpreted as the man is homosexual.
Now,
phrases that we use at school:
Siéntate - Sit down (singular)Siéntense - Sit down (plural)Siéntense en sus lugares. - Sit on your own seats. (plural)
Párate: Stand up (singular)Párense: Stand up (plural)
¡Silencio! - Slience!¡No griten! - Don’t scream/shout!Escuchen - Listen (plural)Pórtate bien - Behave yourself (singular)Pórtense bien - Behave yourself (plural)No se rían de su compañero/a - Don’t laugh at your classmateNo coman en clase. - Don’t eat in class.No lleguen tarde. - Don’t be lateHagan una fila - Make a line (plural)Fórmense - Make a line (plural)Hagan una rueda / un círculo - Make a circle (plural)
Repitan - Repeat (plural)Repite después de mí - Repeat after me (singular)Repitan después de mí - Repeat after me (plural)
Pongan atención. - Pay attention. (plural)Alcen la mano - Raise your hand (plural)Alce la mano quien sepa la respuesta correcta. - Raise your hand if you know the right answer.Miren/Vean al pizarrón - Look at the blackboard (plural)Gabriel pasa al frente - Gabriel come to the front¿Quién quiere pasar al frente? - Who wants to come to the front?
¿Entendiste? - Did you understand? (singular)¿Entendieron? - Did you understand? (plural)¿Quién no entendió? - Who didn’t understand?
Hagan/Formen parejas - Make couplesTrabajen en parejas - Work in couplesHagan/Formen equipos de 3, 4, 5, etc. - Make teams of 3, 4, 5…Trabajen en equipos de 3, 4, 5, etc. - Work in teams of 3, 4, 5…Van a ser dos equipos de 3 y uno de 4. - It’s going to be two teams of 3 and one of 4.Daniel, vas a trabajar con Laura y con Carlos. - Daniel, you’re going to work with Laura and Carlos.Escojan sus parejas/equipos. - Choose your couples/teams.Es individual - It’s individual (work on your own)Trabajen solitos. - Work on your own (plural)
examen escrito - written examexamen oral - oral exam
Mañana hay examen - Tomorrow we have exam.No copien. - Don’t copy.No volteen a ver a su compañero. - Don’t turn to look at your classmate.El examen no es en equipos. - The test is not in teams.
tarea - homeworkrevisar la tarea - to check the homeworkcalificar - to gradecalificación - grade
correcto: correct, rightmal / incorrecto: wrong (not “equivocado”)
buenas calificaciones - good gradesmalas calificaciones - bad gradessacar buenas calificaciones. - to get good grades
¿Sabías que…? - Did you know…? (singular)¿Sabían que…? - Did you know…? (plural)
recreo / receso - recess (to go out to have lunch)descanso - break (just about 5~15 min.)
Junta de padres de familia. - Parents meeting
Things kids say:Maestra, ¿puedo ir al baño? - Teacher, can I go to the bathroom?– Después de tu compañero/a - After your classmate.– Después de que regrese Sofía. - After Sofía comes back.– Sí, pero no te tardes. - Yes, but don’t take too long.
Maestro, Luis me está molestando. - Teacher, Luis is bothering me.– Luis, deja de molestar a tu compañero/a. - Luis, stop bothering your classmate.– Luis, deja de molestar a Arturo. - Luis, stop bothering Arturo.– Luis, te voy a mandar a la dirección - Luis, I’ll send you to the principal.– Luis, cámbiate de lugar. - Luis, change your sit.
Maestra, me siento mal. - Teacher, I’m feeling sick.– ¿Qué tienes? - What’s wrong?– Vamos a la enfermería. - Let’s go to the infirmary.
No traje la tarea. - I didn’t bring my homework.
*I don’t know about Guatemala, but in México is common to call female teachers “Miss” especially English teachers, and call male English teachers “Teacher”.
I don’t know how old your students will be, but a lot of kids learn English vocabulary with this song: Pollito Chicken I also thought these songs where great: Aprender inglés cantando canciones infantiles
I hope this was useful! If you still have questions well free to ask me again :)¡Buena suerte en Guatemala! :D
Learn a new language!
Write! You need to learn how to apply the grammar rules in longer texts. Write about a page or so. You can write longer profiles, translate songs, poems, paragraphs in books and much more.
Read! Go to your local library, a pdf on a book, or anything and see if you find some books with easy short texts like children's books or poems and practice reading them out loud, understanding and translate them.
Watch movies or series in that language. This will be good in understanding people talking that language, also it can help on pronunciation and maybe you find some vocabulary you want to write down.
Listen to music in that language. As with movies and series, this can help your auditory understanding, give you some pronunciation and give you ideas to more vocabulary. And this is also possible to do on the go.
Use apps! I have heard the app Duolingo is good and I used Memrise and it was ok but didn’t work for me. To find apps can be hard, the apps suit people differently. What works for me might not work for you.
Get a language buddy, a native or someone else learning the language! If you find a native who are willing to spend some of their time to help you that’s great. They might help you having conversations, understand auditory and even tell you what you wrote wrong in your longer texts. If you find someone else learning the language this can be both good and bad. You might help each other by talking, comparing notes, looking at each others writing, BUT there is a risk of you teaching each other wrongly too, so beware.
Semana Santa, or Holy Week in Latin America and Costa Rica
¡Felices Pascuas a todos! (Un poco tardío 😁)
Easter was this Sunday, April 16th, and Good Friday was the 14th, which meant an end to Lent and in Catholic countries like Costa Rica, the end of Semana Santa.
Vocab:
Cuaresma-- Lent
Viernes Santo-- Holy Friday
Pascua-- Easter
la resurrección-- the resurrection
el enterramiento-- the burial
la misa-- mass
Even though I was raised Catholic and am familiar with a lot of the traditions and meanings behind the holiday in the United States, Easter in Costa Rica (or more importantly, the week leading up to Easter) was a big surprise to me.
Semana Santa, which technically starts the Sunday before Easter, is a national religious week in Costa Rica and in many other Latin American countries. The office where I’m doing my internship closed for the entire week-- which is apparently more common in the public and nonprofit sector, but less and less common for everybody else. Children still have off from school and most people have off work on Thursday and Friday.
Just how important the entire Semana Santa is in Costa Rica was a shock itself, but what surprised me the most was that Easter Sunday really doesn’t matter much! Some Catholics I talked to couldn’t even say when Easter was (one asked me if it was around Christmastime). While emphasis in the U.S. is put on the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, almost all of the emphasis here is put on Good Friday, the day of his death and burial.
Here are some traditions that I noticed during my first Semana Santa in Latin America!
1. Las procesiones ✝️
Like in Spain and in many Latin American countries, Holy Week processions are a big part of celebrating and recognizing the holiday. Costa Rica observes two big processions on Viernes Santo-- one in the morning, to reenact the path that Jesus walked to the cross, and one in the evening, to commemorate his burial. Multiple processions happen in every city-- usually there will be a man dressed as Jesus, carrying a cross, as well as men and women dressed as Roman soldiers and Biblical women. The procession I saw was in a small town, but it still drew a large crowd and had a police escort that diverted traffic. Men, women, and children attend the processions along with members of the Church to commemorate the death and burial of Jesus.
2. La familia 👪
Since Semana Santa comes with so much time off for students and workers, a lot of families use this time to be together. Depending on how religious you are, that might mean spending time focusing on God and prayer, ...or just relaxing at home and watching a lot of Netflix 😎. My host family is very devout, so for Semana Santa they went to more masses and confession services than they usually would, participated in a lot of community volunteering, and had nightly prayer sessions after dinner as a family. My host dad also apparently likes to celebrate by watching movies about the saints-- after a week I think I’ve seen every single biographical movie about a Catholic saint that exists.
My host mom also has a tradition of going to her mother’s house with her sisters for one day where they do nothing but bake bread. (Well, bake bread and gossip, according to her.) Which meant I got all the family chisme AND got to eat rolls all week.
Pancito. Is. Life.
3. La PLAYA 🏖️
I get the impression that, much like in the U.S. and other Western countries, every coming generation gets a little less religious. So here it’s kind of a stereotype of young people that they don’t care about the religious meaning behind Semana Santa and just use the time to party at the beach. (...Which I can’t really argue with since I went to a beach town for the weekend!) It’s pretty much the same thing that’s said about teens during Spring Break in the states, only more intense here because it’s, obviously, a more Catholic country.
That being said the beaches DEFINITELY fill up for Semana Santa. Travel is really popular, and also a pain, because a lot of buses shut down for Good Friday. I talked to a lot of Uber and taxi drivers who said they work through the whole week and make bank (which is good for them but also kind of a shame).
My favorite picture that sums up the weird disparity of Semana Santa. (Alberto Saiz/AP Photo
Definitely not an experience to miss out on!
Introducción a Julia, el primer personaje de Sésamo con autismo
Introduction to Julia, the first character on Sesame Street with autism
Vocab:
el autismo-- autism
autista-- autistic
tímido(a)-- shy (2:25 “¡Oh, así que es tímida! Ah, entiendo, a veces yo estoy tímido.” “Bueno, pero con Julia, no es solo eso. Veras, tiene autismo. Y le gusta que personas lo sepan.”)
(Big Bird says, “Oh, so she’s shy! I understand, sometimes I can be shy!” “Good, but with Julia, it’s not just that. You see, she has autism. And she likes people to know that.”)
una pelota de goma-- rubber ball
aletear-- to flap one’s wings (4:07 “¿Cómo cuando aletea?” “Sí, cuando se emociona suele hacer eso.”)
(“Oh, like when she flaps her arms?” “Yes, when she gets excited she tends to do that.”)
sensible-- sensitive (5:47 “Sus oídos son muy sensibles.”) (“Her ears are very sensitive.”)
calmado(a)-- calm
respirar profundamente-- breathe deeply
muy gentil de tu parte-- very kind of you
Here’s some telenovela love phrases just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Soy virgen y sólo me entregaré al hombre que amo. I’m a virgin and I’ll only give myself to a man that I love.
¡Nuestro amor es imposible! Our love is impossible!
Si no eres mío, ¡no serás de nadie! If you’re not mine, you won’t be anybody’s!
¡Te amo! No importa que sea la segunda vez que te veo. I love you! It doesn’t matter that I’ve only seen you twice.
Ya no voy a volver a amar a nadie más en mi vida. I will never love anyone again in my entire life.
¡Te amo, ya no aguanto más! I love you, I can’t take it anymore!
¡Te voy a matar! I’m going to kill you!
Lo nuestro se acabó. Our love is over.
Way past Valentine’s Day now but it’s ALWAYS the right time for telenovelas.
In honor of Women’s History Month (which is drawing to a close) we’re looking at some famous Latin American women who impacted the world in big ways.
Ángela Acuña Braun (1888 – 1983) from Costa Rica was the first female attorney in Central America. She was a suffragist, early feminist, and for most of her career fought for international human rights laws, especially in protection of women and children. Women in Costa Rica gained the right to vote in 1949.
Cada acontecimiento importante tiene su hora histórica, y nada se adelanta ni se atrasa en el constante discurrir de los días.
Vocab:
la abogada-- female lawyer
la sufragista-- suffragist
el acontecimiento-- event
adelantar-- to move forward
atrasar-- to delay, to hold up
discurrir-- to pass, to flow
Translation: Every important event has its own hour in history, and nothing can move it forward or hold it up in the constant passing of the days.
Spanish Vegetarian Vocabulary
These are some useful Spanish phrases for if you’re vegetarian or vegan :)
Soy vegetariano/a - I’m vegetarian Soy vegano/a - I’m vegan Soy vegetariano/a estricto/a - I’m vegan No como… - I don’t eat… No bebo… - I don’t drink… No tomo… - I don’t eat/drink… Solo como - I only eat… Carne - meat Carne de res - beef Cerdo - pork Pollo - chicken Conejo - rabbit Cordero - lamb Salchichas - sausages Pescado - fish Huevos - eggs Leche - milk Mantequilla - butter Queso - cheese Productos animales - animal products Solo como carne de acuerdo con la ley islámica - I only eat halal meat ¿Tiene una opción vegetariana? - Do you have a vegetarian option? ¿Puede prepararlo sin carne? - Can you make it without meat? ¿Contiene carne? - Does it contain meat?
Boost your Spanish with more complex synonyms for words you already know
Here you have some words/expressions (in bold) that you can use to show off while speaking Spanish. A native will know them, but if you use these you will impress them. Also, in your writings these words will look quite good. NOTE: Some of them are quite formal and not used in conversations.
similar - semejante, afín, cercano, aproximado, símil, parecido (adj.) (similar)
parecerse - asemejarse, semejar, darse un aire, recordar a (to resemble)
divertido - ameno, entretenido (adj.) (fun)
difícil - peliagudo, arduo, espinoso (adj.) (difficult)
fácil - sencillo, factible (adj.) (easy)
empezar - emprender (to begin)
terminar - concluir, ultimar, finiquitar (to finish)
la misión - la empresa, el cometido, la tarea, la labor, el quehacer (mission, duty)
caro - costoso, prohibitivo (adj.) (expensive)
barato - asequible, económico (adj.) (cheap)
distraer, desentender, simular - hacerse el sueco (expression, lit.
to do the Swedish. To avoid doing something that you must do)
enfermo - aquejado, indispuesto, alicaído (adj.) (sick, ill)
la historia - el cuento, la leyenda, la fábula (story, tale)
el cotilleo - chisme, chismorreo, enredo (gossip)
aprender - cultivarse, formarse, educarse, empollar (to learn)
gustar - cautivar, embelesar (to like)
saber - estar al corriente, estar al tanto (to know about something)
siempre - perpetuamente, constantemente, continuamente (always)
malo - diabólico, maléfico, maldito, ruin, infame, sinvergüenza, insolente, maligno, malicioso, depravado, inmoral, pérfido (adj.) (bad, as in “a bad person”)
malo - nocivo, dañino, perjudicial, nefasto (adj.) (bad)
comprar - adquirir, obtener (to buy)
la tienda -el comercio, el establecimiento, el negocio, la botica (shop)
continuar -prorrogar, prolongar, preservar, aguantar, proseguir (to continue)
buscar - indagar, rebuscar, escudriñar, revolver (to search)
contestar - objetar, contradecir, rebatir, refutar, rechazar, disputar, discutir, argüir (to reply, as in refute)
abandonar - marcharse, desaparecer, largarse, ausentarse (to abandon, as in “to leave a place”)
feliz - radiante, contento, risueño, campante (adj.) (happy)
triste - afligido, apenado, desconsolado, abatido, entristecido, apesumbrado, desolado, deshecho, desamparado, mustio, taciturno, tristón (adj.) - sad
antipático - desagradable, enojoso, aguafiestas, pesado (adj.) (obnoxious)
la ciudad - la urbe, la localidad, el municipio, la población
(city)
el país - la nación, la patria, el pueblo, el estado (country)
la familia - la estirpe, el linaje (family)
los padres - los progenitores, los ascendientes, los antecesores (parents)
la casa - el domicilio, la vivienda, la residencia, la morada, el inmueble, la edificación (house)
Me Practicing My Spanish
A video from Kiki of kikilearnslanguages.tumblr.com about a method she uses for memorization! Thanks for sending me your video, Kiki!
Vocab:
la fluidez-- fluency; Ella habla muchas idiomas con fluidez. She is fluent in many languages.
Biggest Language Mistakes I’ve Made (And Keep Making) While Studying Abroad
One of the things I love best about studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country is getting to practice my speaking so much every day. In the U.S. I rarely have the opportunity to speak Spanish outside of the classroom, and when I do, I often get shy and nervous about making mistakes.
But that’s not really an option here! I have to ask people questions ALL the time just to make sure I don’t get lost (lost in conversation but also in, you know, general space-- the number of people who have helped me find the right bus stop is approaching ridiculous numbers).
You have to get over the fear of making mistakes, and once you do you’ll usually find that people just want to help you learn. So here are some of those mistakes learning opportunities 😉 that I’ve been making in the few months I’ve been in Costa Rica!
1. “Very better”, “More better”
This is one that I keep on making! Más mejor is not a thing, and it’ll usually get you some giggles and amused smiles from native speakers. I get the feeling that it’s not an uncommon mistake, but one that people associate with low education level, or like. Children. Same goes for muy mejor.
You can say mucho mejor or muchísimo mejor if you need to! Just remember how it works in English-- much better, not more better.
2. Pronunciation
Mind. Your. Pronunciation! This has been a real problem for me since even in English I’m a bit of a mumbler, and especially when I’m really tired or relaxed or talking fast, my words tend to run together. But even when I’m clear headed there are some words in Spanish that, when mispronounced, can cause some real confusion!
Dolores versus dolares is a big one. For some background, I was buying cold medicine in Nicaragua and was trying to ask the pharmacist if she took American dollars. That’s a tricky one for me anyway, and when I said, “Acepta dolares?” with a stuffed up nose she heard something like, “Does this work for body pains?” and tried to assure me that yes, yes it worked for all sorts of pain.
Learning the proper pronunciations of names and places is definitely important too. For the first few weeks I was here I had trouble with the name of the small town I was living it, putting the ah-cent on the wrong syl-lah-ble, and when I tried to tell a taxi driver where to go he heard a place on the total opposite side of the city :( We got halfway there before I was like ..... uh ..... wait....
Focus on speaking clearly and distinctly, rather than trying to speak as fast as all the people around you.
3. Weather
It’s pretty much beautiful all the time here, because it’s summer in Costa Rica-- but a few of the times I’ve had to remark on the weather I’ve managed to goof it up! A common problem with Spanish-learners who have studied in the U.S. is that early on, a lot of us were taught to always use, “Hace _______” when talking about the weather. Hace calor, hace buen tiempo, and hace frió definitely are correct, and are used all the time. But a lot of us (or at least I!) forget the exceptions to that rule.
I got frustrated the other day when I was trying to ask my coworkers if it was raining outside right then, and after a few attempts and some raised eyebrows, they tried to guess at what I was asking and kept responding with, “Yes, I love it when it rains.” Hace lluvia isn’t a thing. “Is it raining?” would be ¿Está lloviendo?
Some other little hiccups:
"Un anciano” / “Una anciana” (the words I was taught for “elderly person”) are actually...kind of rude. Luckily I figured that out in class before I went around using it in the real world.
And still talking about age-- the polite thing people say is “un hombre mayor” or “una mujer mayor”, and that usually refers to someone in their sixties or seventies. Someone was trying to (politely) ask if my host mother was an old woman, and I, thinking she meant “older woman,” responded, “Si, yo creo que ella tiene como cuarenta años.” The 40 year old women in the room all kind of cracked up in a, “So that’s what you call old, huh?” sort of way.
Napkins are SERVILLETAS. Sirvientes are SERVANTS. Don’t ask anyone in the kitchen where the servants are :/
mettahumanoid replied to your post “Costa Rica!”
Will you blog about the food?
Ha ha, I can try! I’ve definitely been eating differently down here. And so much BREAD. Costa Ricans really know how to do bread, man.
