Archive | Living in Latin America

19 September 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Fun Frases

There’s just something about a really good colloquial phrase that gets me all excited about learning Spanish and really mastering the langauge. I’ve stumbled across a couple of good ones lately, and decided that I would share a few them here.
As in English colloquial Spanish is pretty regional. Something that is said in Spain might [...]

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16 September 2009 ~ 2 Comments

How to make a new (Latin American) city home

You land at the airport, pass through immigration, collect your bags, and make your way out to a taxi.  You catch that first breath of fresh air, glance at the billboards (your first insight into the culture), and then head to a hostel or hotel.  You’ve made it.  You are in a new city, in [...]

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01 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Lenguajero on MatadorAbroad

The great travel blog network Matador published an article (written by me) about how to build a startup while living in Latin America. Read on…
Thinking of building a web startup? Doing it on the road is not just feasible; it might be less stressful and more fun, too.
Nine months ago my partner Natalie and [...]

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17 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Quest to Master Spanish Evolves Into Web 2.0 Startup

A guest post I did for the Latin America travel blog Travelojos.
The idea was to cram everything we owned into a storage unit and head out on the road, writes August Flanagan–co-founder of Spanish learning website Lenguajero.  The goal, learn Spanish.  The destination, Latin America.

View of Medellin from our apartment/office
From the beaches of Mexico to [...]

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