Jennifer Lawson
Jennifer Lawson

May 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM (edited) 🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia

WIN: Conversational Spanish breakthrough at month 4

I had my first "real" conversation in Spanish today. Not transactional. Not ordering coffee. A 20-minute back-and-forth with my building's portero about his daughter starting university next year, my work, the weather, and his thoughts on Bogotá traffic (strong).

I understood maybe 80%. He didn't switch to English once. It was the best feeling of my whole 6 months here.


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Sophie Leblanc
Sophie Leblanc
May 14, 2026 at 05:35 PM
This is why I'm moving. Saving this post forever.
Rachel Brennan
Rachel Brennan
May 14, 2026 at 09:23 PM
I look forward to my month 4. Currently at month 2 ordering coffee and saying "thank you" in 4 different ways.