What Makes ACA Explorers Different
Our idea is to revolutionize language acquisition and practice. How many of us have been traumatized by foreign language classes in school? How many of us can really…
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Some of our most interesting content is the videos we take with the kids- a lot of songs, games and even some dancing! We invite you to check…
Read articleHow to say “now” in Paisa spanish
In Spanish class you  learn that “now” in Spanish is “ahora”. My experience in Spanish speaking countries is that it’s a bit more complicated. There are 3 (maybe…
Read articleGuide to Colombian Accents: Nea Tip Of The Week: When A Nea is Ă‘ero but not Ă‘ejo
[caption id="attachment_73" align="alignnone" width="213"] Source: Nea Magazine ???[/caption] In Colombian culture, a 'nea' could probably be roughly translated to 'thug', and in some social contexts, perhaps even a…
Read articleBeing Vegetarian in Colombia
I've been meaning to write this post for a while because (as my fellow vegetarians know), people LOVE to ask me what I eat. The reality is that…
Read articleMolly’s Journey… como llegue aca?
The Beginning- Exchanges to Spain For my non-bilingual readers, "como llegue aca?" means "how did I arrive here" or more colloquially, "how did I end up here?". I…
Read articleACA Explorers: Who are we?
ACA-Explorers (Academia Colombo Americana/American Colombian Academy) is a Colombian-based language acquisition program created by two Chicagoans with a passion for Spanish and teaching. Our goal is to introduce…
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