ACA Explorers – Level One Passport and Values
Finished are the designs for the ACA Explorers Passport! (more…)
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How 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 article5 Colombian Oddities
They hang up water bottles tied up with string outside of their houses which is supposed to make dogs not pee by their houses..... never has anyone given…
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My Spanish/Expat/Immigrant Journey: The Roots of the ACA Method
I've spent over four years of my life outside of the country where I was born (USA). Eventually, living in a completely different culture and speaking…
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 articleThe Beauty of Antioquia
So far in Colombia, I only know the region Antioquia (in which Medellin is found). We have had the pleasure of doing what we lovejhere, in one of…
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ACAExplorers.com Begins!
Today may mark the first day of acaexplorers.com but our journey began in 2015 - when I first arrived in JardĂn, Antioquia and started teaching English in…
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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