There are some words that simply feel truer in Spanish than they do in English. I call these home words and heart words because I associate them with the place I most grew up using them: at home ...

Distinct Puerto Rican words like "jevo,", "jurutungo" and "perreo" have been submitted to Spain's Royal Academy- considered the global arbiter of the Spanish language.

Instead of speaking to them in broken Spanish and English, I want to be able to explain in a more full, robust way, instead of feeling like my words and my messages are getting lost in translation.” ...