Colombia is not only known for the excellence of its coffee, or red as we call it here, but also for its excellent and beautiful views from Puerto Estrella, located in the north of the country (more specifically in the department of Rioacha) to Leticia, capital of the Amazon, where [...]
Samuel and Melissa were two American students who spent their honeymoon in Colombia, learning Spanish in Nueva Lengua Cartagena. This experience has been very gratifying for them, which they describe: ''for our honeymoon, we chose to travel to the magical Cartagena, Colombia. We were not disappointed, the [...]
When I left the Army in October 2019 I sold all my belongings and moved to Cartagena, Colombia to study Spanish. After checking out several different schools in the area, I signed up for Nueva Lengua at level A2 (beginner). I started my days with a lovely workout, first [...]
At an altitude of 650 meters above sea level in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta we find a small corregimiento just 45 minutes from the capital of Magdalena. Minca, the paradise of La Sierra. Thanks to its privileged location, Minca has a temperate climate, 27C° with moderate rain and the [...]
Various events come in our lives when we simply don't know what is going on with our lives and what is missing in our life. To overcome this void, all you have to do is pack your bags and get out of your comfort zone. Traveling is [...]
Devin, is a young, cheerful, cute and tall American, she has loved having fun in Colombia. For this reason, in this text she shares very popular and effective ways and phrases to enjoy and have a good experience in Bogotá: Are you a blonde goddess or maybe a goddess with [...]
When you learn a new language, you get another view of life. Studying a language helps to better understand a place, its people and society. It opens us to new experiences. Practicing a language allows us to explore more. Such is the case of Debra McQueen, she is a teacher [...]
This is an expression used not only in Spanish but also in other languages with other types of literal translations, but I am going to explain to our friends on the blog who may not know what it is about. Intercultural attraction is one of the most frequent things [...]
Jessica Watts, a beautiful Australian student who arrived in Colombia without knowing any Spanish, literally zero. She moved to Colombia after finishing her master's degree in London, she came to Colombia because my boyfriend lived in Bogotá and she thought it would be a good opportunity to also look for a job [...]
My memories of studying Spanish in Nueva Lengua in Bogotá they are divided into three separate weeks spread over a year and a half. During each week I learned new things and created new experiences that will stay with me for years to come. However, my first week (in July 2016) [...]
Jenna studied Spanish with Nueva Lengua Medellin for 5 months, she arrived without any Spanish and now lives and works in Medellin, the city she fell in love with when she arrived in Colombia! My name is Jenna, I am from Colorado in the United States and I studied with New [...]
My name is Marloes van Hemert, I was born and raised in the Netherlands but now I live in Curaçao, a small Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela and part of the Dutch Kingdom. The three reasons I really want to win this course are: 1. I would like [...]
