Postcards: Dogs That Are Fluent in Spanish for $200, Alex.

The Florida Republic is full of dogs that understand "Levántate." But I forgot that mine is one of them. Also, let's talk about the coming reckoning for the U.S. university system.

Dear Fellow Expat:

Her tail wagged.

Then, it wagged harder. Then she jumped on the table.

Gracie, our nine-year-old (give or take) Chihuahua mix, couldn’t contain her excitement.

After a six-week delay, we finally got our new couch. But she wasn’t thrilled about a new place to sleep during the afternoon.

The two men assembling it were talking in Spanish.

Gracie is a Hurricane Maria rescue dog.

Before she came to our home, she lived in Puerto Rico.

Her previous name was “Reina.” And – she understands the Spanish language very well.

It’d been a while since she’d heard people speaking Spanish around her. She bounced around… staring at these men as if they’d beamed down from the heavens. “Buen, buen…” one of the men said while rubbing her belly.

It was a fun moment. I don’t plan on talking to her in Spanish in the future, but I suppose I could play more Enrique Iglesias songs around the house.