I speak Spanish!!
Well, it has finally happened. The two newest volunteers arrived last Tuesday and the main thing I have learned from their arrival is... I speak spanish. I translate everything for them. And I understand everything that people are saying and they dont. I can tell other people what they are saying.
Of course I will insert many caveats in here, like I dont speak anywhere near spanish fluently and I havent really made that friend in spanish yet. But still, wow. You really can learn just by listening to people speak. I mean studied on my own as well, but not that much because I am generally lazy in the area of independant study. But dude. I can speak another language. Wow. Im on the other side of that awful beginning. Ok it wasnt awful... but still
Tommorrow I am going to Colombia to visit Juan Mi. It is his birthday and graduation this week. I will also have many tests of my spanish there seeing as how I have to actually talk to his parents now. And even though all his friends speak English, they will obviously still speak spanish hanging out. Eeeek But still im looking forward to it.
Then Im going to come back and do a really good job here for the next few months. Also, Im going to try not to stress myself out so much with girls. I have learned that I am a total control freak during this time here. Im not so bad because I realize what im doing. But still, I want everything done on the scheduel at exactly my time and in exactly my way. I think that is what causes so much stress for me because I have to constantly deal with changes and things not going my way. All of it is internal stress. But still. Heh thats what Ive got my spinning class for. The kickboxing instructor still hounds me whenever I see him, but Im always like next week Ill come...
I might not be coming home for christmas. Since Ill prolly be coming home for good in February, I guess it is kind of dumb to pay for the airplane ticket home. But still, I hope Santa Claus still visits me. :( Ill make good long visits to everyone in my family once I get home. Anyway the other volunteers are planning on not going home, so I think I might stay with them.
Anyway, people I speak spanish. Not that good and with an accent. But most of the time I understand people and they understand me.
Thank you God.
Of course I will insert many caveats in here, like I dont speak anywhere near spanish fluently and I havent really made that friend in spanish yet. But still, wow. You really can learn just by listening to people speak. I mean studied on my own as well, but not that much because I am generally lazy in the area of independant study. But dude. I can speak another language. Wow. Im on the other side of that awful beginning. Ok it wasnt awful... but still
Tommorrow I am going to Colombia to visit Juan Mi. It is his birthday and graduation this week. I will also have many tests of my spanish there seeing as how I have to actually talk to his parents now. And even though all his friends speak English, they will obviously still speak spanish hanging out. Eeeek But still im looking forward to it.
Then Im going to come back and do a really good job here for the next few months. Also, Im going to try not to stress myself out so much with girls. I have learned that I am a total control freak during this time here. Im not so bad because I realize what im doing. But still, I want everything done on the scheduel at exactly my time and in exactly my way. I think that is what causes so much stress for me because I have to constantly deal with changes and things not going my way. All of it is internal stress. But still. Heh thats what Ive got my spinning class for. The kickboxing instructor still hounds me whenever I see him, but Im always like next week Ill come...
I might not be coming home for christmas. Since Ill prolly be coming home for good in February, I guess it is kind of dumb to pay for the airplane ticket home. But still, I hope Santa Claus still visits me. :( Ill make good long visits to everyone in my family once I get home. Anyway the other volunteers are planning on not going home, so I think I might stay with them.
Anyway, people I speak spanish. Not that good and with an accent. But most of the time I understand people and they understand me.
Thank you God.
posted by SLM er at 9:47 AM
3 Comments:
awwww, no new year's 2007 with ali :(
I am really excited for you! I think you are going to find that your spanish gets better and better now - you'll be able to pick out accents and words that have regional dialects ... you are so lucky to have a few more months to really pick up everything. I predict you are going to be amazingly fluent by the time you get back in February! Keep up the good work and enjoy yourself. Hugs!
Feliz Cumpleanos!!!!!! (manhana)
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