Over the past week, I’ve had a few small moments worth celebrating in my Spanish Learning adventure:
- I understood a joke my yoga teacher made in class, and was among the first to giggle. A win for mindfully listening to the teacher and catching the humor.
- I dreamt in Spanish. Okay, to be fair, I had a dream where I said one sentence in Spanish. I asked a person “¿Que idiomas hablas tu?” which translates to “What languages do you speak?” I’m not even sure they answered in Spanish. But still. One sentence more than I’ve ever dreamed before!
- I was able to translate a short conversation for a friend. While in Ibiza, the bouncer wouldn’t let us into a club. I understood and translated the explanation: my friend wasn’t allowed to have his bag.
Am I approaching conversational? Not really.
Am I making progress? Yes. Measurably!
Other budding events include:
- eating lunch with the Spanish teachers at school (they are patient and incredible, and talk and practice with me)
- understanding random snippets of peope’s conversations on the subway and at the gym (eavesdropping on a foreign language takes talent)
- gearing up for Spanish class to start again in two weeks
¡Tengo mucho aprender! Pero para ahora, estoy feliz.
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