spending the day with sue and her mom yesterday made me realize how rusty my spanish is these days. her parents had been living in mexico city for years and they are fluent in spanish. the last time i interacted with them, my spanish was decent. but yesterday's inability to articulate myself came as a shock to me.
i was not able to find the words to express what i was thinking, or if i did, it took a moment longer than it should have. sadly, ive not had to use my spanish in the last year and a half. up until last year, being around spanish-speakers had been a big part of my life. i remember always being surrounded by friends, aquaintances, and parents of my students who spoke spanish. i was completely in my element while traveling to countries where mainly spanish was spoken. the majority of my music collection had a latin flavor. i even recall a time when i drempt in spanish, if you can believe that.
well, i must have been thinking that i would always remember everything i learned in the past 17 years.
so today, got myself motivated to dive in again and i listened to some of my old favorites. and i feel a renewed desire to get back in touch with my alter ego...
No comments:
Post a Comment