Sunday, October 2, 2011

# 50 Espanol

Hola!  Coma esta?  Mi espanol es mejor than sixty sessions ago.  It is still not perfect by any means but step by step I am slowly learning the language.  Unfortunately it seems that fluency will not be the end result.  If I can get the basic question or answer across without too many mistakes, I consider it a small victory.

 Did I have fun with this one?  Absolutely, especially while visiting Peru I practiced with the locals as they encouraged my attempt at the language. My goal for the next ten years is to continue my quest for mastery. I will rev up the brain cells, engage the tongue, and experiment putting sentences together that won't offend or confuse the listener.   I will make sure I say I have three children instead of three eyes (hijo versus ojo--a mistake Senor Rob made), and allow time to practice, practice, practice.  Besides all the studying, I will need patience galore since my sixty year old brain seems to take a tad longer retaining these still foreign phrases. Never fear, in the distant future when I am riding off into the sunset I hope my last words will be, "hasta luego", and someone will actually understand me!

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