Con permiso... I have been spending much of my time in Spanish class lately, so the blog has suffered. Nothing like a class in a foreign language to make you realize how much you really DON'T know. I'm glad I majored in English because it makes understanding all the verb conjugations; does anyone remember what a gerund is?
I'm really luck since I spend my class with other students from all over the world. My current classmate is from Germany; my last classmate was from Holland and is training to be a doctor, currently doing some of her residency in Bolivia. The teachers are amazing, but no English is spoken at all. My handy dictionary is getting quite a workout. It's pretty nerve-racking to have such a command of one language and be so limited and try to communicate in another.
So my big step today was announcing to Dave that we should only speak Spanish from now on. Easier said than done, but so far I've spoken far more Spanish than English today. This means we only speak Spanish with the kids - so far, so good, but we'll see how long they're patient with us!
