speak Spanish more often

as i go out i need to use what limited skills I have to interact with people. I’ll probably look like an idiot when I mess up, but I have to face it and have courage to “just do it” and I’ll get better. I’m also going to listen to coffee break spanish. I haven’t yet determined how or when, but this is something I REALLY want to do and it’s in my blood. I love it and WANT to do it. Courage and onwards dear one

just not a priority right now…and that’s ok

there were an ‘on hold’ button to push…to save this goal, how ironic that maybe i won’t be learning spanish till i’m far away from all the people that speak spanish
there are so many other demands on my time right now…but i still love this goal…the next session in my spanish class is here, so i might see if there is a new class starting up in the level i need

we had some friends over for dinner tonight and i was asking her how she spends her spare time. her husband is an employee at the university and one of the perks is that they each get to take a class for free each semester so long as they are actively working towards a degree…i asked my hubby if that perk would apply to our situation since he wants to be a university professor. most likely it will…light bulb went on that i could major in spanish. i would really like that…to learn and to practice and to get REALLY good. so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that hubby will graduate next december (2008)...maybe then my dreams of spanish fluency will come true…i had never thought of this, so i’m excited

the other day to some ladies walking by…and they said ‘hola, como estas’ and i said ‘bien, y tu’....oh that was fun! just to get the courage to speak and not sound like i don’t know what i’m doing…it was so simple, but a great confidence builder…isn’t that silly
go me!!!

was cancelled..at least the time frame was, there is still another class with a different teacher, but it’s in the afternoon and that means having to get a bbsitter and my son missing his naps…which he’s been doing alot of ANYWAYS…so i dunno, still contemplating, if i don’t keep doing it now, i probably won’t have another opportunity till next fall when the year starts over again…how sad :’(

well, my first session of spanish classes ended, and then next session is starting up this week (1-22-07) I almost didn’t take it because i’m having a hard time being so darned patient with myself, but we have been practicing more speaking in class and that is really motivating seeing as i want to pass for a native speaker, it helps to get as much practice as possible. i’ve decided that hubby and i will make dinner together every night and while working together we will speak spanish during all that time. he already knows spanish and can help me gramatically and structurally which is a big plus. so…while we “date” we speak spanish…i think this will work out lovely. last night was our first night and it was fun…my brain hurts after thinking so much though…it’s good for me

my spanish class is coming to an end tomorrow, sad, but not so sad- the next session starts next week- so i may sign up, i may not…i wish there were a conversational class only…going through the rules and everything is so trivial…i know it’s important, but i want to practice speaking, so i can feel confident using it in real life- my hubby and i “practice” occasionally in short spurts, but nothing really too involved. i could talk with my mom, but she wouldn’t know how to correct me gramatically speaking…so i guess it’s back to the rule books- ugh…it’s a good thing i really want to do this, i’m so impatient with learning rules and things- i just want to speak fluent

I’m taking a spanish class, just a community oriented one, a retired spanish teacher…oh but it’s so much fun, because I get to practice and I Don’t have to do homework or have tests. It’s perfect. Of course I study because I want to learn and I am paying for it,...Oh i just love how this has worked out…Estoy muy contento :-)

for a spanish class next semester…maybe even just a community class, but something. I really want to get into this part of my culture more, and it sure helps to speak the lingo- i’m excited