Speaking the Language
As I have worked through the process of adding another language to my long-closed brain, the successes have come in starts and fits. I will have a burst of improvement followed by a period of no growth.
Our trip to the US earlier this year set me back several months. When I came back, my friends were asking me why I lost my Spanish. Frustrating!
Recently, I've had a burst in the forward direction. :) When some friends who haven't seen us in a few months came over, the husband was surprised at my fast speaking. Happy!
This week, I was actually able to serve as a translator for an important meeting. Shock and awe!
I survived it and was thrilled to be able to have a skill that helps someone else in their attempt to work here.
In a few years, maybe I will be completely bilingual. In a few decades, maybe I'll speak Miskito well, too.
Until then, it seems like forward momentum linguistically!
Our trip to the US earlier this year set me back several months. When I came back, my friends were asking me why I lost my Spanish. Frustrating!
Recently, I've had a burst in the forward direction. :) When some friends who haven't seen us in a few months came over, the husband was surprised at my fast speaking. Happy!
This week, I was actually able to serve as a translator for an important meeting. Shock and awe!
I survived it and was thrilled to be able to have a skill that helps someone else in their attempt to work here.
In a few years, maybe I will be completely bilingual. In a few decades, maybe I'll speak Miskito well, too.
Until then, it seems like forward momentum linguistically!
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