The Gringa Learning Spanish
As I sit here repeating spanish words after a CD attempting to learn the spanish lingo... I think back to simpler times, when I would spend my free, up late at night, time on facebook or reading. Now, however I listen to spanish lessons on CD in hopes that through sitting here hearing these two people speak to each other that the language would seep into my brain and I will wake up tomorrow speaking fluently in Espanol! Well there is a start.
Some of you might be asking the question: Why is this tall white chick learning spanish?
Surprisingly it is not because of the fast growing spanish speaking population here in south Florida. I'm sorry, but I'm not that nice. Up until about 6 months ago I had refused to learn spanish. Around December of 2007 I believe Jesus really wanted to give me a challenge when at my church's lovely Doral campus I meet this totally cute colombian. And you guessed it- he speaks spanish, as well as English props to my All Powerful Father for that! This total hottie is now my colombian and with this new amazing man I get the opportunity to enhance my knowledge of foreign language!
So I will continue to sit here listening to spanish tapes and reading my spanish for dummies book so that one day I will walk into our green room still as this crazy tall American chick, but speaking fluently in spanish!
Just wait.. it'll happen.
mom