Joys of language learning

I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about my horrible Spanish. Sometimes when I think, holy crap, I’ve been in country 8 months, mini pat of the back, I do a little jig and smile real big. Then I have those moments when I am communicating how I feel, the things Id like to do, confirming I am on the same page with others, and what happens is the exact opposite of a jig is..maybe die a little on the inside, I don’t know. 

But I realize that my Spanish is nowhere near as good as I want it to be and for being 8 months in, yes I know a lot of Spanish and even say stuff without thinking it out first, but it’s the basic stuff or things I’ve said a million times. And sometimes I say stuff in English in a Spanish format, verbs all switched around. Its like my brain is a drain that occasionally gets rice or oatmeal or whatever stuck in it and can only let some water through. Water gets through, and sometimes all at once, which is like a language high. But then I have moments where nothing gets through at all, nothing new, nothing coherent, correct or understood.

While I say this, I wish not to complain, for there are far too many great things happening at this point, for example, I am loading up on responsibilities left and right, getting sunburned and collapsing on my couch bed from exhaustion and I am eating whatever weird combination of foods I can think of. Also my spirits seems to running high these days and it always makes me smile when I can dance in my living room once a day, mostly to pitbull  and keisha( don’t judge).

I do think it is important though to keep track of language learning and the process, for my own purposes, I suppose no one else really cares as much as I do. But for my own progression I need to know how far I've come and where I can improve. So for now, I will really invest in at least one news paper a week or as often as I can feasible get one. I will read more stuff in general in Spanish and I will text Hazel at least once a month, yay to learning vos form. Also, having started this girls soccer thing, I hope to take advantage of their  (sometimes cruel) honesty and use it for my own learning purposes. I should also sift through my notes a little more often than once every four months to refresh the things I once knew and thought I understood, but have forgotten.

There that is my rant for today, I’m going to be better at Spanish! I promise me:)