Fun With Spanish!

About 7 years ago I decided that I wanted to learn Spanish.  In this blog I am going to record and detail some of the things that helped me and keep somewhat of a log of my ongoing Spanish adventures.  You can read a little bit about me in the about me section.  You will soon see that if I can learn Spanish, you can learn Spanish.  I’m not claiming to be an expert, but I can carry on a conversation, I can read, and I’d like to share what has worked for me.

More than that, I am going to use this blog to motivate me to have more “adventures” in Spanish.  I am not bashful about using my Spanish.  I am not embarrassed by my mistakes, and I make plenty of them.  I’ve never found a single native speaker who was angry or upset because my Spanish was lacking.  Most have been appreciative of my efforts to learn, many have been willing to help me fine tune my skills.  We’ve laughed together at some of my mis-interpretations, mispronunciations, and my clumsiness.  As we’ve laughed I have learned.
So together, you and I, we may go on Spanish speaking adventures, restaurants, taco trucks, tiendas (shops), and other places where I can practice my Spanish with, or inflict my Spanish on an unsuspecting victim.  I’ll try to draw a quick lesson or two from each encounter and encourage my readers to get out of the classroom and actually use and misuse the language.
I’m going to endeavor to make three posts a week.  Some will be usage adventures, others tools that I’ve found helpful.  Thank you for reading, let me know what you find interesting.