earned in A this Spring at Phoenix College in Spanish 101. That amazed me, as busy as I have been that I have been able to keep up with it. I signed up for 102 this Fall and I just received my tuition reimbursement from my employer - now THAT is really a nice benefit, I must admit that.
And I get a lot of opportunity to practice, both at home and out and about. Rob
Nice!
My current language project is a bit slow going for me:
Bien hecho, Rob!!
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
Congrats, Rob!
You can never have enough languages!
Muy bien, Rob! I actually had spanish all through school and college, but with nowhere and no one to practice with, I've lost a lot. Started Duolingo a little over a year ago and it seems to be re-igniting some old brain cells. LOL.
Had to look up your current language of study, bae. Interesting. How is it going?
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Growing up in San Antonio, I was immersed in Spanish language although of a regional Tex-Mex kind. Then a stint at art school in Mexico where having a Mexican boyfriend required that I learn even more. Even though I never use it anymore, it is in my head almost as a second language. It is one of the easiest to learn as vowel sounds aren't varied as in English.
It's slow going, but I'm getting close to goal #1, which was simply to be able to pronounce the written form of some of the Coastal Salish languages. I suspect this language is not as broadly useful as Rob's Spanish project!Originally Posted by happystuff
I see that it is regionally close to you, but still have to ask... Why Klallam?
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I had been meaning to learn one of the Salish languages, and had been starting with a bit of Lummi, as my island is next to theirs. But a few weeks ago I went to the Olympic Peninsula, to Neah Bay, and visited the Makah Cultural/Research Center, where I talked with some folks about their language conservation efforts. They were holding a nice class right as I arrived, and had some wonderfully designed educational materials, and online support, so they hooked me up.
The language is not mutually-intelligible with Lummi or the other Northern Straits dialects, but there is a lot of overlap in vocabulary, and once you learn one of them, picking up the others is "fairly simple". The Makah language, Klallam, is a bit closer to being lost forever, so I decided to start with it, given the recent resources and efforts to save it.
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