Languages and Linguistics

Keeping up with more complex verbs and learning slang phrases. Keep it up. One thing I've learned about Spanish-speakers in general - though I hate to stereotype - is that they're very forgiving as long as you're trying. It's a compliment to them that you're learning their language and culture. I remember a trip to Mexico in college. We had a program in the Spanish department that in the summer, you could pay to take whatever Spanish class you wanted in Mexico (a professor from the department also went to teach). We stayed with host families, and the professor planned a lot of excursions for us (we also had free time). We went to one of the largest markets in Mexico City. I was the most advanced speaker on the trip after the professor (literally taking my last class for a major), and at a t-shirt vendor's stall I specifically asked for a displayed t-shirt with a picture of dancing skeletons on it by one of my favorite Mexican artists by the work's name in my size. It impressed the vendor so much that she had me come into the stall, sit down, and talk with her for a while.

Jarabe en Ultratumba por Jose Guadalupe Posada