Sueños...
I spent an entire day at Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Language & Culture studies in Delhi on Friday last. I was there for my D.E.L.E (spanish) exam which didn't go as well as I had hoped but at least I know where I am now in a sense. However, the great thing about the day was being surrounded almost entirely by 30 odd students all speaking with each other only in Spanish the whole day. I had more conversations in Spanish in a day than I have had in almost 1 year of studying! By the end of the day, I was feeling much better for having been able to converse without any practice earlier but also feeling wholly inadequate due to my woeful vocabulary.
The feeling of sharing thoughts, emotions and experiences in a foreign language for this short a time made me wistfully think of what it will be like if and when I finally live for a short time in a Spanish speaking country. If I ever do that...I don't think I'll have to study to take the D.E.LE....
The feeling of sharing thoughts, emotions and experiences in a foreign language for this short a time made me wistfully think of what it will be like if and when I finally live for a short time in a Spanish speaking country. If I ever do that...I don't think I'll have to study to take the D.E.LE....
posted by Abs @ 5/14/2007 10:55:00 AM
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So this is going to make you green with envy but I'm writing from Bogota, where I'll be spending the next three months. Anyway, I can relate to this post a lot. It has hapened to me several times, and just as many times in reverse - I feel good about my Spanish and then a conversation reminds me of just how much a beginner I am. Hopefully that won't be true by the end of August.
Haven't read a blog in months but tis good to see you so active. Are you living in Delhi now?
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