Viva el Español

So I started reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to learning Spanish on your Own"! Such an ego-boost!

Went easily through the first chapter - it was more like a mother trying desperately to inspire her child to do something she knew the child didn't want to do. Worked quite well for me! Though i'll know for sure only if I keep going..

I did get an interesting idea while reading the book. Since I already have an english to spanish dictionary, I have decided to post-it objects around me with their spanish names and pronounciations. Not a complete idiot, huh?!? :)

So the deal is that the more I work on my Spanish now, the easier my life will be in the next two months. I will be studying Spanish in class starting December but I will also have many more "important" things to do. I really really hope I can overcome my limited linguistic skills!

This calls for a reminder of my goal - Granada, here I come...


P.S. - I didn't spend money on "the complete idiot's guide..." - it's an online book. Told you - not a complete idiot.. ;)

glimpses of the future

Here I shall display the sights that await me in Granada, Spain.

Yet another new beginning...

Huh! Enough about new beginnings...lets not get our hopes high!
If only I had a dollar for every time I wrote a first post...

I'm on a new continent far away from my earlier posts.
Life is good and many dreams have come true.

I am finally living on my own - though still being funded by my parents (I do have a job but the money is meagre).
I cook my own food and wash my own clothes! And I love every second of it...well, mostly :-/
I take the bus to the university, to the mall, to Walmart, to the movies, to the lake and even to the 24/7 store round the corner. Yes! That's right! I am the proud owner of the freedom bus pass!

Okay, so this time I am going to set goals for myself and document them on my blog.

My first goal for June 2008 is to spend a month in Spain (Granada and around) and speak fluent Spanish by the end of that month!

I invite you to join me on this journey. I promise it will be worth your time...