We travel to Mexico frequently, and I have always wanted to communicate better with the locals. This was a huge accomplishment for me and something that gives me so much more confidence to go forward and deepen my language speaking skills and fluency. However after a lot of practicing and tutorials, I finally learned how, and can roll my R's and trill in a variety of ways, however I am still working on putting it seamlessly into words. My whole life, I had never been able to, and I mostly thought that it was something that was physically impossible to learn. You may have seen that I started using Rosetta Stone last year, and my Spanish skills have definitely improved! A HUGE hurdle for me was that I was completely unable to roll my R's, or trill my tongue at all. Deepening my Spanish understanding and becoming truly conversational is one of my biggest goals for 2020 - and the too I am using to learn is Rosetta Stone. From the time I learned to speak, I have always been able to pronounce tortilla and jalapeño - but I have never really been able to speak the language. Growing up in Southern California, the Spanish language is deeply woven into life here - our cities all start with San or Santa, and our streets are named in Spanish words. Especially in America, only a tiny fraction of us fluently speak a second language learned outside the home (I remember reading that the number was less than 1%, but I can't find the exact statistic to quote.) Isn't it time that we change that? I have always admired with awe people that can flip back and forth between two (or more) languages with ease and grace, and am a bit jealous that I didn't grow up in a multi-language home. One of my big life goals for a long time has been to become bilingual. Catching up on my lessons anywhere, any time.
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