Yo Peurdo Hablar Espanol?

Recently I have thought that it would be best if I actually made an effort to learn my native tongue. And by “my native tongue” I mean Spanish. Yeah, one would think that a person of Mexican/Spaniard decent would have learned a bit of their own language over the years. But, that is not the case for me. I am the third generation of my family to be born here in America. And over the years since my great grandparents emigrated here from Mexico the importance of passing on the Spanish language to the next generation has lessened a great deal. Mainly this is due to the fact that while living here in America my family has had more of a use for English rather than Spanish and as a result taught the children English so that they may have an edge in the future, or at least that is what my grandfather on my mother’s side thought. He said that “English is the language of success”, so initially Spanish was dropped from that side of the family. The case with my father’s side is that he actually was taught Spanish by his parents (my grandparents) and perfected his Spanish speaking skills when he worked at a small market in California. He never become fluent though, he knew just enough where he could get by pretty well.

Now, by the time my siblings and I came along my parents rarely used Spanish to communicate with us or others. They knew a little bit of Spanish, but not enough to be able to teach us very effectively. Although my grandmother (on my father’s side) did attempt to teach us by saying certain phrases to us when we were little, however this was unsuccessful. So, English naturally was my/our language of choice and still is to this day. And now that I am older and actually have the brain capacity to learn a new language I think would like to give it a shot.

Currently I am being taught by a very good friend of mine who is practically fluent in the language. My friend is an excellent teacher and does a very good job of helping me understand the language as a whole. We have only had two lessons so far, but I really understand what I have been learning. I can honestly say that this is the most enthusiasm towards learning a new language that I have ever had. Something about not having a grade attached to it all just makes it so much more fun and less stressful to learn. The things that I learn on my own free will are the things I never forget. And with that I bid you all a good night and I hope that you all have a good weekend. Later!