Went to our weekly Spanish / English exchange lesson today.  I drove again! Woo hoo!  As I was almost there, someone in a small pickup truck coming towards me, signalled with his hand out the window and then flashed his lights.  I slowed down and rolled down my window.  He explained the bulls were on their way and to be careful.  A local man on his motorcycle stopped and seemed to be waiting to see what I was going to do.  As I pulled over towards the side of the road I caught my first glimpse of about 10 bulls trotting down the road towards me.  Behind them a man on a horse.  

As I watched them come closer, a few trotted closer to the middle of the road and when one started to veer towards my car, seemingly catching my eye, the man on the bike whistled and called out somehow – the bull kept going, getting back into line with his mates.  

It’s a whole different world here! 

Spanish today consisted of revisiting the alphabet.  We had worked with a page of words last week based upon Claudia’s prior English study paperwork.  During the week it was recommended that we start the way kids start – learning the pronunciation of the alphabet.  

Back in Canada I had taken French classes from about grade 6 to grade 8 – not enough it seemed to help with any kind of conversation (je mange, tu manges, il mange, nous mangeons – does not really support a serious talk).  What I do know how to say (I’ve been told) I pronounce well. At this stage I probably have just as much, or more, Spanish words in my vocabulary as I have French. 

Today I noticed a huge similarity in the pronunciation of the alphabet.  Especially when we got to the “w” – In English it it “double u” but in French and Spanish it is “double v”.  

Recently I’ve even caught myself responding with French words without thinking. Maybe that’s a sign that my brain is starting to make a language connection.   I look forward to learning more.  

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