Spanish Practice

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to study the Bible with my house helper, Maria. This is something we are going to start doing twice a week. Hey, if I can't go to them, I might as well take advantage of the opportunity that I have when others are with me. It was such a sweet, sweet time and she said so many nice things about our family and how much we have influenced her. WOW! I was so surprised. I had no idea. We are doing a study called, Hacia La Meta, which translates "Toward the Goal." It is a canned study, so it requires no "prep" time and is perfect for a mom with 5 little ones. I was even reminded of some important Biblical truths during the study. Plus, it was great Spanish practice.

In the afternoon, the Pastor's daughter, Addie, came over so that we can exchange English for Spanish and vice versa. We spoke for half an hour in English and I asked her a ton of questions and I corrected her when she made mistakes. And then we switched to Spanish and she did the same for me. She seemed so relieved when we switched to her native tongue. Boy, do I know that feeling. I think that our levels are very, very similar so it made for a great mix. I think she did very well and she said the same about me. She said I just need to practice some of the more "complicated" verb structures (subjunctive) and prepositions. Well, I didn't learn many prepositions in C.R., so I am not surprised to hear this. It was a good confidence booster to be able to communicate very well with both of them. The Spanish is definitely "there" it just needs to come out more often. My fluidity will return as I continue to practice. I will study again next week with Maria, and Addie is planning on coming over again as well. I feel good about both of these activities since they are in my home and not causing me more stress.