My favorite thing about language learning

For any of you that have learned a language, what's been your favorite part?  Memorizing vocab that seems to be endless?  Conjugating verbs?  Practicing speaking?  Well, sad to say, I can't say that any of those are close to being my favorite.  Some days, I really don't mind any of those things.  Other days, well, I'd rather not talk about it.  I know that those days will get better.  They will get better, right?  I dream of a day where I wake up and all that I need to know about the Spanish language would just magically be present within my brain without me having to put much effort into it....but that is, alas, just a dream.

So, I press on in the day to day of learning this language.  Literally, I have to take it day by day.  I can only face the present day because I can't even bare to think about what struggles I'll have trying to communicate tomorrow. 

One of the many things I try to remind myself of is:  I am not alone in this.  I'm not the only one struggling to put sentences together or trying to figure out what syllable gets the accent.  I'm not the only one trying to figure out some kind of logic and/or pattern with irregular verbs.  I'm not the only who who gets a "deer in the headlights" look when asked a question, knowing an answer has to be given and I have absolutely no idea what was just asked.  Yes!  Yes, I am so thankful I am not alone.

This is my grammar class, along with our teacher.  I spend two hours with this group everyday.  Then another 2 hours with the ladies and different teachers. 

 

 

I wouldn't trade these people!  I don't think there's a day that goes by that we don't laugh and have a good time.  Somedays, okay, most days, I look forward to fun more than I do language learning.  We are learning together, sharing our lives, encouraging and building each other up and once awhile mastering a plan to distract our teachers just because we just can't handle Spanish anymore.  I'm thankful God put this group together; He knew we'd need each other.  These people are my favorite thing about language learning.