So much fun!

Two weeks ago, I started taking a Spanish class at the OWATC--- the applied tech college in Ogden where Heather is taking cosmetology. It's an accelerated beginner class, and I am loving it!! Tonight, we passed off our first conversation skills and a self-presentation to the class, en espanol. My self-presentation went especially well. Now we start the second section of our studies. I am having so much fun in this class. There are only ten students, and we are all adults who wanted to take the class, so everyone is motivated and happy to be there, and we work with each other all the time, practicing and helping each other.

I have wanted to study Spanish for years, and have been self-teaching for quite some time---slowly. I've used the great website www.studyspanish.com and a first year Spanish textbook I got at D.I. and a book called How to Learn Any Language. As a result, I was at an advantage starting this class with at least a little understanding of the structure of the language, and with a fair vocabulary compared to the other students in the class. Anyway, what I meant to say is that if there is anything you have always wanted to do or learn or try, you should find a way to do it. It has been so good for me to get out and actively pursue a goal that I've had in mind for many years!! I wish I had made a way to do it sooner. So do yourself a favor and take that class, read that book, tackle that task, whatever it is you've been considering for a while now. You'll be so glad you did!!!