I just had an hour long discussion with my host family about how the only thing you can control in life is yourself. When someone else upsets you... you don´t need to be upset. "no es vale la pena" and "que importa" and "pura vida" were the most common phrases of the conversation. I wonder if this is a culture wide attitude...
These are, of course, things I had heard many times before... but it was fun discussing them in a different language. I think I have reached a new level of fluency if I can have phylosophical debates in Spanish and make such good points that my host dad decides that I won. Haha. He was insisting that there are no true friends in the world and if you have no money, you have no friends. I argued that maybe that was true for the masses... but a person can have a few true solid friends that stick with him or her through anything. I know I do. My host mom agreed and he decided we won :)
Wow, what an accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteGood for you..!
That's impressive!
ReplyDeleteDebating in Spanish and even winning!
It makes me think of my time in Bolivia so much! I remember as I became more comfortable with Spanish, and the amazing freedom of being able to express yourself fully in another language. The excitement of having people understand you! I also remember that my throat and lips ached a little when I started to become more fluent- it was like my mouth was adjusting to all the new motions and inflections of a totally new way of speaking! Your Spanish will be even more awesome in just a few months!
ReplyDeletehaha... that's funny.. I think it is just my brain and sometimes my stomach that hurts. I hope I get better :]
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