The other night, as I was diligently working on my conversation homework, a Tico came by to hang out with Rich. He’s part of Rich’s FARO route. They had prearranged to meet on Tuesday nights at our house. When Gustavo arrived, I talked with him for a few minutes, but quickly gathered my stuff and headed into my bedroom so I could keep working and also get out of their way. Gustavo had only been here a few minutes when his friend called him, saying she was in the area and wanted to hang out. He told her to come to our house.
When she arrived, I came out and introduced myself. It seemed strange to stay in my bedroom at this point, so I moved my laptop to the kitchen table. I tried to keep working and at the same time look like I wasn’t completely ignoring them. So there I was, in the middle of writing El Origen de Galletas de Chocolate Chips, when it hit me. Wise words I heard from a couple of people about language school. Don’t sweat the academic stuff. Don’t worry about studying for a test or getting homework done if it means giving up actually talking to a Spanish speaker. And that’s what it’s all about anyway. I closed my laptop, moved closer and gave them my full attention. They were a very cool couple, close to our age, and easy to relate to. We were building relationships with them. We were having fun. And we were doing it all in Spanish.
Oh my goodness!! “I was diligently working on my conversation homework” LOL!
GREAT call on sooooo many levels!
Good job, and keep it up.