"Estoy solo!" is a phrase that I used often the first day of 'No Ingles'. It means "I am alone!" When Jenn and I first started talking exclusively in espanol I felt isolated. She is very patient and speaks slowly, but I was only catching every third or fourth word. On Sunday we spent most of the day speaking in Spanish. At the end of the day we were both exhausted and decided to cheat a little. Every day this week I spoke for four hours with my Guatemalan teacher, Ana, exclusively in Spanish and then on and off with Jenn throughout the day. Full immersion is extremely difficult and isolating, so a blend of immersion and Ingles is perfect. My speech is getting better, little by little. I feel some improvement already after the first week.
Because Jenn is already proficient in Spanish, she is not taking classes. She bought a guitar on Craigslist right before we left The States and has found a guitar instructor, named Marco, here in Antigua. She takes her class with Marco while I am in Spanish class each morning.
It's an exciting time of new skill learning for both of us!
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