Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid 1

Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid 1Alphonse Maria Mucha WinterAlphonse Maria Mucha Morning Star
language, she introduced us to the , and culture that makes a language three-dimensional, rather than just foreign words on a page. The sounds of salsa reverberated in our room, and she enticed students with a Spanish , please.) They spoke so fast! But they were supremely patient with me, and with the help of hand gestures, pointing to things and other supplementary assistance, I soon began to get at least the gist of what was being said to me. Learning Spanish like this was similar to the process of learning heritage to bring in examples of the food they loved, so that we could all taste pasteles, arroz con habichuelas, flan. Her enthusiasm for her subject was contagious, and almost everyone in the class did so well that in the second year, we were taking advanced Spanish, rather than just Spanish II.Once my Spanish speaking friends found that I was learning the language, they refused to speak to me in English any longer. At first, that was really difficult, because first year Spanish doesn’t equip you for the use of the language on a daily basis. One of the first things I learned to say in a hurry was “Más despacio, por favor.” (More slowly