My first Spanish lesson today. Made a stack of note cards for vocabulary–my weak spot with languages. Only the pets were home before dinner tonight, so I got to practice …
Hola, mi gato blanco.
Mi perra negra:
The trick is, to speak so I can communicate with native speakers this coming May when I go to Honduras. My pets were decidedly unenthusiastic about my first effort in Spanish.

30 November 2011 at 7:45 pm
No te preocupes amigo! Toda esta bien!
30 November 2011 at 9:10 pm
Buena suerte. No se preocupe. Los animales no hablan espaƱol.
30 November 2011 at 11:54 pm
I still remember some high school Spanish … Hola, Todd, como esta usted? College German was more fun, but there are fewer chances to practice it in real life.
1 December 2011 at 12:00 am
BTW, if you’re still interested in quinoa recipres, I came across one roday here … http://noteatingoutinny.com/2011/11/26/turkey-quinoa-soup-with-bitter-greens/