Where is my Spanish? Has it died? Or is it just gone?
Well, I currently cannot speak Spanish, though its the only foreign language I've actually taken classes in and given speeches in.
Long story short, I ended up at a factory in the middle of the night and needed directions.
The man I talked to was like "really you don't speak any Spanish?"
I responded "un poco..." awkwardly forcing the extra u and m out of the words..."mas...pero...." and switched back to Português.
He just shook his head as I continued to explain (in bad Portuñol) that I used to speak Spanish but now it's Portuguese.
It is very strange. When I began learning Portuguese, in Foz do Iguassu I desperately wanted rid of my Spanish and now that my Spanish is passed I am mourning the loss.
My Portuñol was so bad, everyone thought I was Argentinian except on the plane where the Columbian soccer player next to me successfully convinced the flight attendants I was his sister. This actually became quite awkward but helped me get through customs.
....and now I can't even cough up a tiny bit of travelers Spanish...though, I will say the Portuguese has made my Spanish reading smoother, which is actually not practical at all.
But I'm convinced that I still know Spanish even if no Spanish speaker believes me. I know it is in my brain somewhere just waiting to be resuscitated.
