On a trip to Eugene, Oregon I stayed at this quaint little Bed and Breakfast called C’est La Vie Inn (1006 Taylor St Eugene, OR 97402). Translated from Spanish the name is “It’s Life Inn.” It was an opulent gingerbread house with all the Victorian fixings.
I am studying Spanish every evening now so it is appropriate that I might stay at C’est La Vie. I am finding that the early stages of learning Spanish, I am mostly just mimicking the sounds I hear. When first faced with remembering the words I was pronouncing I drew a complete and terrifying blank. I have decided to start a sketchbook devoted to sketching the words I am memorizing. I figure that by sketching the object I might commit the word to memory. We all learn differently and I am assuming that I am a visual learner.
Duolingo was sad and despondent for many months but now the little green own is ecstatic that I am studying a new language so diligently. Tonight I am trying to watch the original Star Wars in Spanish. A narrator pronounced each line in the script slowly and then explains the meaning in detail. It turns out You Tube is a good resource for learning new languages. I taught online art courses for eight hours today and then finished the above painting. Rather than relax my plan is to learn something new.