Speaking of projects

I’m getting started today on the project to learn (er, re-learn) Spanish. I’ve checked out an audiobook from the library and put it on my iPod. For those who don’t know the story here: I learned quite a bit of Spanish when we lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for about a year when I was 8 or so. I don’t think I really kept up on it in elementary school and then when I went to Jr. High, I took 3 years of French. I followed that up with a year of Latin in High School. (At that point I wanted to be a vet, so it was good for learning all those Latin names for things, right?) Result: Three languages jumbled up in my head and not one will come out at once. I can understand a lot of spoken Spanish and French; unfortunately they come out garbled together if I try to speak one or the other. Grrr.
So I’ve decided that I need to learn Spanish once again. Katie has taken Spanish in high school so we can practice together and Mel has decided it sounds like fun, too. I have an inkling that when CJ signs up for language he’ll be taking Spanish as well. (High school graduation requirements include two years of foreign language.)There you have it, a new subject to learn that will help me greatly in my journey to work in Library Land PLUS something I’ve been meaning to do for some time. Now I’ve got to see how this whole audiobook learning process goes….