My resolution this year is to make one small change to my daily habits every month. Last month, I started drinking the widely-recommended 2.5 liters of water every day. This month, I’m re-learning Spanish.
I was moderately fluent when I took Spanish in high school, but I didn’t continue speaking it, so I lost it due to disuse. I can still recall most of the basic grammar and such, but my vocabulary is shot. I’ve loaded some instructional CDs into my BlackBerry, and am listening to them on my walks to and from work. Although I’m still working through the less-than-challenging bits (“excuse me sir, where is the bathroom?”), it’s definitely helping me reconnect with those forgotten skills.
My girlfriend is far more fluent than I am, so I get to practice at home. It’s going to be a good month!
