This morning I hung around here, made breakfast, organized a little, then got some
empanadas (YUM) for lunch and went to meet my teacher, Patricia. We took a
cab to her place where she has a great classroom set up.
Patricia is great.
Native to Salta, her mom teaches English which is how she started to learn. She used to work for a
company in Buenos Aires that wanted a "branch" in Salta, but a few years
ago she quit working for them and now does it on her own. I can tell it
is going to be great to hear her and to have to communicate in
spanish. She will tell me the words if I say them in English and then I
am supposed to continue in Spanish as much as possible.
It is great to have a personal instructor
because we started at the beginning with basics and I am able to move
through them quickly, but fill in gaps that I've missed with my self
study; and get correction when needed. (For example, we didn't have to
spend much time on numbers today because I know them pretty well, but
she taught me some exceptions like 700 and 900 are slightly different
from the normal pattern.) She also taught me how to ride the bus home.
Turns out it is winter here (as of tomorrow technically) and it was
chilly on my walk from the bus stop. I am warming up a bit and deciding what I want
to do for dinner...?
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