S.I.T. Day 23: To Be Bilingual – Again

As soon as I hear the word “accomplish” I think of my career. How narrow minded! Because, inside I know, there’s so much more to life than building a successful career. So it forces me to ask myself, “How else am I spending my time?”. I don’t want my life to feel so linear. I want it to feel adventurous, exploratory, creative, and as spontaneous as my introverted self can handle. Most of all, I want to create rich experiences for myself.

So, what do I wanna accomplish by 2023? I want to REGAIN MY FLUENCY IN SPANISH and return to Mexico for an extended period of time. That’s where my love affair with the language began. After High School graduation in 1988, I spent my first Summer studying Spanish in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. After two Summers there, and Business Spanish classes sandwiched in between at UMass, I was fluent. I even used to teach it! But in 1993 I moved to NYC, started my professional dance career and rarely spoke Spanish; excepto para el chisme or when training for two aerial Off-Broadway shows that originated in Argentina. Much later, when I spent 2.5 years as the Resident Pilates Teacher on a private resort island in the Caribbean, I whisked away the loneliness by reconnecting with my love – on DuoLingo. I also binge watched TV shows like “Velvet Coleccion” and “Las Chicas de Cable” on Netflix.

When the world closed down in March 2020 due to Covid, I realized that life was gonna feel awfully similar to living on that private island in the Caribbean – isolated AF! I wanted more than just a little flirtation with DuoLingo again. Or the tease of Spanish dramas on Netflix. I needed real connection. So, on a whim, I contacted the school I attended in Mexico way back in ’88 & ’89 to see if they were offering virtual lessons. And now, for almost two years, I’ve been studying Spanish, otra vez, at the Academia Hispano Americana where my love affair with the language began. By 2023, I want to return to that beautiful little city with its colorful Spanish architecture, cobblestoned streets, thriving arts scene and the school where my love story began. Y quiero ser bilingue otra vez.

31 Days of Soaked in Thought

S.I.T is an invitation to SIT with yourself – for a few minutes per day – to think your thoughts, feel your feels & express your emotions with a JOURNALING RITUAL. For the entire month of Jan, I’ll be posting daily journaling prompts as a source of inspiration. Ring in the New Year by getting #soakedinthought

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