Numero tres: Failed Spanish learning

 Things are starting to get real now. Feel like I've done quite well at getting things sorted (although I haven't actually started packing yet) and most things I had on my to-do list have been ticked off at this point. At this point I'm just trying not to overthink things and worry too much, getting things ready has definitely helped with this. I also feel like the zoom sessions have been getting better as time has passed. Not sure if this is due to me finding them a bit less awkward now or because of the actual content but I've enjoyed the last few.

I was hoping to make huge progress with my Spanish by practising Duolingo every day but this turned out to be a bit of a pipe dream. At this point it feels a bit like the morning/night before an exam where you just give up on revising even if you're not too confident and accept your fate. I definitely know some basics and enough to get by, especially now I downloaded Google translate on my phone, but at this point the dream is a bit shattered.

I think watching "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel) in Spanish with English subtitles made me realise how far I really am from anything that resembles fluency. They speak so fast! Even when I knew how to translate some of the subtitles I'd have had no idea what they were saying without them. I feel like even with years of studying I wouldn't be able to watch something like that without subtitles. But hopefully one day!

Ciao, Paul.

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