Yesterday I managed to catch up a couple of days on my word count, leaving me only 1000 words short of target for that date. Not bad considering I also took my son for a bike ride and some tennis and went to a wild, singing party in the evening. I think I was home by 2:00 am. Today, instead of getting up at 6:00 as I have been…
Well, it was such a great party. The food and songs were Peruvian, the percussion instruments were all over the kitchen and there were kids everywhere shooting each other with little foam darts. I haven’t had this much fun in a long time, and I’m very spoiled when it comes to entertainment. My only regret is I still don’t speak enough Spanish to keep up with the conversations. I’m not bad making myself understood one-on-one but I often don’t catch the replies on the first try. I also find my French vocab words try to creep in when I’m at a loss for a particular word. Necesito practicar…
Today we’re probably off to Wonderland and I’m probably going to get behind on my word count again but it’ll be well worth it. I’m so lucky that when my extended family get’s together, it’s both a great party and a cultural exchange.