Practicing my Spanish

I went to lunch with three Spanish speaking friends today at Civilization, here in Gainesville. Usually four or five of us gather at one of our homes to chat in Spanish every few weeks. But it is a spectacular sunny Spring day today and we decided to practice our Spanish over lunch  at this locally owned and operated spot. We even grabbed an outdoor table. I mostly practiced my receptive skills...and did pretty well, thank you very much. My friends are kind and complimented my expressive efforts, which was encouraging. And I learned several new words...always important. I think I'll study some Speed Spanish now. Only 18 days until immersion.

(For a glimpse of how our novel's characters are preparing for the Camino, click here.)