!Hola! Yo soy Lezanne

My good friend Liezel, made a list a few years ago, called
'40 things to do before I turn 40'. I thought that this was an
excellent idea and started making my very own list. Only thing
is, my list is still incomplete as of now. Perhaps 'Completing
my list of 40 things' should be ON the actual list.

I digress.

So right at Number 3 on my list it says: 'Learn to speak Spanish
like a Spaniard'.

Which is why I recently enrolled myself for a Spanish Language
Course through Berlitz here in Dubai.

During the first 5 minutes of our very first lesson, our Mexican
teacher, Ana Maria, told us in English that this would in fact be
the last English we would be speaking for the duration of our
course. See, Berlitz is based on a learning system of total
immersion in the language.

And that's exactly what it has felt like. As if someone has
dropped me into the deep end of this wondrous ocean filled
with Spanish words. Suddenly I have to make room for and
wrap my tongue around all these beautifully sonorous words.

And even though I'm just treading water at the moment
to stay afloat, I can just feel that in time I will become a
champion swimmer! Move over Penny Heyns, there's a new
kid in town.