Obra Personal: Leyendo Espanol

Hola! I did something kind of epic.  I read a book in Spanish.  From start to finish I read a book in another language.  I rarely had to consult a dictionary, though I did when necessary, I'm not too good for that, and I understood a lot of what I was reading.  I read a goddamn book in Spanish!  That's pretty amazing.

What did I learn? That I can do it! That I can be a part of a better global community.  That I am cultured.  That I am capable of culture.  This book was not easy by the way.  The Alchemist is itself a transcendental arty book.  There is no clear structure. Everything means something deeper.  But I made it through!

I think maybe next time I should find something easier to read, maybe a teen novel in Spanish? But I think I want to read a Spanish book in Spanish.  I have Ficciones but I don't think that will be much easier but maybe I can try it and see what that gets me.

If we are calling this my own version of The Happiness Project, my own Eat Pray Love (although way less exciting and global so far) then I am going to challenge myself to read another book and finally settle down and learn French.  I really want the pleasure of saying I'm trilingual.  Watch out world, I wouldn't want to mess with this chick.