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Spanish Conversation Meetups |
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Written by Felix Wong - View Profile
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
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This week I thought I'd use this blog to plug an "extra-curricular" activity I've been enjoying for the last year or so: Spanish conversation meetings!
Each week, a group of us have been congregating in Fort Collins (usually at a coffee shop) to talk about, well, anything for an hour. The ground rule, however, is that one can only speak Spanish. This enables each of us to get practice not only speaking, but listening to others in español.
Why is knowing Spanish useful? First of all, after Mandarin and English, it is the third most-spoken language in the world. Just drive a few hundred miles south, and you'll start to hear it everywhere. Every country in the Americas south of Texas, with the exemption of Brazil and a few small French or Dutch islands in the Carribean, has made Spanish their official language.
Since going on vacation in Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa seems to be getting more expensive all the time, a (relatively) inexpensive trip to one of the countries south of the U.S. border is looking more and more attractive. And vacations are always better when you can actually talk with the natives!
Even in the U.S., Spanish is fairly popular. What country has the fifth-largest Spanish-speaking population in the world? Surprise -- it is ours!
Anyhow, trivia aside -- if you'd like to come practice some Spanish, you can join the Fort Collins/Loveland Spanish Language Group. We post messages about upcoming events and practice writing Spanish there.
Better yet, come to our Spanish conversation meetings at the Bean Cycle at 6:00pm on Tuesdays. We usually hang out towards the front of the coffee shop; for example, on the couches if they are available. It is easy to find us since we are speaking en español. :)
Ojalá que pueda venir a nuestras reuniones, y puedamos conocernos pronto. ¡Hasta luego! | Only registered users can write comments.
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