Mi Primer Blog en Idioma Español

Mi esposa bonita y yo decidimos ir a México. Porque ella trabaja en la oficina y está ocupada, yo planeo el viaje a México. Muchas personas opinan que  el país de Latino América, México, no es un lugar seguro. Pero yo no creo que ellos están correcto. Nosotros  reservamos nuestros boletos de avión y volamos a México.

Mi esposa inteligente cambia solo unos pocos dólares a pesos porque el tipo de cambio está bajo en el aeropuerto. Ella vende algunos dólares y comprar los pesos. Yo pregunta a el oficial guapo en la mesa de información sobre la estación de metro más cercana. Nosotros eludimos el tráfico intenso  y lento de la ciudad de México. Muchos viajeros toman los trenes desde el aeropuerto y cargan sus equipajes pesados. La recepcionista joven y hermosa saluda nosotros en la hotel y confirma nuestras reservaciones. Nosotros comemos la comida Mexicana deliciosa y dormimos temprano porque en la mañana, nosotros visitan la pirámide de Cholula.

Great Pyramid of Cholula, Mexico

Cholula está cerca de Puebla, una ciudad muy colorida. Nosotros estamos muy felices y subimos arriba de la pirámide a la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. Tú entras dentro del túnel en la base de la pirámide. La gente que aman y desean aprender de la historia vieja y cultura hermosa, disfrutar en las ciudades de México increíbles.

Total length of Tunnel Excavated so far is 8km. You can walk more than half a kilometer inside the tunnel, located beneath the pyramid. Its fun.

(Above description is about about our visit to Mexico and the Great Pyramid of Cholula in 2014. It is the largest pyramid as well as the largest monument ever constructed anywhere in the world, even larger than that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, in terms of total volume. This pyramid is yet to be completely excavated. )

Inspired by my travel to Mexico in 2014 and Spain in 2012, I decided to learn Spanish. I have joined the Spanish class, conducted by Richfield and Bloomington Community Education Services in Minnesota. I have completed the first level and waiting for the next level to start in January 2015. Class has been so much fun. Our instructor, Bertha Bonequi, is an amazing teacher who teaches step-by-step, one-at-a-time and most importantly, in the most grammatically correct manner. Though she is from Mexico, she has been living in Minnesota since last 12 years.

It took me to come all the way to Minneapolis (USA) to learn Spanish. That’s a twist and turn in the life of a traveler, and it is so joyful. Isn’t that interesting?

Thanks to her, now I can read and pronounce the Spanish words and sentences much better, if not perfectly and fluently. I can now frame basic sentences with Ser and Estar (To Be) verbs – only in present tense, though. Recently, I wrote these paragraphs on our Mexico trip, in present tense and with basic verbs and vocabulary. I consider this as part of my achievement, and a source of motivation to travel to South America next year. More posts on achievements here.

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Do you learn bits of local language before visiting a new country? Which was the language and for which country did you learn it? Do share your experiences.