Anyone who has talked to me, or read my resume, quickly finds out that I love Latin American Culture and Spanish. My gmail account, cell phone and about anything else I can change, are set in Spanish. I have a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, have traveled to Spain, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and lived for 27 months in Costa Rica. So yeah, I am obsessed. It’s not only the language, but the rich culture that comes with it as well.
When Margaret, a High School Student and member of YES, contacted me about forming a Spanish Culture Club, I had already written a small proposal of the idea myself. I was excited that other people were interested in Spanish. We basically had the same goals in mind. It certainly didn’t hurt that Margaret has a wonderful attitude and a great eye for designing really cool flyers (be on the look out for them around town).
The idea has two main goals:
1. Encourage members of the community to practice conversational Spanish, share good food and worldly perspectives.
2. Bring together diverse members of the community to connect over a fun and common interest.
We plan on having weekly get-togethers on Thursdays at 5:30pm. Each week we’ll have a theme, such as games in Spanish, or talk about a specific country in Latin America. After the discussion, there will be time for free conversation or asking questions of the more advanced speakers. This is the main idea, but we will always be open for input from those who show up.
The first meeting will take place on Thursday, March 18th at 5:30pm in the Backroom of the South Whidbey Commons. Snacks will be provided. It should be a good time and we hope to see you all there. Vamos a disfrutarnos mucho.
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