{"id":421,"date":"2012-04-13T20:05:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:24:04","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:24:04","slug":"3-things-the-spanish-language-taught-me-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/3-things-the-spanish-language-taught-me-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things the Spanish Language Taught Me (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you learn a new skill you tend to wonder at some point why on Earth you spent so long on it, don\u2019t you? Personally I have never had to use the woodworking skills I picked up in school and no one will ever give me back those countless hours I wasted wielding a plane and a chisel. Anyway, this rule doesn\u2019t seem to apply when you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The reason I say this is because I have not once had to stop and wonder what the language has taught me or how it has improved my life. Ah well, I guess now is as good a time to start as any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Be a Child Again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I need to make a confession now. I used to work in a bank. I know it\u2019s horrible but I am almost over it now. I was pretty good at my job but I was bored. There comes a stage in everyone\u2019s life when they need something fresh and exciting. In my case it was coming to South America and taking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish classes<\/a> which broke me out of my routine and make me see the world as somewhere thrilling again. I am being completely serious when I say that I would tell anyone who is bored at work that they should do the same. 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