[ELS]

Thank you.

use it or lose it!

I lost the grasp of Spanish that I used to have by not using it. When I learned it in high school, the U.S. hadn't been run over by Spanish speaking folk, yet.

[AnAmericanMother]

And all the Germans around here want to practice their English! But if I wanted to and had the time, I could join the Goethe-Institut and get plenty of conversation. It's just not high on my list!

My daughter's Spanish comes in such handy, because we certainly have a lot of Hispanic immigrants around Atlanta, not just Mexican but Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, Cuban, etc. etc.