Part 2 . 2 ; in USA

Parte 2 de mi viaje.

Aquel viaje a michigan , USA empezó como un tiempo de relax, de busqueda de mi misma.  Mis primeras vacaciones. Mi primer viaje. Estaba tan emocionada que Los primeras semanas Pasaron volando. Despues de eso... Empezo el aburrimiento, y no es esta la palabra adecuada, pero lo explico. Llege sin un apice de ingles.. Mi hello era la unica palabra. Apartir de hay mi simpatia acavaba. Empece a ir al gym, pero si alguien preguntaba algo yo no compre dia absolutamente nada. De hecho empece tambien a buscar videos online, cursos de ingles, me compre libros... Y desde Luego empece a aprender. Podia montar alguna frase.

Un dia decidi ir al restaurante y pedir por mi misma. De hecho mis constante ganas de aprender para poder comnicarme me hacian decir cosas como las siguientes:
Restaurante.
Mi cuverteria estaba sucia, desgraciadamente. Decidi pedir una nueva, pero yo Queria hablar.
- I want fuck and nife !
El camarero no me Escucho. Yo insisti subiendo el tono de voz.
- I want fuck !

Bueno puedes imaginate las Risas de mis amigos. Yo toda orgullosa porque habia hablado y finalmente  consegui mi fork y mi nife.
Una de las cosas que no se aprende en libros es la pronunciacion.

Pero la cosa no se acaba hay. Tengo Otros ejemplos constantes de mi basica comunicacion en mis primeros meses. En el gym un chico se me acerco, se Sento a mi lado y me pregunto mi nombre, hasta hay bien, la siguiente pregunta le dije que no lo entendia, y siguio hablando. Para mi sonaba como un conjunto de letras sin pausa en las que nada tenia coherencia. Nada. Y finalmente quite hacerme la simpatico y decir yes, con alguna cierto duda,.. Pero yes. Asi que a mi tercer yes, el chico cojio mi Mano y me hacia señales como que le siguiera. Os puedo asegurar que en mi cabeza intentaba solo habia un interrogante. Baje las escaleras del gym, mientras que intentaba descifrar si ibamos a la otra salsa del gym. Pero no. Salimos fuera. Y se paro en su coche. Yo busque en mi cabeza la clase de preguntas que vi hacia una semana. what? Y Luego decidi intentar : why car? Y en un momento de explicacion troglodita entendi hotel.
Si, yo estaba igual de sorprendida, él quería ir al hotel. Yo desde Luego le dije que no y ande lo mas rapido que pude hacia dentro, pero intentando andar de forma natural.

Se acababa mi visa, volvia a casa despues de dos meses y medio. Ahora eso es nada, pero para aquel entonces hacia mucho que no veia a nadie. Era mediados de enero. Las navidades, final de año, Reyes, ... Todo lo pase en ese pais, donde ni mejor ni peor era diferente. La idea de celebracion era diferente, la idea de amigos, ... Y conocer a alguien era mucho mas Dificil de lo que pensaba. Tenia la sensacion de que las cosas eran mas superficiales, y Los demas mas egocéntricos. Aunque por lo contrario más educatos y cordiales.

Antes de volver ya habia pensado que Queria volver, aprender mejor ingles... Y sentirme fuera de mi pais por un tiempo. Asi que Llege al aeropuerto donde me esperaba algunos de mis familiares. Algunos lloraban. Mi sobrino pequeño me miraba, parecia estar descubriendo a alguien Nuevo.Y en el coche me preguntaron, yo hablaba de sensaciones, de como era la gente.. de todo aquello que habia sentido. Pero deje los dias tristes en mi bolsillo, pues era lógico es parte del viaje.

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My firth time in USA was my firth trip, my firth adventure... I was very happy, I could´nt think in other thing. The two firth week past very quick, I dint have time for think about it. Everything look new, and ai had the sensation to be in a movie. I didn´t miss my family jet, I was enjoying myself. After the firth month, my perspective change, I was starting feeling alone, and my firth problem was english. I just said: hello. There was all the friendly I could be. But I was trying to go to coffeshop everyday, go to the gym... for met people. But was imposible. If someone tried to talk to me I could´nt understand anything.  Everything sounds like a mass of letters together.

With my fustration on, I tried to learn with videos, classes online, books... yeah this king stuff! And it´s true, something you can learn. I started to make sense. After 2 month without talk, I try to talk with everyone, doesn´t matter if they could´nt undertand me. I know, it´s weird but, I can told you it´s not easy.  I met some Spanish people, but I refuse the opportunity to hang out with them. I was trying to  be in USA . That mean for me speak english, and try to undertand the culture.

I think everybody should go to other country and live there for a couple month, 2 month, 3 month... it´s a good experience. Try! Open your mind!  When I start this adventure I even know things now I know. I could not have fun experience, like I am going to tell you. And probably I will be doing other thing, I will not writing this post.

Funny thing could happen.
When you start leraning other language, you will discober some words sounds king of similar. So you will be start using your imagination for talk with other people. But sometimes you will be very wrong. Don´t worry I did, I´m still doing.

1.  My frith day at the restaurant. I just start doing some exercice at the new english books. ¡ You know, how are you? how is your name? colors, name of things like : in the restaurant, in the airport ...
So i try to speak at the restaurant the most I could.  When I get my fork, this one was dirty. I remenber the napkin, fork... so I tried.
- I want fuck (f-o-r-k)
The service dont heard me, so I tried again.
- I want fuck.
The point is, I even know why the people look at me, and I could´nt undertand what was funny for the service, until now.

2. At the gym.
Sometimes some people tried to talk to me. But also when I start learning for a bit, I could not undertand. Just you know, when you are learning you will have the sensation: Everybody talk so fast.
So, Someone tried to talk to me. I start undertanding the firths sentence. Hi- how are you?-.. but after that...nothing. I used my smile, trying to be friendly. And finally i decide said: I don´t undertand. So the boy get my hand and we was walking down. I was thinking maybe He is going for his phone or we are going to the other part of the gym... but not. We was walking outside, and at his car I was trying to think fast. My last lesson was how use the questions.
-What? - I didn´t remenber other words.
- jsbjbcdbcdb- yes,  at the moment for me sounds like that. so I was trying to think something else. I dont undertant why I was outside.
-Why car? I tried again.
He talk again, and the only words I get was: hotel.
-No. No hotel.
...
I left inside to the gym without undertant what is going on.

3. At the phone.
-What are you doing?
-I cut cheese.
- Ohh really? You dont need to tell me that.
-Why not?

4. Using the imagination.
I was sick. My firths month in USA I get always cold.
-What happen? Why are you sick?
- Dont worry, I´m C-o-n-s-t-i-p-a-t-e.  (Constipat in Catalan language (Barcelona area, Spain) means like : I get cold)

The two month past, and I was traveling my way back. In my new adventure I get some adventure, I feel very alone, I learn about other cultures, I learned english (just a bit), and I open my mind. So in my way back I was talking with someone at the flight and I decided to dont finish this adventure.

Was January 10, All the christmas holidays I past in Michigan. My family was waiting for my at the airport. Some of them crying. My  little nephew looked me like someone new. And I start doing my own christmas holidays again with friends and family. They ask me about everything. I explain all: sensations, people, and how much different can´t be the people...but the bad things I keep for myself . That was part of the adventure.