Lent Day Ate

So today I did it! I came home and I was super-productive! No naps! I went to the store, vacuumed, scrubbed, washed the dishes, had a snack, practices yoga, visited with friends and cooked dinner, did the laundry, took a shower, and practiced Spanish!

No wonder I'm so tired.

Two things I wanted to share about today:

Numero Uno: The meal I helped to make tonight with some friends was entirely vegetarian. And I don't just mean there was no meat. I mean there was a vegetable medley and something made out of soy protein and I ate it! And I loved it! I had seconds. It was crazy. Who knew veggie tortilla burritos could be so good?

Caroline will be so proud when I tell her.

Numero Dos: I'm learning Spanish. I've been wanting to for a long time. I tried a few different things, and seriously considered getting Rosetta Stone (but I currently don't have an extra 600 or so just lying around). Then my mom found this site:

http://www.livemocha.com/

It's incredible! Basically it's the same thing as Rosetta Stone but it's FREE! I mean you can purchase advanced courses etc but right now I'm on my second unit of Spanish 101 and I haven't spent anything but time practicing. And I'm really learning too! It's not just some rote memorization. There are pictures, puzzles, audio...you get critiqued by native speakers who are also part of the site learning another language. And there are several languages to choose from. After I finish with Spanish I'm moving on to French and then Hindi (so maybe I can watch all my Bollywood movies without the subtitles. It'll be fun practice anyway).

If you've ever wanted to learn another language but haven't been able to make it stick you should try this site. Don't just wish you had. Trust me, once you start and you see your success you want to keep going with it.

Because if you really wanted to do something, you'd be doing it!

Shalom