Mi Discurso

This is the short speech I gave at the graduation dinner on Thursday night. First in Spanish, so that you're impressed :) and then in English...

Yo no puedo creer mi tiempo aqui en Xela esta terminando muy pronto. Fue una experiencia muy buena y yo deseo la no tiene que terminar. Yo vine aqui para aprender espanol, pero you recibi much mas que eso. Yo encontre muchos amigos durante mi tiempo aqui y la experiencia no seria el mismo sin ellos. Yo aprendi mucho espanol desde mis maestros. Norma dos, Norma uno, y Joaquin- ustedes son muy intellegentes, amables, y pacientes. Muchas gracias por ensenarme. Hicieron apreder espanol muy divertido. Me gusta mucho sus historias y nuestros paseos alrededor Xela. Yo quiero decir gracias a los maestros que planearon las actividades. Ustedes hicieron el mes pesado una aventura divertida. Tambien, gracias a Edna por encontro un buen lugar para mi a hacer trabajo voluntario esta semana. Yo lo disfrute mucho. En el futuro, Yo deseo regresar y hacer esto el otro vez, pero sin la quemadura de sol, los verbos irregulares, y los frijoles.

I can't believe my time here is Xela is almost over. I have had such a great experience and I wish it didn't end so soon. I came here to learn Spanish, but I got so much more than that. I made some great friends along the way; my experience wouldn't have been the same without you guys. I learned a lot of Spanish from my teachers. You guys are so great- Norma, Norma, and Joaquin- Thank you guys so much. You are very patient, smart, and kind. You made learning Spanish fun. I enjoyed your stories and all of our walks around Xela. I also want to thank all the teachers who planned the activities- you made this past month a fun adventure. Also, thanks to Edna for finding me a great place to volunteer at this week- it was an awesome experience. In the future, I hope I can do this again, only without the sunburn, irregular verbs, and the beans.

Okay so that translation isn't exactly word for word and I know I made some mistakes, but everyone still understood what I was trying to say and that's the most important part. The dinner was a fun time to hang out with everybody one last time before I had to leave. I ending up sitting with a bunch of the teachers so I had to speak Spanish the whole time! But, it was a fun night and I tried to take a lot of mental pictures so that I'll always remember. It's sad to have to leave, but now I'm on to the next part of this adventure, which I'm so excited about. I'm sitting in Pollo Campero (fast food chicken restaurant) in Quiche right now waiting for Norm and Vickie and the team from Omaha. I've been here for about five hours and have about another hour left to wait because the team's plane was delayed! Can't write too much more because my computer is about to die and I haven't found an outlet, but hopefully I'll have time to update everyone while I'm in San Andres.