If you've never put yourself in a city where you don't speak the language and survived for a couple weeks, I recommend it, if you can.
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I've resolved to speak more Spanish locally, to interact more with people who find my community to be a strange, confusing place.
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I feel embarassed that I had to leverage my privilege so hard to get over the anxiety I have of not being able to keep up in Spanish.
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But also if I never try I never will. And it's never too late to try to become better, I guess.
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it def. changes u. i've lived in 8 countries & am now an immigrant myself. only works, tho, if you venture out of the expat/tourist bubble.
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