Johanna Speaks

I have been doing my Spanish classes again but it's all adults! 

So at first I just went on but didn't have my camera on because I knew so little of the Spanish words but after I listened to one I knew a lot more and knew how their story went. So then the next time I had my camera on and I hade to actually had to speak which was scary! And there's like thirty adults in there soooo yeah. 

So far I have been doing the Spanish classes for about two weeks or so. It's still pretty scary getting called on but after awhile it's ok. I still have to do my big test! My parents and I have been just forgetting about it! So I really need to do it! But in the meantime I have been just learning more Spanish words as I am going through the class. 

And we just started a new Spanish story! It's pretty hard because we are saying like she knows how to do this in Spanish. I have to really slow down my words when I speak so I can focus on what I am saying more. Which is actually totally fine and it does help me too. 

Thanks for reading my blog post! Bye! 

So yesterday was my first day of starting Spanish again. That day we didn't actually learn any new words or speak in Spanish because our teacher had to tell us important stuff about what he wants us to do this week and he also asked us how we have been these past months. 

This is what he told us about what's going to happen this week.

We aren't going to continue with Spanish classes because since we are apart of their program his dad and him think that they should just skip the rest of the 30 hours because we have already learned so quickly and we need to take a important test and will show if we are intermediate or higher. There's actually a lot more to what he was saying but it's a little too complicated for me to try and explain. But, this week him and his dad will be preparing us for that test all of this week. Then after this week, we will be taking it.

 I have already taken it before but that was a long time ago and since then I have learned a lot more so I get to take it again! I am very happy to take it again but I am also a little scared. Hopefully I will get good high scores! 

After he said that, he also said if we still want to continue with Spanish classes than we could join a different class which has about 30 adults learning. The adults are a tiny bit behind of us in our learning so it would be good to join. But it would be at 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the evening. You would have to pay $2,000 each per student but instead of that, since we are apart of their product, we only have to pay $50 per student.  

I am still thinking about it and I would like to join but I would be listening to the recordings instead because around the times they do it that's when I have time to hang out with my friend since she gets off at 3:30 in the evening from the bus. And other reasons too. Plus, my teacher said that you can still learn just as much from listening to the recordings than from actually being there on zoom. And there's actually a lot of people who do that. But it is just a little more effective being there on zoom with each other learning. 

Well, anyways basically everybody was there on our class yesterday except one of the family's who had two sons and a daughter doing Spanish. They have like 11 or 12 kids but those are the ones who wanted to do it since the rest are moved out. And there was another guy who wasn't there either. He was from choir and is Simeon's friend. Actually I think like most of the kids there are from grace notes choir. And we all live near each other which is kind of funny. 

Today I am going on the Spanish class! Its at 12 so it's pretty soon!! Right now for me as I write this it is 11:17 AM. 

Bye!! See you next time!!

I have my Spanish classes coming up soon!! It's starting up again on Jan 29. I am really excited!! And nervous too! I am scared that I might forget some Spanish words! Which I probably will. But Hopefully I won't! 

Our whole class was supposed to be reading Spanish books while we weren't doing our classes on zoom. But most of the class didn't read. I did for about 3 weeks. I stopped because we were moving into a different house at that time. And most of the time I didn't know where the computer was. I still need to do it now that we are moved in but I am lazy and don't really want to do it. But I am doing Duolingo everyday so that kind of counts! 

But I am excited to do it again. But the only thing I don't like, is that I want to do choir again in Redding but the time of when the Spanish classes end are close to when the choir starts. I do have like 20 mins to get ready and eat lunch, but right after I would have to leave. Some of the people from choir are actually in the Spanish classes. But my mom says that she doesn't want to have to drive me there every Tuesday but that Ezra can when he gets his drivers license. Technically, Ezra would be getting his drivers license this year but then I would have to be in the semester for the Christmas choir performance and that's going to be awhile. But also I would be almost 14 years old so I would be able to be in the Senior choir!! So I guess I will wait. 

I might even do ballet again in the summer but I am still deciding. I am right now trying to do the splits. So everyday I do the exercises for it. So wish me luck!! Bye!! 

Don't worry, our actual Spanish classes aren't done. Only our story is. And Today I have a Spanish class soon! Because today is Monday! We have our Spanish classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. 

So, let me talk about what our Spanish story is now! I will be saying it in English:

There is a girl named Elana. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. She lives with her pet cat, Fredrick Brownie. Fredrick used to give her chocolate, but now he doesn't because there is no more chocolate in Omaha, Nebraska. So now Elana is very sad. 

There is a rock named Rocky. Rocky lives with his friend Elden in a cave. Elden is an elephant. He is a normal elephant because he is super big like an elephant. It is a good situation because Eldon gives Rocky Willy Wonka chocolate every day. Now Elden is Rocky's favorite friend. Their cave is super big because Elden is big, so it's perfect. Rocky is very small because he is a rock. He speaks rock and elephant. Elden speaks elephant because he is an elephant. And he also speaks rock. Rock is a hard language, but elephant is an easy language. Their lives are perfect. 

That's it so far. All of those English words are what we can all say in Spanish. I would write it in Spanish, but I would write it all wrong. And plus, I don't want to search it up either because that would take too long! 

Our actual class will be ending soon! I only have about two weeks or so left! It said it would end right at the beginning of November! And November is soon!! That also means......... my birthday is almost here!! My b-d is on Nov 7th if you want to know.....wink wink! Contact me for the birthday list if you want to know. 

Okay! Well, I think this is the end of the blog post!! Leave a message, please!! Bye!!

I just started Spanish class about two weeks ago! We are starting a new story about a boy named Bart. And our first Spanish class, he had a song for us to sing to and listen to! The song was called " My Heart Will Go On," but instead of the words in the song, he put our old story in! It was pretty funny us trying to sing to it! Okay, I didn't sing to it but danced to it. I took a video of the people singing to it on my phone. I will put that video at the very bottom of this blog post. We got pretty far already in the new story that we are doing. Here is it in English:

There is a boy. The boy is Bart. Bart lives in Redding, California. But he used to live in Boring, Oregon. He lived in a small tipi in Boring, Oregon. There was an Elephant named Freddy. He was Bart's favorite elephant. Freddy is very big and fat. Freddy lived with Bart in the small tipi. Freddy was not happy because the tipi was very small, and he was big. Freddy had a friend. The friend was a cat. The cat had a cat, Cocola. But Freddy wanted an Elephant Cocola, not a cat Cocola. So Freddy was sad. 

But now Bart lives in Redding, California. Bart is very happy because he lives in a big house. He has a mosquito friend named Charles living with him. Charles is special to Bart. Charles is happy because he went to Mosquito McDonalds because he wants a mosquito Cocola. 

There is a buffalo. The buffalo is Bernie. Bernie lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. But he used to live in Tennessee in a hotel. One part of the hotel is part buffalo, and the other part is for mosquitos. And Bernie used to be a boy, too! He used to be Elvas Pressly! But now he is a buffalo. He speaks three languages, Cat, Buffalo, and Elephant, and lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Bernie is very interesting. And this is a very interesting situation. 

The End........for now at least. 

Did you like that Spanish story? Our Spanish teacher keeps making stuff up, keeps the story going, and has us learn new Spanish words! It's a lot of fun telling this story in Spanish! I would write this in Spanish, but I spell Spanish words wrong and might get some words wrong in different spots. But I hope you liked this story so far! Thanks for reading! Bye!