¿Por Que No Te Callas?
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by on 30-09-2006
The expectations one places on oneself is often far heavier than those placed upon us by other people - at least that’s my case. Tonight I went to the Cervantes Institute here in New York to register for a Spanish class so as to not lose any of the linguistic abilities I’ve worked so hard to accumulate.
I hopped on the uptown train and headed to E.49th and Lex. Before registering for any particular class I was required to take a placement exam. They handed me a laminated test, a bubble sheet and off I went to prove myself. I finished the exam in about 30 minutes and headed upstairs to take the oral part of the examination. A Spanish woman ushered me into the room next door while she graded my test. When she came back in she started talking to me to gauge my level. After a few minutes [...]
