Gringoismos

I Took Two Years Of Latin At Grinnell (Iowa) High School And Two Years Of French At Cornell College But I Never Really Committed To Using These Languages. However When I Spent Three Years In Mozambique I Had An Opportunity To Pursue The Portuguese Language In An Everyday Situation. When I Returned To The U.S. I Studied The Spoken And Written Form Of The Language With A Brazilian Speaking Partner And Developed A Useful Fluency. I Then Decided To Use The Basics Of Portuguese In The Study Of Spanish. I Had A Number Of Spanish Speaking Partners Did Some Work Assignments In Tehuacan Mexico And Earned An M.A. From The University Of Leon. Using Some Creativity I Was Able To Read Write And Converse In Spanish As Often As I Wished In My Places Of Residence In Iowa And Texas. I Have Written This Book Of Bilingual Essays Called \Gringoismos\ Which Is A Presentation Of Personal Experiences In The Hispanic Culture As Well As Some Take-Offs On Spanish Writings.