So this weekend and our departure is almost upon us and i have been attempting to learn spanish or “Aprender Espanol’ as my teacher and classmates would say.

But after 10 weeks of lessons i am a raw beginner, yes i have learnt some phrases and words (probably more than i appreciate) but i still think my most used phrase is likely to be “perdonome habla poco espanol)

Do i try and communicate in Espanol or do i chicken out and play the englishman abroad? Well i am going for making a fool of myself (and hopefully new friends who correct my mistakes) and it will be using as much spanish as possible – hopefully no wars are started or jails visited!!!

My Learning for Fun teacher – Louise – very kindly treated me to an end of term present to send me on my way into Latin America and i am sure it will be well thumbed during our time in Chile.

Hasta la vista