Career Roads

People want to learn Spanish for all sorts of reasons. I’ll name a few. Sometimes it’s before a vacation trip to Mexico, Spain, or some other Spanish-speaking country. They want to be able to carry on basic tourist-type conversations, about where the hotel is, how to find a good restaurant, and the like. Other times there may be more of a business aspect to it: they need to know some Spanish — or a lot to do better in the job they have or to find a new one.

As well as some motivation, you will also need to have some knowledge of how to proceed. If you just take a class that happens to be offered in your community, it may or may not be good for speaking Spanish. Many classes concentrate on grammar and are not really aimed at helping your conversation skills.

Knowing what to do isn’t enough to make it happen. I imagine you’ve had the common experience of knowing you should do something but not getting around to it! Fortunately, there are ways to create habits, and once you have the habit of learning to speak Spanish in place, you are well on your way.

As complicated as it seems, the problem is actually simple. We consume more energy than we produce, which means we have to import energy from other countries in order to keep our lights on and our microwave running. I don’t about you, but the thought of relying on China to keep my kids warm this winter doesn’t make me comfortable.

That’s why we need to invest more in alternative energy sources — especially renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. And you might not have realized it, but you don’t have to rely on the government to do it for you. You can create your own alternative energy sources without difficulty, and use them to reduce your dependance on your electrical company.

According to environmentalists, in non-scientific terms, increasing the supply and use of fossil fuels will do a number on the ecology. I don’t know whether they’re right, but for the sake of my children, and their children, I’m not prepared to take the chance.