My Goodbye Speech

This was my goodbye speech on Thursday of my last day of class. This is what students do when they are leaving the school.

Here is the English translation:

Today is a sad day for me because I have been here for three months. When I came here I had a very basic level of Spanish. Now, I feel that I have much more confidence in my knowledge and ability to speak.

I would like to thank all of my teachers:

Lili, because she taught me to have latin rhythm for a white man.

General Don Victor, Salute!, because he taught me the word “seminude”.

Anabella, “OH MY BROTHER”, because with her I believed that my humor worked in Spanish also.

Luis, because he is a nerd like me.

Erika, because of her interesting stories.

And Claudia because of her profound conversations.

Thanks to all the people in the office. Especially Teresa because she permits me to work with the kids at La Pedrera. And, of course, my love, Erlinda, because she works very hard every day and has a lot of wisdom.

My time here has been very good. I have met many great people both Guatemalans and students also. And I have built a small community here in Xela, my home away from home. Thank you.

Posted in: Guatemala, Language, Spanish, Travel | | February 2008

2 Responses to “My Goodbye Speech”

  1. Amy Says:
    March 1st, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    THat was awesome. It must really be a great feeling to know that you can now stand up in front of all of those people and speak from the heart. It is also very obvious from the clip that your humor really DOES translate into spanish! What a neat experience…

  2. Craig Says:
    March 10th, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    Skills!!! That was fantastic. Way to go, J

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