Megan CP#1

I had tried to meet with my conversation partner, Ana, the week before, but she unfortunately had to cancel. Regardless, I was finally able to meet her this week. I must admit that before our meeting I was still a bit annoyed do to the fact that I had seen her in the lounge where we were supposed to meet before she left the building and messaged me that she could no longer meet. Yet, all is forgiven now due to our wonderful discussion. I began to speak Portuguese and she continued to respond in English so both of us could practice communicating. Although we both were self conscious of our speaking, we promised that we would always correct each other as needed. I told her that she could always ask me for help if she didn't know a word or had a grammatical question, but I think that I ended up having more questions than she did. I was so excited to finally have someone to practice the language with after returning from a 3 month teaching experience in Rio de Janiero. Even though my best friend Rodrigo speaks Spanish he refuses to listen to me speak Portuguese despite the similarities of the language. Ana told me that she was from Sao Paulo, Brazil and we both marveled in the wonders of the city. I told her how my friend lived there and I had recently visited her, to which she replied that it must of been from her that I had received my accent. I found this to be an extremely wonderful compliment considering how difficult it has been for me to perfect my pronunciation and how much I adore the particular accent that comes from those who live in Sao Paulo. In that way I felt that we had a bond due to the fact that there are so many different accents all over Brazil. Speaking Portuguese with her was like having a secret way of communication that, at the time, only we knew. For this reason, I am very excited for our next meeting (which will be next week because she canceled).