I Learned My Husband’s Native Language to Surprise His Family – But Then I Heard Something I Was Never Meant to Hear

I confused the Spanish term for “pregnant” with the one for “embarrassed” and spent an entire week wondering why my podcast sounded so dramatic.

I practiced with cooking channels, radio programs, and eventually real conversations I overheard at the grocery store, lingering a little longer than necessary in the coffee aisle just to test my comprehension.continue reading …