el gusto es mio

i went! it was fun! not at all what i expected.
i called my mom on the way there and when she asked me what i was doing this evening, i pre-empted my tale by saying "you're going to laugh". so i told her i was going to eat and speak spanish with people i'd never met before. she was proud of me. we practiced a bit before i got ro the restaurant. i told her i'd call her afterwards.

so as directed, i asked for the "spanish group table". i was seated at long table with at least 15 other people. more would come and go throughout the night, but i only ever conversed with 6 people max. the attendees were diverse. some old, some young. some with basic level spanish, others advanced. i spent the most time talking to a young brazilian woman. she was really nice. there was another dude, a pianist from tucker, that i talked to. whenever i was at a loss for a word, he would offer me the perfect one.

i am really glad i did this for myself.

i called my mother on my way home and she was just as proud of me. felt good. she then told me she needed to go because she wanted to watch the bachelorette. who knew mango was a fan? we're both routing for jason.