Introduction

[Sherri]

Hi everybody,

Today is my first day here. I just joined this afternoon. I live in California and have been attempting to learn Spanish for a bit under a year now. I love the language, the culture, and the people. I see that it is a long journey but one of immense pleasure. I am happy to have found this forum.

Saludos a todos,
Sherri

ps: I don't have a clue about how to get around here, i.e., find threads, etc. Are there instructions somewhere?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Hello Sherri, you can take a look at the Help pages and the Forum Rules, or ask moderators.

[wrholt]

Welcome to the forums, and to the site!

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[Villa]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Hi everybody,

Today is my first day here. I just joined this afternoon. I live in California and have been attempting to learn Spanish for a bit under a year now. I love the language, the culture, and the people. I see that it is a long journey but one of immense pleasure. I am happy to have found this forum.

Saludos a todos,
Sherri

ps: I don't have a clue about how to get around here, i.e., find threads, etc. Are there instructions somewhere?

Hola/Hello Sherri. Mi llamo Villa/My name is Villa. Mucho gusto/Nice to meet you. I live in California also.
Bienvenida/Welcome to our fabuloso Spanish forum.
All you need is "ganas" to learn Spanish. If you do not have "ganas" we
will give you "ganas." ganas=desire; really wanting to do something

Veo que se trata de un viaje largo, pero uno de inmenso placer.=I see that it is a
long journey but one of immense pleasure. Sounds good in English and even better in Spanish.

¿En qué ciudad vives? Yo vivo en Corona, California. Not Corona Del Mar. I wish I lived in Corona Del Mar!
Have you ever been to Corona Del Mar, Sherri? It's really bonita/bella. I like the beach and the tide
pools there. Balboa island and Newport beach are right next door to Corona Del Mar.

[Sherri]

Si, tengo ganas de aprender español. It's nice to know that someone else lives in California, too. And yes, I have been to Corona del Mar, Balboa, and Newport Beach and very much like those places.
Thank you for your welcome.


Thank you, Angelica and wrholt for the advice about getting around the forum. I suppose it will take some time, but eventually I'll catch on.

Sherri