the before life

LINK: the before life

Currently listening to: Ordinary – Alex Warren

They say, “The holy water’s watered down
And this town’s lost its faith
Our colors will fade eventually”
So if our time is runnin’ out
Day after day
We’ll make the mundane our masterpiece

I went to visit my Bolivian friend who brought me back treats from her trip back home.

I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I wasn’t eating gluten. I accepted the chocolates and brought them home with me.

She joked that she was going to have me pronounce her words for her. Even though she’s Bolivian, she can’t roll her R’s.

Her: how do you say “car” in Spanish?
Me: coche, auto, carrrrrro
Her: in Bolivia, we say auto
Me: claro, gรผey
Her: bruh, you’re basically a Latina
Me: maybe in my previous life, I was

I was heavily influenced by my dad and minored in Spanish. He could speak some Spanish with a Korean accent, “Muchas grasshias.” He loved Mexican food… lengua, cabeza, and all that. He followed a Peruvian pan flutist who used to perform at the Minnesota malls and bought his cds. My dad’s goal was to master the accordion but he passed away before he could.


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24 responses to “the before life”

  1. Violet Lentz Avatar

    I have been around Spanish speakers most of my life- and I can understand a lot more than I can put into grammatically correct sentences!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      as long as you can understand it, that’s the most important part, i think!

  2. Ajinkya Rane Avatar

    Yo hablo espanol pero muy poquito. Aprendo con Duolingo hace dos anos.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      ahhh que bueno!!

      1. Ajinkya Rane Avatar

        Si gracias!

  3. utahan15 Avatar

    de repente!
    todos esta desde los libros
    entre nous no puedo bien!

  4. ianmdudley Avatar

    This reminds me to be glad I still have my dad.

    I’m sorry yours didn’t get to the accordion before he passed.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      thank you!! hope you and your dad have good relations

      1. ianmdudley Avatar
  5. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

    El jefe Nicholas condujo hasta Wakefield en medio de una tormenta de nieve en la vรญspera de Navidad en un camiรณn de cinco toneladas para entregar una caja de deliciosas frutas y verduras. That’s very neat about your father Ro., I find this very sweet to read indeed.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      gracias, Nico!

  6. H. Avatar

    Romans 10:13KingJamesVersion ย For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  7. vic5566 Avatar

    r u trilingual ?

    1. justrojie Avatar
      1. vic5566 Avatar

        so cool!

        1. justrojie Avatar

          how about you??

          1. vic5566 Avatar

            Only bilingual ๐Ÿ˜ž. Though I’m open to learning another language in the future :))

          2. justrojie Avatar

            oooh kewl~

  8. ibarynt Avatar

    Languages are fun but nothing works with me, the brain is rusted ๐Ÿ˜†

    1. justrojie Avatar

      your english is awesome tho

      1. ibarynt Avatar

        Thankyou, a result of British education ๐Ÿ˜. Something good came out of that.

        1. justrojie Avatar

          lol unfortunately british education isnt a thing here and it’s reported that 21% of adults in the US are either illiterate or have low literacy skills…

          1. ibarynt Avatar

            Ooh that’s terrible. I remember reading a long time ago, that many could not read or have trouble reading even in high schools. Over here, there are plenty of vernac schools, so those coming from that background struggle with English. Education has become a business, and literacy is a numbers game. Children are becoming literate but not educated. And we still have millions living below the poverty line.

          2. justrojie Avatar

            sigh… i wish things were different. these billionaires thrive on those who aren’t educated.

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