Que pasa?!?!

To know languages is the absolute most important thing if you plan on experiencing cultures and different parts of the world. To have money, friends to guide you or study the city means nothing if you dont know the language.

I know some spanish, I definitily know more now than 2 months ago, but today I felt soooo stupid when I didnt understand what the presenter said at the award show I went to with a friend. I have to mention he spoke katalan, which IS different from spanish, BUT still I felt like the biggest nerd in the world grabbing on to words here and there trying to puzzle them all together.

I am a swedish now-days due to the sun almost blond woman so I have enough to defend without the language barrier. Today was a challenge.

I felt even MORE stupid afterwards when me and my friend were standing with 4 katalan guys/men from the ceremony. Telling from the way they were joking and my friend trying to defend herself and desperately trying to convince them she did in fact have a brain in addition to her two boobs…. I took 2 steps back and decided to talk to an american DJ instead.

Being able to talk, defend yourself, promoting yourself, explaining yourself, asking, giving your opinion must be the mot important asset we have, and I KNOW how I look at people who can´t speak swedish even though they live there… You have got to know th language. English is NOT enough. 

Having said this I will go to sleep. I have had my brain on 150% non stop today, trying to understand what was happening around me all the time…