Introduction
It’s always been hard to communicate with my family throughout my entire life. Not being able to express my reasoning, emotions or create small talk with my spanish speaking family. During family gatherings, I’ve always stuck to the people who spoke English, making me feel like there was a disconnection between my spanish side and I. A disconnection that affected me in my personal life, but also outside of it. Not so long ago, I experienced a job interview where I had to showcase my skills. All of which went exceptionally well, but not when it came to my language proficiency in spanish. Attempting to take care of all the guests sitting in, I was faced with the challenge of taking care of some Spanish speaking guests in the restaurant. Being watched over, almost sweating. I muttered a few words… nervously, in my broken spanish. Attempting to help to the best of my abilities. All of which completely failed. Resulting in one of the workers jumping in to help me. I took a step back and played the scene of events that just unfolded in my head, over and over again. Wondering if I’d get the job, but also standing there nearly embarrassed of what had happened, realizing the weight of my situation.
