Hola! I’ve been using Duolingo to learn Spanish. Or at least to try to learn Spanish.

I’ve been at it for a bit. Or a bit longer than a bit.

Am I anywhere close to fluent? No. (Or, as we say in Spanish… “no.”)

But am I a lot better than I was before I started? Si!

And am I a lot better off spending time on the Duolingo app instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media? Without a doubt! I’ve probably never spent more than 20 minutes on Duolingo on any given day. Most days it’s more like 5-10 minutes. Not enough to make me bilingual. But enough to make a dent.

I’m up to 97 on my Duolingo score. Here’s what that means:

It didn’t happen overnight. I happened over 2112 days. (And yes, I chose that screenshot because I’m a Rush fan.)

To quote another Rush song, I’m “finding my way.”

And I’ll keep plugging away. The minutes add up.

Hasta luego!