Conozco solo el tiempo presente

"So.. wanna go to Egypt today?" asks Alex.

I think about it.

"Yea sure why not," I reply.

Alex is one of my language exchange buddies, and while he's actually from Romania, he's lived in Spain since he was young and so he speaks perfect Spanish. When we meet up, we like to go to a particular park where there is the Temple of Debod that came from Egypt as a gift to Spain for helping them out a while back, and it's pretty nifty, especially the carvings on the inside which are so old you can barely make them out.

From Wiki - The Temple of Debod

To be honest, I've lost the initial momentum I had in my motivation to learn Spanish (I blame the heat) and can't seem to learn the past tense all that well. I know if I could just sit down and teach myself I could get somewhere, but I'm bent on learning by listening this time, but this darn past tense will not stick.

I realize as I'm trying to explain this to Alex that "Conozco solo el tiempo presente." I only know the present tense.

Who knows if I'm saying it right, but he nods and laughs saying, "Well good for you, then you can live more fully in the present since that's all you can talk about!"

I laugh too and enjoy this little philosophical twist on my inability to speak much Spanish, and realize that really, that's what this past year has been about, that's what it should always be about. Sure, you shouldn't forget about the past or ignore the future, but don't harp on 'em either.

Nothing grand today folks, just a warm little moment to share with ya'll.

I'm also playing with it to see if it works as a blog title. Let me know if you like it.

Bisous,
Katie