Speaking Spanish in China

Last Saturday, I walked to Starbucks to study some Mandarin. I prefer studying at Starbucks because it feels like home and I can focus. While I was studying out loud with my friend, two Asian men sat at our table. One of the guys overheard our Mandarin and told us that our Mandarin was pretty much bad and couldn’t understand us. At least he was honest. Both of them spoke English and offered to help us with pronunciation. One of them, Hugo, spoke Spanish. He was majoring in Spanish and was studying in Kunming too. However, I had to think really hard when he spoke to me in English because I couldn’t understand him. I honestly understood him better in Spanish than in English so we just spoke Spanish the whole time. He taught me how to pronounce and the definitions for some words. I also got to know him and we exchanged contact information and I gave him my business card. I never thought I’d use my Spanish here. It felt so awesome!