Linguistic Journey

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  1. Hi. My name is Gabriella Santiago, and this is my
  2. linguistic journey.
  3. I would like to start on my birthplace.
  4. I was born in the country of Mexico.
  5. I was born in Veracruz, which is the south off
  6. Mexico. Beautiful place with lots of history.
  7. Cordoba, Veracruz, a city that was, um, established in 16
  8. eighties by the Spanish.
  9. The city was named after, um, the city of Cordoba,
  10. Spain. Um, her name Cortes brought Spanish to the city.
  11. So I explained in my list in linguistic journey that
  12. during the 2010 census population, Um, there's a lot of
  13. people that speak different languages.
  14. At least six of them.
  15. Um, Spanish is the main language in Mexico, but there's
  16. still a lot of people that speak many different dialects.
  17. Unfortunately, I do not.
  18. I only speak Spanish, but I would have loved to,
  19. um, learn one of them.
  20. My family.
  21. I'm the only woman and five brothers from the youngest.
  22. My mom recently passed away.
  23. This lady that raised me.
  24. Um, my five brothers all are males, and they are
  25. all living in Mexico City.
  26. And unfortunately, they don't speak English, You know, a few
  27. words, but they don't speak English at all.
  28. They It's actually really hard.
  29. It kind of sad.
  30. It is kind of sad because after for after I've
  31. been in the US for quite a few years, Um
  32. and E did not teach my kids Spanish.
  33. No, my brothers can't really communicate with my kids.
  34. Which is kind of sad is that is something I
  35. need to fix.
  36. I unfortunately did not.
  37. I thought I I was doing right by not teaching
  38. my kids another language.
  39. I didn't want them to struggle the way I saw
  40. a lot of kids struggle when I was teaching in,
  41. um, and he himself class.
  42. And so that was one of the myths that I
  43. fell four and I I am trying to fix it
  44. by teaching my kids everyday in Spanish, However, I noticed
  45. that it is harder as they get older.
  46. We love we love learning languages and my family.
  47. My family likes also speaking other languages.
  48. We recently, um, visited Japan, and, um, we really loved
  49. it and just being emerging the culture and listening to
  50. that language that it was fascinating.
  51. I hope I have another opportunity to continue to learn
  52. another language religion um, religion did shake my language in
  53. many ways.
  54. I was raised in a traditional Catholic home.
  55. I attended mass on Sundays.
  56. I think that we hear some Latin, but really did
  57. not. I did not learn how to speak Latin.
  58. Um, I understand it just basics as you read Bible,
  59. and, um, they probably don't even remember a lot of
  60. the words that I used to hear as I don't
  61. get 10 Masses money as much as I used to
  62. when I was young.
  63. Um, let's see.
  64. Hmm. My work shaped the most.
  65. The language that I know today.
  66. I've been teaching sixth grade.
  67. I mean second grade for six years, and I think
  68. that that's where I have actually learned on practice the
  69. language that I have today.
  70. I learned a lot from the books that I agreed
  71. to kids.
  72. I learned a lot from kids.
  73. I learned a lot from parents and my colleagues.
  74. And so they have shaped what I am or who
  75. I am today.
  76. Uh, my work.
  77. See, I went to a issue, and I did use
  78. technical language.
  79. I learned, um, lots off academic language as well.
  80. And mhm e think that I learned how to write
  81. in English because I had to, because I needed to
  82. write lots of essays and a lot of required, um,
  83. articles and explanations.
  84. And so I had to really push myself to write
  85. correctly so a s you had really shaped my writing
  86. in my school.
  87. And also I've learned from my from my classmates school.
  88. Right. And then I get to list I get to
  89. read there their input in the assignments.
  90. And so that has helped me to what?
  91. Yeah, let's see.
  92. I immigrated to the U.
  93. S. Probably should have said that from the beginning.
  94. But I immigrated to the U.
  95. S. And 99 when I was 19.
  96. And I think that the person who shaped or has
  97. had the biggest impact in my life in language has
  98. been my husband.
  99. He is the person who helps me.
  100. Ah, lot.
  101. In fact, sometimes I read articles and I don't understand
  102. them, and he helps me.
  103. He explains to me, This is what it means.
  104. This is what they're saying.
  105. And so a lot of times I do go to
  106. him for help.
  107. Eso he has been my support at home, and he
  108. has helped me to to say words that I do
  109. not say correctly.
  110. He takes the time to say them with me, Break
  111. it down for me And that way I can say
  112. them I'm pronouncing better And there it iss I hope
  113. you enjoy.
  114. Thank you.