Walmart.

Last week I was in Walmart when I heard a LOT of Spanish being said. It was so fast! I couldn't understand any of it, until I took what they said piece by piece. I pulled out a lot of soy, ella es, porfavor and gracias. So I imagined that someone was asking someone else for help finding something by saying, "I am... she is... please.... thank you." I walked around the corner and saw a woman, her daughter, and an employee. As I thought about it more and more, I realized that people who work at convinent stores like Walmart or Fareway or even gas stations need to be able to speak a different language for any customer that comes in and needs service. It was REALLY overwhelming when I heard all of it, but it gets so much easier when you just breathe and take it piece by piece. Of course with time I won't have to do that, but for now I do. It's easier when you know important verbs of ser so I can pick out soy and ella es. Then I knew the woman was talking about herself and another girl. It almost feels like I'm being nosey listening to their conversations as if they were talking in code. But for them, it's normal.