I've decided to brush up on my Portuguese since my goal for next year's bonus is to visit Portugal with Brian. (this year's bonus went to pay the wedding expenses) I speak some basic Portuguese already, but since my grandmother passed away I havn't had to use it. So now when I try to speak it I sound like a third grader with a bad accent. ;) I'm kind of in a weird place because I know alot of the basics but there are still alot of basic words and phrases I don't know because I never needed to use them, like, "finance a mortgage", and,"wildlife conservation". Stuff like that. I plan to go through the first couple chapters alone and then have mom check my progress and help me practice.