Regular readers will know that I’m a language aficionado, and I encourage others to learn foreign languages.
Language-related news stories, moreover, tend to catch my attention. This is especially true when I have a connection to the story, however tenuous.
The son of a woman I attended grade school and high school with has recently gone viral because of his Spanish study. Bad Bunny’s music has apparently motivated the young man to learn the language.
First he went viral on TikTok. Then the mainstream media picked up his story. The above video clip is his recent interview with Telemundo.
This young language learner’s mother and I are friends on Facebook. It would probably be most accurate to describe her as a friendly acquaintance in real life. We were a year apart in school, and I haven’t had any in-person contact with her in forty years.
Nevertheless, I remember her as a kind person with a sunny disposition. I’m glad that her son has received this recognition for his efforts.
-ET