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Old 07-23-2008   #14 (permalink)
Panamax
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I was born in Panama to parents of West Indian descent. Consequently, although I'm fully bilingual, English is (was) my first language, as it was my parent's, who spoke English to each other and to me. Learning spanish was easier to me than learning to speak, as I went to school and hung-out with the kids on the block. Still, to this day, Spanish does not roll-off the tip of my tongue - I must translate my English thoughts to Spanish, before uttering a word...
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