Interesting accomplishments to be proud of.

I can now officially decipher really bad photocopies in Spanish.  That may seem like a strange thing to be proud of, but it means that I understand enough of the language in the readings to be able to fill in missing letters and/or words. 

I think my ability to understand has surpassed my ability to speak.  When I first arrived, I definitely felt that I could talk better than I could understand.  Now I can understand more than I can speak myself.  (My home stay-mother keeps "subtly" suggesting that I take a grammar class...hmm...)