Hello!

Today, I realized I really like, really need to learn Spanish*: My aunt started freaking out today because she saw a cockroach in her house, and, later, M. (my aunt’s housekeeper) asked me, “Where she say she saw la cucaracha?” It took me a good 2 seconds to tie two-and-two together, and I finally figured out she was talking about the cockroach.

Also, whenever she tries talking to me, she starts talking then goes, “Como… How you say…” then flails her arms like she’s playing a game of charades, and then figures out the necessary words to finish her sentence.

Unrelated: I learned today that la cuca means pussy. Can anyone confirm that this is true?

*I almost regret taking French in high school because I was never able to roll my French R’s but I can with my Spanish ones. Additionally, I’ve had an epiphany that I have a thing for Spanish speakers. smh.