life of an intern.

standing in a sea of spanish speaking peeps, i stayed silent for a solid 5 hrs.
today was payday: 98% of the temps are spanish speaking. 98% of my voculabular ablilties are not.
therefore, i was ultimately useless.
they talk very quickly and my mind processes very slowly.
the worst is when i know enough to know that they are talking about me, but i don't know enough to defend myself against the playful banter.
i am very much a situational person. i now talk with a spanish accent.
if im not hearing spanish and attempting to quickly translate and respond, im hearing the heavy accent.
all day, e'ry day.
i have the following phrases down to perfection:
un momento por favor
solo hablo un poco espanol, lo siento
necesito su firma
tiene dos formas de identificacion?
llena este forma de I-9, hay no puede nunca erroras. solo necesista llenar las areas destacadas.
the last one is by far my most impressive.
the tricky thing is that i only know these phrases. if something goes awry, im done for.
never have i ever wished that i know spanish more than i have this summer.