Sarah Linguam Latinam Discit...

Well, it's official.....I regret not having learned Latin when I was growing up. It would have definitely helped my GPA when I endured five years of Spanish in junior high and high school. ( I say "endured" half in jest.My Spanish teacher, Mamacita Tucker, was a fine teacher......one of the BEST).

My youngest son, Taylor, is taking Latin this year. And....at my house, whatever my kids are learning in school, I learn as well. Last year it was Texas History. I didn't know about Texas history because I took Oklahoma history.....Growing up in Oklahoma, every eighth grader took Oklahoma history. So....when Taylor took Texas history last year, I took Texas history too.

This year, the big, bad subject is Latin. And, I discovered I LOVE Latin!! English and Spanish make so much more sense to me......Latin is exciting....and wonderful.... All the words such as dicit, quis, quem, est, discit, docet, patria, porcus, lupus, quid, and on and on....give rise to images of togas and sandals, bare legs and strong arms....Oops, I digress......

The accusative case used for direct objects is nothing less than phenominal....Time flies when I'm studying Latin.....Well, it does for me....I'm not as confident of that fact for Taylor.

Latin is considered a dead language because no one actually speaks it anymore. Of course, the Romans spoke Latin, and if we could bring a few Romans back to life, they would speak to us in Latin. Imagine how spectacular that would be......conversing with a few dead Romans about the gods, traveling the roads through the empire, and their latest conquests.......and doing it in Latin????

With all that happens in the world, it's so great to discover something new......I didn't expect to love Latin. The possibilities become endless now.....Maybe after I have a good foundation in Latin, I'll tackle French....I've always wanted to learn French. Then...I'll go to Paris...maybe TR will come along....we'll speak French....we'll rent a villa....we'll do nothing but speak French and eat....and eat and speak French....Then we'll visit Spain....we'll hang out in Barcelona.....and then.....and then....and then.....