
Also pleased to say that today I had my first totally unscripted conversation with the lovely people in Awen Teifi in Aberteifi (SOOOO patient !!!). I have had a couple of previous very short conversations in a couple of places but they were "scripted" (very planned) --- this one wasn't. I am thrilled and annoyed with myself in equal measure. It took me ages to pluck up the courage to go to the counter --- I waited ages for the shop to empty out a bit --- gave myself a headache worrying about what to say (I am an idiot !!) but -- eventually did it and managed. We had a chat (very halting from my side) -- they said they understood my side of the conversation and I got a "da iawn" BUT ------ when I got outside I thought of LOADS of simple things that I knew perfectly well that I could have said so that's why I was thrilled and annoyed all at the same time. STILL --- a year ago I wouldn't have been able to say anything at all so ..... thanks SSiW

I am not going to move on to course 2 yet -- I still haven't got some of the patterns sorted and ... I need to add to my vocab a bit through the vocab sessions but one thing I REALLY REALLY need to do is to actually talk in Welsh to someone else and not just to myself and the dogs !!! I need to get that sorted so that I will have more confidence when I am out and about in Ceredigion.
Once again -- thanks SSiW ----- I am getting there slowly
