Oof. As an adult language learner, vulnerablity is the name of the game. It´s all risk. All being seen. All putting it out there and knowing you will be incorrect. I think the vulnerablity piece is why it can be so painfully hard to learn other languages as an adult. It´s hard, to be seen. I get that and I am living this.

The thing is, one has to remind themselves.

All I am doing is just sitting here, at this cafe, speaking imperfect Spanish. Like all language learners imperfectly speaking their second languages.

Also a good reminder: perfect is not necessary. Funcional is. I think this has broader resonance in general.