It is as challenging as I thought it might be to 1) think of something new to do every day and 2) find/make the time to do it. Today I went with one of my fallbacks, learning a new language (the other two being exploring a new neighborhood or park, and trying a new restaurant).
Today, after my usual Spanish lesson on Duolingo, I took a class in Italian. This being the first it was, naturally, incredibly simple. boy girl man woman I you bread water. I really enjoyed it. It's not quite as much like Spanish as I had expected. I love the sound of Italian, that wonderful rhythmic way of pronouncing words and sentences. And so far it doesn't look as though this language uses accented letters, which can be a pain in Spanish lessons. I think I may stay with it for a while, even though today will be the only time I can claim it as Something New. I think I'd like to learn this beautiful, musical language, although I'm also sticking with Spanish, which is probably going to be more useful in the long run.
I wonder if my aging brain will be able to learn two different but similar languages at the same time. If I think of this as staving off the possibility of dementia, then the lessons will take on a sort of virtuous glow. I will need to be careful of my time, though, to be sure I'm putting it where it's most needed, which is, in the big picture, writing, taking care of my marriage and home, taking care of my friendships, and working out. And reading should be on that list. And cooking. And submitting plays to theaters. And responding to emails. And blogging, of course. Gotta stay on my toes and keep doing these Something News, after all, whether anyone else is interested or not.
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