it's so...extraño. Raro. Strange. I suppose it's natural -- tal vez normal -- to feel like I should speak English with them. But they can speak spanish, los escuché. And so can I...mas o menos. Pero, no lo hago. I just don't. Tengo miedo. They will laugh. Me llamarán 'la pinche gringa'. And I will feel ashamed. Exposed as an intruder. Left out.
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