They Do Exist

I have a new job. Yes, they do exist. I'm about 7 weeks in. Pressure. It's kinda awesome. Kinda well...pressure-ish. Big expectations. New people. Lots of traveling. Lots of working from home. Things are kinda rad.

My company is Brazilian with also a major office in Mexico City. I've worked for international companies before, but it's very different when you are the only American in a land of Portuguese and Spanish emails and phone calls. Americans take for granted and expect people to speak English. I never realized how much I do, and how much I'm frustrated by it.  Although I've traveled to many different places, it's usually for a couple days in touristic areas. You can get by on the limited French, or Spanish, or whatever for a few days. There is nothing like immersion to humble you. I don't know a thing at the end of the day. Just when I understand about 70% of what I hear, I realize there is another 70% I don't understand. Yes, the math doesn't work out, but languages are bigger than we realize.