Senior Project: Day 5

(Friday April 8)
So today was a hard day to get things done for my project. I had only one free period during the day and then, as it was a Friday, had things to get done after school. However, I managed to read a couple more articles in the magazine Veja and look up the words. I also found the book The Alchemist in Portuguese, as it was originally written, and began to read it. I have read the Alchemist in Spanish so I know and understand what happens in the novel, however, I thought that reading the book in its original language would be interesting. Also, reading a book in Portuguese that I originally read in Spanish reinforces my goal of learning Portuguese as Spanish-speaker instead of as an English-speaker - this strategy will make the language transition easier. Even more, I can continue to make connection between the languages of Spanish and Portuguese as I have found I am quite interested i their development. I am beginning to think I may do some research and write up a short composition or essay to go along with my final product about the two languages and their histories.