Larry

Keep studying
When you go there and speak it you will still make errors but people will be
much more frendly if you make the effort to speak thieir language in their
country
When I go to a Spanish speaking country ojn business I can make my
presentation about our products in Spanish-
after that for all I know they are saying to throw the bum oput as they
speak too fast to understand their reaction .but as I am usually succesful I
know that they appreciate the attempt to speak their language in their
country as many people living here should speak ourr languager in our
country

Good luck.
When you start to think in that language which you will, as you use, it
thats when you can truly speak it
Spaniish luckily is not that difficult esp when younger
For me - now - It would be mmuch more difficult

Fred

Fred