Maldito idioma barreras

Langauge barriers suck.

Like a lot.
My host sister is the only one in my family who can speak English.
But she gets in trouble for speaking it with me, but honestly what good does it do if everyone speaks Spanish to me and I for the most part, don't understand a word?
The other intercambistas won't really talk to me because they think I don't care about being here because I can't speak Spanish, or I didn't take classes like THEY all did.
They don't know how hard I worked in French. But they don't see that, they just see someone who can't speak it.
I got asked yesterday how long I studied Spanish in school, and I said, i thought I'd be going to Europe first, so I studied French, and then she said, "are you serious? why did you even come to Peru? That's kinda stupid."
It's not like I came here expecting them to speak French and English to me! I just didn't get the chance to study for three or four years like they all did.I know how dumb I look with the blank expression on my face everytime they try to speak to me.
I'm trying, and it's my first week, I'm assured I'll learn more, but this adjustment period is difficult.


I have to give a presentation tonight..in Spanish.

FAIL. (but let's still see how that goes)

I sing and play piano for my host club on Thursday night, at least singing is one thing I can do right, here. =)