I have been learning Catalan for over 4 years now. I’m reasonably confident in my abilities to speak and understand it now; I’m pleased about that.
But the difference for me, in living in Catalunya and speaking Catalan, is that I didn’t first start out with learning Spanish. I went straight into learning Catalan - [...]

And a Happy New Year and the like to all of you! The above pic taken on Christmas Eve in L’Escala. I just love the view of the sea and beaches of L’Escala with the snow-capped Pyrenees in the background.
December was clearly a busy month. We nipped over to the UK at the beginning as [...]