Spanglish

I am taking a class in medical translation and I have decided how horrible my Spanish is. It sounds like a I have a metal plate in my mouth and like I am drunk. This is the result of Spanish boyfriends and learning street Spanish, not real, really Spanish. One's failings are always a
reason to reflect and become better. We live so close to Mexico in so many ways, and not to mention Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. They are in the air in Denver through the people who live in Denver, the radio stations, the restaurants, the dance clubs, the social needs and fabric of the city. I wonder how many people have been polite to me despite my terrible Spanish. Some is better than none, but so many times I have dreamed of being fluent in Spanisn and I find myself standing far from my goal.