Learning to be bi-lingual with my husband

My husband, Peter, is learning Spanish his own way.

I do Duolingo online. It is free. It is easy to do. The whole thing is designed like a game, and dancing animated creatures hop up and down and celebrate every time I get five answers in a row correct. This shouldn't matter to me — yet I find it deeply satisfying. Peter doesn't do any of this.

Peter learns Spanish by talking with the sandwich shop …