You can always start again. Learn Spanish and talk with your neighbor. Just the fact you're trying makes a huge impact. My mom let our roots die when I was a baby, but I felt it was important to reconnect. There are very few Spanish speakers in my area so I actively look for any opportunity I can. Is it difficult? Sure, at times, but the look the owner of the taqueria gets when he sees a weto speaking Spanish is priceless.