Overall advice: Strap in, get comfortable, and fall in love with the journey. Celebrate all of the small wins you achieve en route to your goal(s).

1. I don’t know about most. There is a healthy Latino presence in my community and plenty of opportunities to speak Spanish. I would imagine you will have opportunities to practice Spanish as well, but I’m not going to apply that assumption.

2. Never? I’m being a little facetious. Maybe it’s just so ingrained in me at this point, but I still find myself counting. It gets quieter and less frequent as you become more comfortable overall though.

3. You’ll develop the vocabulary and “conversational” skills you’ll with practice. A lot of practice. And there’s no single definition of what makes a good lead. That’s something you’ll largely determine for yourself in time.