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California

Rugadh agus tógadh Shanti Hofshi i ndeisceart Chalifornia. Chaith sé cuid mhaith dá shaol i San Diego, cathair fhíorálainn atá lonnaithe cóngarach don teorann le Meicsiceó, agus an áit a bhfuil cónaí air faoi láthair. Taitníonn an ceol Gaelach go mór leis, go háirithe an sean-nós agus ceol na feadóige agus is é sin a spreag é an Ghaeilge a fhoghlaim. Rinne sé corriarracht an teanga a fhoghlaim, ó “Buntús Cáinte” , “Teach Yourself Irish” agus a leithéid ach an fhadhb a bhí aige i gcónaí, áfach, ná go raibh sé ag iarraidh a bheith ag foghlaim na Gaeilge gan teagmháil a bheith aige le lucht labhartha na teanga. Ba mhór an t-ionadh agus an lúchair a tháinig air nuair a cuireadh in iúl dó go raibh rang Gaeilge ar siúl ina chathair féin, i dTeach na hÉireann, ionad cultúrtha atá suite ar imeall páirce poiblí darb ainm Balboa Park. Agus anois tá an Ghaeilge ar a thoil aige.

Tugann Shanti “SRL” ar chuairt ar chodanna den chathair álainn seo agus faighimid cé chomh láidir agus bríomhar is atá an Ghaeilge i San Diego fá láthair.

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Shanti Hofshi was born and raised in south California. He has lived most of his life in San Diego where he now lives, a beautiful city very near to the border with Mexico.
His desire to learn the Irish language was first aroused by his enjoyment of Irish music. He made several attempts to learn Irish but he found that what he needed most was to make contact with other learners. He was delighted to find out that there was a Irish language class in his area and since then he is now a fluent speaker.

Shanti shows SRL some of the beautiful spots in this beautiful city and we find out just how vibrant the language is in San Diego.

www.irish-cottage.net
www.balboapark.org