I'm sure you are right in wanting to continue your Spanish traditions, consuelo. That's what so interests me about these kind of cultural collisions - in a way, linked to the discussion about language death on another thread.

Be interested to hear from anyone else in the States if you have a particualr perspective on this: does a second language seem a threat to you in your area, do you embrace it, or is it simply not an issue you think will seriously arise, despite all the evidence to the contrary?