workshop in Spanish

i'd signed up for a workshop on conversation classes when i found out it'd finally be held in Spanish. ah... now, i used to be really good at Spanish, but while i still understand a lot and can read it fine, i can't for the life of me utter a useful sentence in the language - learning Japanese killed all of that. every time i open my mouth, Japanese words come out. but the workshop leader said she'd speak slowly and we could of course do the practical parts in French or English, so it should be fine. she said. i could see she was a bit worried about it, but i thought i'd give it a try. and in the end, it was just fine and very interesting. i think there were just 2 words i queried, and was surprised to see a Portuguese colleague ask more comprehension questions than me!