My brain speaks Portuguese

Do you know when you are talking in English and suddenly the word you want to pronounce disappear??? This always happens with me!!! Sometimes I talk fluently, smooth, and I feel that I am finally speaking a good English. But that feeling doesn't last long. Just a little more conversation and I want to kill my brain... Yes, because it insists to translate Portuguese to English instead to think the sentences in English.

I have studied English for years, so my brain should make some effort to help me thinking as an English speaker. Because when you translate from your native language to English the chance to make mistakes is huge!!! 

But I confess that is not only my brain's fault. I lived in the US for eight years; however, it was in Florida, so instead to learn a perfect English I learn a good Spanish... Yes, that's true!!! In Florida you live perfectly fine just speaking in Spanish or Portuguese.

In Vancouver is a little different. You cannot survive if you do not speak English... hummmm... or Chinese. You can live here speaking Chinese. But I did not move to Canada to speak Chinese, so it is better my brain starting to help me to improve my English.

My brain is so rebel, that if I spend the entire day in an English environment, my brain feels tired. And to relax it needs to hear and speak Portuguese. I am serious!!!
After class I go home tired, exhausted of fighting my brain. But I believe it is like practicing a sport, the more you do the better you get... At least I hope so :)