How I aced in Spanish
For a long time, I got away with doing the bare minimum at school, and my Spanish really suffered. I lived in a tiny village with no public transport. I wanted to get away and explore another culture.
I knew that if I wanted to get ahead, I had to do more than just attend my school classes. I explained my predicament to my parents, and they got behind me. They told me that if I wanted to go abroad, I should get out and find a job!
I got onto it straight away, and found a job in the local School. Once I had saved enough money, I called a language academy. I got through to the manager, and I booked a week-long residential course. When I arrived in academy, I met all of my classmates and we got on really well. I found that I could get by with the little Spanish I knew.
As I got older, I found that getting a couple of drinks down made me more confident. I made lots of Spanish friends and I couldn’t get over how much I improved by talking to them every day on WhatsApp. It felt good when I was able to get my thoughts and feelings across.
