Language learning, much more than a hobby

A Hobby that has become what makes me happier

It’s very exciting to conclude that something which was just a hobby in my childhood has become what makes me happier day by day. Learning languages is awesome. Spanish and English guide me to the most beautiful projects I have!

My Story

I live in a country where Spanish language is not so valued as it should be. Considering that the countries that surround us have it as their official language, it’s such a pity that most Brazilians take it for granted. It’s a very beautiful language! I’ve always thought so, since I was a child. It was the first foreign language which called my attention.

It was only possible for me to attend Spanish classes when I was already in High School and later when I had my own money to pay for a course. The love for the language guided me to Flamenco. Three years and a half of lots of dedication! I had to stop dancing for a while to get more focused on my job.

I had graduated in Biology in 2005. The idea of working as an English teacher made me immerse myself in this project. And so I had to leave the Spanish world for a while.

But whenever life brings me hard times I go for the Spanish shelter. Songs in this language make me feel better, braver and even more attractive!

One of the posts on the blog I’ve been writing was to explain how I think about languages in my life:

They are like relationships with people. We have to take care of them, and this process never ends. As I’ve been struggling to learn French, I see it as an acquaintance who I meet on a daily basis, but we have little in common. If I gave it more attention, we would have more fun together.

English is the language which I met when I was already more mature. It has helped me to get better and better since I started to keep it in my life more seriously. And it has been making it possible to get to know wonderful people. It would be very hard to measure how it has changed my life. And Spanish… Lovely language! It’s my most long-lasting best friend! I’m pretty sure that this relationship made me ready to get involved with English.

Much more than a hobby

Nowadays both work together in my dreams. My oldest hobby has helped me to pursue a professional career which has been edifying! And my studying to become better and better at teaching English has been feeding my plans to get closer to my Spanish love…

And this is my Love Story… Happy one, no end; since I intend to share this love with those who also like to learn languages, it’ll last forever… 🙂

If you want to check the page on which I’ve been working: www.facebook.com/feelfreetotalktomih/

With love

MiH