The number one thing that I have learnt as a person living immersed in a language which is not my native one is that we need to be prepared to go out and speak to people even when we cannot do it perfectly, even when it scares us and even when we want to go back to bed and hide under the covers. We need to be prepared to feel uncomfortable , be prepared to step outside of our comfort zone and be prepared to go out there and just get talking. To every language learner out there who ventures out into a new language, you are doing an awesome job, you are brave and courageous. It takes strength, enormous strength , be proud :)