Learning languages I've never believed that I could be fluent in any language, not even english. In secundary school, my english teacher recommended me to go to "European english class" because of my high level but I didn't. Now, when I think about it, I say to myself, it would have been a good idea to do so. However I don't regret not to have done it because opportunities to improve a lot since then. Besides, I know german (even it is quite rusty), I have a quite good level in catalan and now I am learning spanish. Learning languages made me realize that polyglots are not necessarily language nerds, rich people or high IQs. The thing is many people think that you require specific skills or that you have gift. Well, some have and some don't. To my mind, it is just a matter of trying, making mistakes and getting out of our comfort zone. On top of it, we learn better by making the language we learn a part of our environment, our everyday life like reading, listening to radio... It makes the learning process more entertaining. Of course, there are times when we have doubts about how to improve our skills or we have the feeling we don't learn anymore, and it can last for a long period. However, this can be a challenge. It means that we need to find new learning strategies, looking for other areas we haven't discovered. When I am in that state, I try to leave what I was working on for a while, get fresh air and see other things. After some time (days or weeks), I notice I see the thing differently or that I assimilated it just by letting my mind cool down. By learning languages, I have learned about others culture and my own culture but also about knew learning and working processes so I'm glad I dared to take the first step.