My little story with the English language

Hi!

My name is Héctor and... Well, I've been listening hearing since I was a child that I should speak English. I'm from Spain, in Europe, where it is supossed assumed that most of people speaks more than two languages. Even in my own country there are areas like Galiza (Galicia), Euskady (Basque Country) or Catalunya (Catalonia) where a second language exists. However, in the place where I live in, only Spanish is spoken.

I don't remember when I started to study English. I know it was in the school, but I can't say no more anything else about it. I remember endless lists of irregular verbs, of idioms, of verbal tenses and when/how to use them... It was incredibly boring and exasperating. I didn't start to want to learn English until my last year in of high school when a native teacher came to our classroom for a few weeks and... Can you imagine what happened?
Yes, he wanted us to speak. In English! Such a silly and pretty important thing was completely strange for all of us, for each one of the students in the classroom!.
Suddenly, I noticed how my brain were was changing and how my mind, without explanation, were was becoming a new thing. A second language, all the things that it can do! If only it would have (been before)/happened sooner...

But, well, here I am. The Next year I will finish my physics bachelor's degree in Durham (England) as an Erasmus+ student. Me I, someone who has almost never spoken in English for a big long time, is am going to take a plane, a train, live in a house with people from other places along around the world, is going to take classes in English and is be expected to write a bachelor's thesis in English!

I would lie be lying if I said were to say that I'm not a bit terrified, but I want to have an adventure. because, Although I know there could be other ways, I think this one I am going to take is the best to definitely lose my fear to of speaking English and, at in the end, be free to throw away that feeling of I knowing a bit about a language but I don't know not knowing how to express myself.

Thank you for your time reading this little and a bit badly structured text. It was written as my thoughts were flowing :D

(Any comment or opinion about the way this little and simple text is written is obviously welcomed)

Good job, Héctor! Also good luck during your year in England! I'm from the USA, but I did a similar exchange program in Barcelona for a year about three years ago. I was an amazing experience! I'm sure you will have a great time as well and learn a lot very quickly.