The Fear of the English Language I adore languages. I think, however, travelling to a foreign country, getting to know its culture, history is not enough. It is important, wonderful experience, but not enough if we would like to understand the people as well. But through speaking and even feeling their language we can be a little part of their culture, too. As if we could see the world like they do. At the same time it is not easy at all to learn a new language. I think the main problem/thing is how to make up our mind. And it's all a habit, really. Benny Lewis, a language hacker said that "Just wanting to learn a language isn't enough. (...) When you need to speak a language, it's more than just casually hoping to speak it someday. It's a genuine desire to have that language completely fill up your life and even take it over." I do agree. I always wished I had been a confident and outgoing English speaker, but I never felt the need for it. And this is when the excuses are coming. For example "I am too busy, I do not have time, I do not have money for a teacher" or my main excuses are "I am not brave enough, I can't do that". Unfortunately, after a while, these voices of negativity will become our reality. It happened to me, so that is why I am here. To leave my comfort zone and overcome my fears and difficulties. I want to believe that the world is what we make of it. However, I still fear that I make mistakes or a completely fool out of myself. But what if I do? Of course, speaking a foreign language is embarrassing, I can never know if I say it right and I am understandable or absolutely not. But I hope that even with my fears and mistakes I will become a confident and fluent speaker. And once the day may will come when I am not afraid anymore.