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.

peace process in Colombia

nowadays and from Since 2012 the Colombian government and FARC have came been having a series of conversations to define the terms for disarmament. I think these dialogues are a big shit because while they (the government and farc) are in the Havana talking about that they don´t get anywhere. the only that I really only think those dialogues are a big oportunity for our President to achieve more popularity in front to of an international community. But here in Colombia war is every day more and more strong resilient/intense. Will war stop someday?

Good job! Interesting topic. I hope that the situation does improve soon! 

Plans for vacation

There it is, my second note here :)

Well, today I just have one more English class, but I'm not sure if it's working! Actually I'm thinking to about looking for another English school or, even better, a particular private teacher. Then (sounds better:That way) I could focus on my difficulties! I don't know...
Ah, and I've told one of my friends from the English school about this site. I hope that he uses it, and it helps him too =)

Well, I've planned a lot of things to do in on this vacation! One of them, and the most important, is to prepare myself to have a good interview and write a good text in the process of my college's exchange program of my college that I've talked about in the last note/(entry). So, I'll study English language and a lot more about my scientific project that I do on the in college. But, I guess I will need some help. And I was thinking that maybe I could have some assistance right here, on the Itaiki! :)

So, tell me: do you think if I post questions, drafts and sugestions about my studies to for the exchange program, people will help me correcting, analyzing and/or revising it them? I hope so!

(And I really really hope that I didn't make much many mistakes in this note/(entry) T_T)

Bye. See ya!

Good job, Lucas! The writing in green is just to make some sentences sound more natural. Let me know if you need help with anything! Cheers!

Native language

Who doesn't want to learn a new language?
is need to speak languages different for know our world, and people's new. (It's necessary to speak different languages to know more about our world and meet new people.)
It's not easy, but it's worth it.

I agree with you! :)