Hi, I´m Edith from Mexico City. I started studying English not for pleasure, but because I needed it. First, it was a requirement to get my bachelor's degree's license; and second, it was a requirement of the company I was working for. I took several English courses, but the truth is, although taking classroom classes did help me, it wasn't until I found italki that "I really learned to speak English"! I understood that learning another language is not just about grammar and vocabulary, but about "feeling" the language, thinking like a native speaker does or would. Learning real English from native speakers allowed me to gradually correct the mistakes I made while I was learning. Using italki, I realized that if I had learned English with a native speaker from the very beginning, it wouldn’t have taken me more than 8 years to reach the level that I have now!