Becoming fluent

So I've decided to jump into the "seriously learning a new language" game.

I studied English back when I was a student.... 20 years ago, and I have to admit I had always found the learning process abstract and boring.

Never have I had the opportunity to understand where English would be useful in my everyday life. At best, my only usage of English back then was to fill gramar exercise books (what a thrill).

Serveral years later, I discovered that English could be fun and useful : watching TV Shows, reading books not available in my native langage (or reading books that are not butchered by a terrible translation), reading articles in my field of interest that just don't exist in my native language, etc...

This came along with a terrible discovery : I was not able to easily understand what I had access to. I've worked on this issue thanks to a lot of material available online or by reading books.

Today, I'd like to go a step further, I want to be able to take part in a conversation, a debate, without being stuck with a lack of vocabulary, lack of spontaneity, without using words that don't really fit together. To make this step, well, I have to find a way to use english more often, to discuss with other people and to have feedback...

So I'm here, and this is my first attempt in making progress :-)

Comments:

Great reading! I've made a couple of little corrections but you are a good writer! 

Remember that when making a list, use commas (,) and then 'and' comes last. I.e. Today at the shops I bought apples, a banana, grapes, tomatoes and some chocolate.

We wouldn't really say 'fought through' an issue. To work on an issue makes more sense.

:) nice work! Bonne continuation!