Hola todo
I recently have been trying to get into language exchanges
since I feel as though I don't get enough speaking practice. The
other day I did 3 exchanges with 3 different people. 2 from
Colombia and 1 from El Salvador. Although I was nervous at first I
had so much fun !! It made me very happy because they all had so
many positive things to say about my spanish. One person couldn't
believe how great my vocabulary and pronunciation is, saying how he
does exchanges a lot with english speakers and my
accent/pronunciation is the best he has heard and he thought I have
been learning for at least 2 years when I've only been learning for
about 8 months and was shocked that I was able to understand
nearly everything he said to me in Spanish. I explained to one
guy that I plan on studying abroad soon and he said to me "why? You
don't need to. You already speak Spanish fluently", that statement
made me excited!! He even called his wife into the room to hear how
well I spoke which made me blush hahahaha. Since my spanish
was more advanced than their english, I gave a lot of
explanations for English related things in spanish which I never
know I could do !! I am very very happy; I've realized how much I
have progressed since changing the way I learn. Having natives tell
me these things about my Spanish made a world of difference in my
confidence!! I really hope this inspires you guys to know that all
of your hard work WILL pay off. So keep up the great work guys !!
Anything is possible with consistency and dedication!!
Buena suerte!
