Monday 26 April 2010

Phewww

So today I got a bit of a kick in the teeth or maybe rather a reality check when i encountered my very first conversation with a spanish girl, well other than my tutors, and it was scary as shit!
I felt like I was going to a job interview!

After what ended up being a 1 hour n 45 minute conversation, I came home feeling slightly relieved, excited and anxious all at the same time. Relieved that my first proper spanish meeting went ok, excited for the prospect of goin to Peru for 4 months and anxious as I clearly need to get my ass in gear to practice more!

The main importance with language learning is confidence without a shadow of a doubt. Think about it, speaking with people you don't know isn't the most comfortable experience, then throw in a foreign language to speak in, which probably multiplies that feeling by 1000.

After all though, it's like anything you do, practice makes perfect! You just need to be more sure of yourself and that you can actually do it. At least next time won't be so nerve racking.

So maybe the next time fear kicks in, I just need to tell myself I can do it.
Your friends and family may have faith in you, but its only when you realise it, can you actually believe in yourself.