Why I'm interested:
was born and raised in Cuba; Spanish was my first language and I thought it’d be the only one I’d speak. I had lived in Cuba my whole life, until one day, when I was 12, my mom and I decided to come to the United States in search of a better future. As you may imagine, this was a really drastic change. I was used to living in a small country, that is really different from the United States, known for being big and powerful but also for being the dream of many. Everything here was new to me, the food, the streets, the people, and the language. English was really hard to learn and it’s been the greatest challenge I’ve faced.
I started eight grade without knowing how to communicate with my teachers and classmates. Luckily, I had a few friends that spoke Spanish and with their help and my own effort I learned English.
By the time I entered high school, I spoke English and was able to say what I felt and thought without being afraid of people not understanding what I was saying. I didn’t know this accomplishment could have such an impact on me.
Learning a language is a process, and in my opinion, it is one that helps you grow as a person and that shows you a different way to see things. You think in more than one language at the same time and you can switch from one to another, depending on where you are and who you’re talking to. For example, I talk to my family in Spanish and to my friends in English, and sometimes I even speak both languages at the same time. I like the feeling of being bilingual, of not knowing just Spanish or just English, but both.
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