WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BECOME?

Some years ago, when I was still a child, I was asked what I wanted to become when I was an adult. My undoubted answer was: "I want to become an English teacher". It was just something strange that a kid who did not know almost anything about English was sure that she wanted to be an English teacher in her future. But, have a look to my constant stubbornness to achieve my main goal!

Surprisingly, I remember every good news that I received related to my personal English career. I clearly remember when I was said that I had a post in the Official Languages School in Murcia. What an amazement! However, this was just the first step of a non-stop effort in order to learn English. 

After that, I started traveling to English speaking countries. Everybody who has made the attempt to learn a second language knows how important is to develop your social life in the country where your target language is spoken. You do not really know the language until you have faced your first real conversation with a native person. I mean, a bus driver, a shop assistant or a random person in the café. I have traveled to many different places and I have learnt so many things in each of them. I have lived such wonderful experiences, I have met so many different people and I have enjoyed life so much that I would never change my life story for nothing.

One day, while I was spending my holidays in Brighton (England) with my host family there, I received one of the most relevant news in my life: I was accepted at the University to study Education. It was now a fact but not an illusion, indeed all my efforts were having their fruits. I was going to become a teacher. 

In 2012, I received the saddest and the most shocking news in my whole life. My dad had had a working accident and he died some minutes after it. I learnt how cruel life is and I realized that bad events come to you but good ones must be looked for. I had no choice so I took my books and I finished my degree in Education in 2013. 

Nevertheless, I did know that I still had too many things to learn about English. After living and working a few months in Manchester, I eventually decided to start my second degree in English Studies and I can say that it has been one of the most correct decisions in my life. Nowadays, I am also studying at the same time to become a Civil Servant and I can surely say that now I know some things about English! 

Follow your dreams and do not let anybody deciding your future.