One of the most important parts of Stripey Spanish is our community. This is the story of one of our students.
How did everything started?
He started with us more than three years ago at Level 2 of our Spanish courses. Last summer he finished level 5 ready to fulfill his dream: to live in Spain.
He and his partner met in Europe and together they have the dream of having a house in Spain, and to start making their dream come true they bought a piece of land.
To tell you this story, I contacted him. When I asked him what his plans were for the land and for his life in Spain he told me they want to work in the fields and take care of the olive trees like the local farmers, and he told me how beautiful the area in which he’s going to live is.
How is the 'living in Spain' experience going so far?
He uses his new life in Spain as an intensive experience of learning Spanish. He told me that he met his neighbours and that, although they are all very nice, sometimes he didn’t understand what they were saying, but he always brings out the positive side to adversity and told me this funny anecdote: “One day I had problems with my bank card and I needed to fix them. When I went to the bank the man was very nice and after a while [speaking in Spanish] he changed to English. But his English was similar to my Spanish so together we fixed my card and learnt a little more of the other language!”
Because there are always good opportunities to learn a little each day.
What is the most difficult thing about living in a country with a diferent language?
When we discussed what his difficulties are when facing a life in Spanish, we talked about the difference in accents and how it is easier to understand Spanish in large cities rather than in small towns.
But these obstacles encourage him to continue learning, and as he told me, he spent some time learning Spanish in a theoretical and boring way, but with Stripey Spanish he has been able to have fun learning at social events and reviewing day by day, like our conversation that was entirely in Spanish.
Good luck!