Ok, I have a confession to make. I'm afraid I have spent the majority of the past week hiding in our flat, too scared to go out and feeling both isolated and frustrated by my inability to communicate with the world outside. I have found that I can increasingly understand a lot of written Spanish, I can even utter a few sentences of my own, but when someone responds? Not a clue!
However, this morning I have been extremely brave and forced myself outside the front door. And I am delighted to report the following small successes:
- I managed to ask to send a letter to England at the post office, understand the price quoted and pay
- I dropped in to a language school and enrolled for Spanish lessons - introducing myself in Spanish
- I topped up my travel pass at the metro station
These may sound like very small things, but for me they are a big deal, and I am so pleased with myself for tackling them. Hopefully now with my Spanish classes starting tomorrow, I will feel increasingly confident having a go at talking to people!
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