{"id":423,"date":"2012-04-19T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T15:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:23:56","slug":"3-things-the-spanish-language-taught-me-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/3-things-the-spanish-language-taught-me-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things the Spanish Language Taught Me (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>That There Is a Big World Out There<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did I know that there are billions of other people on the planet before my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish lessons<\/a>? Yes, I did. Did I realise that they all had different lives and different thoughts from me? I guess on some level I did but not in the same way as I do now. I am going to give a really simple example which might or might not help explain what I am struggling to put into words. I used to watch a lot of Spanish football on the telly but now that I know what the players are saying (usually not very interesting to be honest) I can relate to them more and they seem more real. Did that even make sense? I think I want to say that I now know that not everyone thinks like me and that this is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Be More Confident<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you learn a foreign language it can give you a huge injection of confidence. Even during my initial <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish courses<\/a> I could feel this. I don\u2019t think this relates purely to the academic progress I was making. After all, I didn\u2019t feel as good when I finally learned how to make a dovetail joint. It was more about opening up to new experiences and broadening my horizons. It is a fantastic sensation even if it is really difficult to describe.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.instituto-exclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/spanish_lessons.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That There Is a Big World Out There Did I know that there are billions of other people on the planet before my Spanish lessons? Yes, I did. Did I realise that they all had different lives and different thoughts from me? 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