One week here taught me more Spanish than two years at school
I’m sixteen and I’m doing Spanish GCSE. I was getting good marks in writing, but in the speaking exam practice I always went blank. My parents found Pueblo Español and I agreed to go mostly because of the sports.
The sports were great, but the real surprise was how much I spoke. Everything is in Spanish: the activities, the meals, even the jokes. The Spanish teens are there to talk with you, so you never run out of people to practise with.
Hugo, from Valencia, became my best friend at the camp. He taught me all the expressions people actually use and I taught him some English slang he probably shouldn’t repeat at home.
There were teens from France, Germany, the United States and the UK, and the only language we all shared was Spanish. That forces you to try, and once you try, it gets easier every day.
When I got back, my speaking practice at school went brilliantly. My teacher asked what had happened. I told her: one week at Pueblo Español.
NOAH B.
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