Recently, I had a video call conversation with the wife of a cousin who is in the United States, she is from there. I had spoken with her once before but that was several years ago, the truth is that at that time, even though I already spoke English, I could not converse much with her because of the embarrassment I felt.
Now, plucking up the courage, I asked my cousin if he could tell his wife that I wanted to talk to her a little in English, because I don't want this embarrassment I feel to be an impediment to connecting with my loved ones. Besides, you always have to start at some point and break those mental barriers, because that's what they are many times, mental barriers.
I was very happy because I was able to have a conversation with her without any problem, we understood each other perfectly and she even told me that my English was very good. Even my cousin was surprised, maybe because due to the accent she has, he expected that it would be a little more complicated for me to understand her.
I am very glad that you are accomplishing your goals with Spanish, I have been reading your posts for a while now and you seem to be a very determined person, I have no doubt that you are going to achieve what you set out to do, in spite of everything. The fact that you want to push others to feel comfortable to begin with says a lot, honestly it's great.
¡Muchas gracias por este contenido!
You should really practice with her more when you can. That certainly would help you increase your fluency. Also true, there's something called mental barriers, it is uncomfortable but if you really mean it, you can actually overcome it. Because it's your goal to be fluent in the language.
I made a bet with a random person that I met in that app. I do not want to lose the bet and now I am studying it very seriously. I try to converse daily for 2 hours and hopefully by March, I can reach B1 fluency or more. I think exchange of knowledge and information happens when you make others feel confident and comfortable. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's really valuable!