I have had plenty of ups and downs being a Spanish major and I honestly had no idea what to expect as an incoming freshman. The first year I knew I would do all right in the major knowing people in my classes were at my same level. However, I was stressed thinking there were too many classes I had to take and not enough time to finish. Throughout my college career I struggled in some classes, and others I excelled in. I had some really great classes, and some that I was not too fond of, but mostly dependent on the professor I had. Continue reading →

What led me to choose to be a Spanish major was how much I was excelling in it and understanding it in both middle school and high school. I loved all my teachers thus far because they have shown such a passion for teaching the language and it inspired me. One of my middle school Spanish teachers placed me among with only a few others in a higher level class my freshman year of high school because she knew we wouldn’t be challenged in the other levels. I thought to myself that this was a good thing and that I knew I could do it. In high school I was not particularly interested in any other subjects, because I always loved going to my Spanish classes so I decided to stick with it and I concluded that I would do well if I pursued the major in college. I liked Spanish because it was something new that was introduced to me and that caught my attention. I think I also liked it because some words are very similar to Greek. I know basic Greek phrases and can understand the language because it is what I grew up with. Learning a third language was something I thought would be a great skill to have, and at the time I was doing really well in my Spanish classes so why would I stop learning the language I was just starting to get to know and was connecting with? Continue reading →