My goal during this work and school experience is to get out of my comfort zone and establish new personal work habits that I can profit of in future jobs and work opportunities. Since I have never worked for more than a week, I want to use this to gain confidence in working. I will stay motivated and do the things whole-heartedly even if I have some difficulties. Because doing the things motivated makes them easier.
Read MoreWhen I started my Spark experience, I didn’t really know what to expect. To be honest, I wasn’t super motivated at first – especially with tasks I didn’t enjoy. I realized quickly that you can’t just do what you like all the time. You also need to go through the stuff that’s uncomfortable or boring, because that’s part of the journey. You can’t start at the top – you have to work your way up. That’s how you learn to appreciate your own position and understand the full picture.
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In a world that tells you to always speak up, explain yourself, have opinions – silence can feel… wrong.But sometimes, not saying anything is saying something.
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Sometimes, you choose a path that doesn’t feel right anymore. A course, a job, a friendship – or even a version of yourself you’ve tried to become.
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There’s this pressure to always look like you’ve got your life together.Get good grades. Know what job you want. Work hard. Smile. Stay motivated. Be consistent.
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We all have this invisible scoreboard in our head. Like we need to constantly prove something – that we’re smart, cool, talented, worth knowing.
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When you go somewhere new – a new country, a new school, a new phase of life – there’s this silent pressure to act like you’re okay all the time.
En mis dos semanas aquí en el Puerto de Santa María, me quedó con una familia de acogida. Allí, me dí cuenta que la gente española es la más amable y con mucha energía. La. madre era una muy buena cocinera y la hija tenía mucha energía pero era muy amable. El padre era tan amable todas las mañanas y me llevaba a Spark, y aunque a veces no llegaba el autobús, él me llevaba allí igualmente. Me gustó mi estancia con mi familia.
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Learning a new language isn’t just about memorizing vocabulary or passing grammar tests. It’s more about immersing yourself fully in the culture, the sounds, the conversations, and the habits of daily life. If you’re serious about taking your target language to the next level, it’s time to stop treating it like a hobby, and start treating it like a lifestyle.
Here are five commitments you can make to truly maximize language learning:
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After completing my week working and studying at Spark, I will have developed more independence and confidence as these are skills that I think will benefit me in the future. I will have achieved these by navigating the city by myself and using my Spanish to communicate with new people. This will help me to become more confident and independent as usually I am quite shy.
I will also grow in my confidence by speaking with lots of children when I am working in La Guardería. I will have to get there by myself which will improve my independence and I will have to manage my time well making sure I get back to Spark on time.
I will also have learnt more about the Spanish culture by visiting different towns with my host family. By the end of the week I will be more aware of the different celebrations, typical foods and traditions which are present in Spain. I will be able to admire El puerto de Santa María when I visit the beach and go on walks around the town with my family.
The staff at spark will see me as enthusiastic and hard working as I will continue to push myself to practice my Spanish speaking skills as well as when I am with my host family speaking Spanish all the time at home. I will have learnt that even if you are scared you can’t let fear stop you from achieving.
Overall, I will have improved in confidence and independence. I will have tried my best to speak Spanish which will help me reach my full potential.
Tilly Walters
After I have completed this work experience and spanish program, I will have pushed myself to have learnt as much spanish as possible because that is my priority in this two weeks. I also want to be more responsible and independent. I will have achieved this by being more open-minded with other people, especially with my host family and the people I will meet here in Spark. This will help me in the future to get to know more people in general but also that to go abroad will be easier for me if I know that it is no problem for me to connect with others.
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