And then came "Speaking"...

It has been a year since I started focusing on speaking practice.

Even though it wasn't my favorite part of learning a language, I soon understood that it was necessary if I wanted to communicate in that language.

First of all, I started speaking by myself.

I know... it might sound crazy but it helped me a lot in overcoming my fear of speaking.

I spoke almost every day, telling myself what I had to do during the day or even imagining a real conversation with someone...

I talked to myself about the books I wanted to read, the pages I wanted to write, the movies I wanted to watch. I spoke to myself in the car on the way to work and even in the shower...

After a few months of doing it, I found the courage to have a real conversation with real people using "Clubhouse".

And I did great.

Not only was I really able to understand native speakers in real and spontaneous conversation, but I was even able to communicate with them and be comprehensible.

It was a huge step I overcame.

From that moment on, I really started thinking about testing myself by traveling abroad.And that is exactly what I did in 2022.