About two years ago, my job was getting really boring. I liked
the bank and enjoyed working with my colleagues, but I needed
a change. I wanted to become a manager because I thought
the work would be more interesting and that I would have the
chance to travel to different countries.
However, I knew that it was very important for managers in my
bank to write and speak excellent Spanish. I studied Spanish at
school, but I stopped when I was 16, so I couldn’t remember
much. I decided to try and improve my Spanish quickly so that I
could apply for a job as a manager.
To begin with, I studied my old Spanish textbook from school
and did lots of exercises. After that, I started reading Spanish
newspapers online for 30 minutes every day and looked up
the meaning of any new words in my dictionary. Soon I could
understand nearly everything I read. After a while, I found a
website where I could practise listening and speaking. Then I
joined a Spanish class at a language school in my town and went
to classes twice a week. In the end, after about 18 months, I
could understand and speak Spanish quite well.
I decided to start applying for management jobs at the bank
and last month I got an offer of a job in Barcelona. My new job
starts in September, so I’ve got a few weeks to find a flat. I’m
really excited about going to live in Spain.