MY  LANGUAGE  JOURNEY

Welcome to My Space,

Before I guide you through the Spanish language, I want to open my heart and share with you why I teach the way I do. This isn’t just a job for me—it’s a calling that grew out of personal experiences, challenges, and a deep desire to help others who feel lost or left behind in the language-learning world.

Maybe you’ve felt discouraged before, or told yourself, “I’m not good at this.” If so, I hope my story shows you that you are not alone—and that there's a better, kinder way to learn. This is how it all began… 

The Beginning of My Language Journey 

Today I would love to share a little bit of my own language story with you—because maybe you’ll see yourself in it too. When I was 15 years old, back in the 90’s, my school in Peru introduced English as a subject for the first time. Until then, I had only listened to music in English—I had no idea how the language worked.

Sadly, our teacher didn’t know much English either… I remember how my best friend Lourdes, who was studying at a private language school, tried to help me understand what the teacher was trying to say. But honestly, it didn’t work. I got lost, confused, and frustrated.

That experience—along with the painful words from my teacher—left a deep mark on me. I still remember hearing: “You’re dumb. You’re not made for languages. This is not for you. Don’t even try.” And I believed those words for a long time. I started to truly dislike the English language.

The Moment Everything Changed 

When I turned 18, my mother told me, “You must learn English. It’s going to be important if you want to find a job as a secretary.” We didn’t have many resources, but she encouraged me, and eventually, I entered a private institute to study English from the very first level—BASIC 1—because I wanted to build a strong foundation and finally understand how the language worked.

But again, the reality was difficult. There were more than 30 students in my classroom, all with different levels. Some could speak, write, read, and already knew grammar. And me? I knew nothing.
The classes moved too fast. Everything was about memorizing phrases and verb conjugations—without any explanation of what a verb or a conjugation even was! I stayed there for more than a year, and most of the time I didn’t pass. Not because I didn’t try, but because I didn’t understand. I ended up copying answers in exams just to survive—not because I had truly learned. Once again, I told myself: “English is impossible. It’s not for me.”

But then… the “Internet Cafés” started opening.
When I was 20, I discovered Yahoo chatrooms. I joined UK and England chats and spent hours reading what people wrote, with my little notebook in hand and my tiny Spanish-English dictionary by my side. I took notes, word by word, sentence by sentence. It was HARD.

One day, I contacted Lourdes again, and she gifted me one of her old English grammar books from university. Everything was written in English. She told me, “Translate it little by little. You can do it.” And so, with that book, my dictionary, and lots of patience, my real journey began.

Finding My Own Way to Learn 

I studied on my own, in my rhythm, with instinct and curiosity as my guides. Years passed. I kept learning from chatrooms, books, movies, and little by little, I started to understand.

Today, I’m still learning—from my students, from TV shows, from conversations and from life. Language is alive, and we never stop growing with it. It is a day-by-day process. It doesn’t happen from one month to another. It takes time, practice, patience, consistency, effort, revisions, and so much more.

But the most important thing for me was my motivation. I did it for me, for my life, for my present and for my future. It was a gift to myself. 

From Struggle to Passion: Why I Teach Today 

Here’s what I want to say to YOU, my dear student:
All those early struggles I had learning English, and later learning German in one of the most prestigious language schools in Europe (where I faced the exact same problems again!), forced me to find my own way to study—by myself—using my previous Spanish and my English grammar knowledge.
In the end, all of that taught me something powerful: The problem wasn’t me.
It was the structure. The way they were teaching just didn’t work for me. Everyone is different.
We cannot expect billions of people to learn in the same predetermined way.
I knew that then, and I still do now!

With time, I started to see patterns—structures that made those three languages more understandable. That’s how I slowly built my own method of teaching: one based on clarity, logic, kindness… and healing.
A method for those who, like me, once thought they weren’t “made” for languages. Now, I teach in the simplest, most respectful way possible—because I’ve been in your shoes. I know what it feels like to be lost. But I also know what it feels like to finally understand and enjoy the process of learning.

This is my message for you

Please know this deep in your heart: you are not alone. I see your effort. I hear your doubts. And I believe in your ability, even when you don’t.

Maybe no one told you this before, but let me be the first to say it with love:
You are not “bad” at languages. You were simply not shown the way that works for you.

Learning a language is not a race. It’s not about being perfect. It’s a personal journey—a gift you give to yourself.
And like any meaningful path, it takes time, care, and someone who walks beside you with patience and respect.

That’s why I’m here.
Not to judge. Not to rush. But to guide, support, and celebrate every step you take.

So please…
Don’t give up.
Don’t compare.
Don’t be afraid to start again.

Because you are made for this.
And the fact that you’re here, still learning, still showing up—that already makes you extraordinary.

With all my heart 💛 ,
Carola Arana Weiss