Hi everyone, I'm Elena, and I'm learning Spanish.

I've recently picked up reading again after a very very long hiatus (we're talking about years of not reading a book from start to finish). I used to read a lot when I was in school, up until the year high-speed WI-FI took over the planet. At that moment, I did not even realize that I was slowly neglecting my hobby, and allowed the phone to take over everything. (Face it, some of us even have our sleep-cycle monitored in the shiny 3 by 6 magical device.)

I made the excuse that I was reading things off my phone -- news articles etc, and that was the new-age reading, and I'd also spend a lot of time watching educational and informative videos on youtube, so that's learning right? However, deep down I knew that these were just excuses.

So I made the decision to replace my phone (social network, netflix and gaming to be specific) with books instead and I'm happy to announce here that it has been absolutely WONDERFUL.

I'd love to suggest some titles if any of you would like. Reading literary works that is set in a certain era/place really compliments language learning, regardless of the language. It gives depth and image to the new languages that we learn and I recommend it to everyone.

P/s: If anyone would like to do a Spanish/English language exchange with me, feel free to send me a message! :)