My interest in learning Spanish began when I had some taster classes at secondary school with a really nice and supportive teacher. Unfortunately, the school didn't give me the opportunity to learn the language properly after these short introductory sessions, but the attractive features of the language and the cultures linked to it left me wanting more. Fortunately, when I moved on to sixth-form college I had the option to learn Spanish from scratch and I took the chance with both hands. I loved it so much that I chose to continue studying it at university.