{"id":310,"date":"2023-08-23T05:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T05:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iflac.net\/blog\/?p=310"},"modified":"2023-08-29T05:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:13:04","slug":"my-spanish-adventure-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iflac.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/my-spanish-adventure-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"My Spanish Adventure Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]And no, it\u2019s not like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Do you remember the days before Netflix and other online streaming services?[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Well, I was mindlessly flipping channels on a rainy Saturday afternoon and discovered something. It was a channel that featured world movies in different languages. A movie called Viva Cuba<\/i> was on. A 16-year-old Simran, who had never heard languages other than Indian ones being spoken, stopped flipping. She paid attention to every mellifluous syllable of the Spanish language, and the subtitles of course, and fell in love with it. Since that day, she wanted to learn to speak the way they did in Viva Cuba<\/i>, and comprehend the nuances of their musical words. So, I did the obvious, I took to the internet and tried to learn independently. I made flashcards and wrote notes. I listened to the radio and watched the news in Spanish. It was a struggle until I discovered the Institute for Foreign Language and Culture (IFLAC). At this point, I had just finished 12th grade and thought their A1 course would be something fun to do over the summer. Little did I know that this would turn out to be one of the best adventures of my life. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/iflac.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Simran02-min.jpg” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Simran02-min” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||34px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off”]I did my A1 weekday course with Prabha. If you have met her, you\u2019d know that she is a teacher who breathes life into every class she teaches. A movie buff, she is also well-read and can explain grammar with metaphors and similes. On ending my A1, I knew I couldn\u2019t stop there. I continued to A2 all the way to C1 with a fervor I cannot explain. Every teacher I had has been incredibly skilled and made the classes interactive and fun. The more I studied, the more I wanted to know. 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As classes progressed, she delved deeper into Spanish and Latin American culture through movies, music, and art.\u00a0 She loves to write, travel, read, and enjoys music[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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