Explain Why I Want To Be A Spanish

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Why Do I as an individual want to be apart of this upcoming spain trip? The reason being is because I would like to study abroad just like how college students do. To be able to use what I have learned in all of those hours of classroom work, studying, and test taking, and to finally put it to some use. A Lot of things I do in schools only stay in school and it’s nothing anyone can really apply to their daily lives. Going on this trip to me is a huge opportunity to use my skills of spanish speaking and to figure out what it’s really like being able to speak full spanish in a country like Spain. If I don’t take this, then it would be a lost opportunity to learn something new about the world and how class concepts in spanish relate outside of the United States. I have never travelled outside the U.S before, and this would be the perfect gateway for me to follow to finally get out of the country and learn something new about the world that we live in.

By being apart of this trip, I can benefit in many ways. First things first, I can obviously benefit in speaking the language of spanish, but to actually understand of what it’s really like. The Spanish that we speak as students in Spanish, I’m sure is completely different from the one they actually speak. Do they speak
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If you don’t apply something to your life, then it’s just a waste of time. This trip is my way of putting my skills to the test while learning something new at the same time. I’m doing this so I can get a clear perspective of how spanish is way of life to many people, which can further interest me more and motivate me to continue my studies as a spanish student since I can apply what I learned to spanish speaking individuals. By going on the trip, I can then get a whole new understanding of how what i’m learning in the classroom, can relate to life as

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