Reflection

English class wasn’t about mastering a language; it taught me that it’s okay to stumble, that a broken sentence with an honest heart is better than perfect silence, and that every new way to see myself.

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I didn’t just learn a language in class. I learned how to be brave. I learned to lean in to the discomfort, to stop translation everything in my head before daring to speak, and to trust that who I am is enough.