English Connect
Last year, I started working closely with some friends who have had a dream for many years to open their own English Academy here in Caceres, Spain. Last month, after many planning meetings and iterations of the business plan, we opened the doors of English Connect! It is an amazing privilege to be part of helping a dream that these women have had for years become a reality.
Many of the students that I taught last year are coming to English Connect, and it is so wonderful to get to see them this year. I love welcoming the students who walk through the door and interacting with all of the family members. Each student has so much personality, and it’s fun to get to know them more. It’s great to be able to have the opportunity to not only teach them English, which we hope will broaden their horizons for the future, but also to tell them each and every day that they are special, unique and loved.
I have been able to use my Business degree in starting up this venture, which has been exciting, and I have also gained some valuable teaching experience. It is so neat to see how each one of us on the team has something unique to offer. When I first moved to Spain, I came to learn Spanish and teach English. I never would have thought that just a few years later, I would be involved in creating a new English Academy!
Opening this academy is the fulfillment of a dream!
“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ¯ Ralph Waldo Emerson