Languages: a world of endless possibilities
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What school subject were you the best at and which was your worst (or most disliked)? Explain.
Since I started high school, I was filled with a lot of anxiety, mainly because you have to get good grades to later opt for a spot in a public university—especially in these times where money is tight and it is necessary to strive to achieve our goals. Back then, I remember I was an average student; I didn't have the highest grades, but I didn't fail any subjects or have "make-up" exams either. I was always stressed, mostly because studying requires great concentration and I felt overwhelmed by having so many subjects.
I remember that in my second year of high school, I realized that I did very well with languages. I only took English, but it was a language we had started seeing since elementary school. To be honest, the school didn't manage to provide in-depth lessons to fully understand everything related to English; however, I had always listened to music in English, even if I didn't fully understand the lyrics, let alone the translation into Spanish. But certainly, attending English classes filled me with excitement and made me feel like I could actually understand and enjoy a lesson.
Several classmates would look for me to sit with them during exams because, according to them, I was the one who knew the most 🤭. I don't fully believe that, as there were other students who were also excellent in that subject. My English teacher was a woman in her thirties with such a great passion for languages that she made the classes fly by; I still remember her face and her name. She was quite strict in her class; she always wanted everyone to do well on both written and oral exams. But many didn't give this subject the importance it requires.
After graduating high school, I took an English course from basic to intermediate levels. I still have the book with the exercises we had to solve. That course was a huge help in polishing and learning more about the language, going beyond the basics I could learn through a song or even watching a subtitled movie. I feel that it really is one of the simplest languages that exist; perhaps there are others that are similar, but if you compare Spanish to English, Spanish has many more expressions. I think a native English speaker might find it difficult to learn Spanish, but it's not impossible to achieve.
I still have that ninth-grade textbook saved; it was mostly used for reading and doing exercises, which is why it looks like new—I found it by chance for this post. The black-and-white book is from the English course; at that time, my sister and I had some financial difficulties and we had to photocopy the original. Even so, we were able to learn a lot during the three-plus months of the course. I find it much easier to read a word and understand it than to pronounce it. It's just a matter of practicing; today, there are many tools to learn anything you desire.
The subject where I would often get poor grades was, without a doubt, Physical Education. I never performed the physical tests for the exams; due to my hypermobility, I couldn't do much exercise or sudden movements. At some point, I thought it would have been great to participate and enjoy sports, but my health condition didn't allow it. Therefore, I often set this subject aside and dedicated myself to doing written assignments so I could be evaluated that way. I would have liked to participate more, but at the same time, I feel okay because I didn't have to go through the strain of the exercises and the teachers, who tended to be very tough and looked for ways to give you an average or lower grade, even if you put in the effort.
Well, this is just a small summary of the good and not-so-good parts of my school years and the subjects that made me feel stressed, but also those I enjoyed because the teachers made me feel like I truly understood what I was studying. I would like to invite 
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