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    The document discusses how the author began learning English by becoming interested in an Australian band in their early teens. They enjoyed learning the meanings of the song lyrics and practicing pronunciation. This interest in the band's music motivated the author to improve their English skills. They later pursued further English education and are now studying abroad in the US as part of a dual degree program between universities in Peru and Arizona. The author reflects on how learning English has positively impacted their life and career opportunities.

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    The document discusses how the author began learning English by becoming interested in an Australian band in their early teens. They enjoyed learning the meanings of the song lyrics and practicing pronunciation. This interest in the band's music motivated the author to improve their English skills. They later pursued further English education and are now studying abroad in the US as part of a dual degree program between universities in Peru and Arizona. The author reflects on how learning English has positively impacted their life and career opportunities.

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    A music band made me learn another language

    My interest of learning English was born when my best friend Claudia, when we were twelve

    years old, showed me some music videos of an Australian band. At first, I wasn´t really

    interested to listen to their music because I just listened to music in Spanish. So, for me, the

    was no point in listening to songs that I didn´t understand what was being said, what was

    being sung. But she was really insistent, she was like: “They are really good, I promised, you

    would like their songs, and you can check the translations of the lyrics. Please, I need

    somebody with whom to share my latest music discovery.” I decided to give them an

    opportunity, and that was the beginning of my travel learning English. I liked a lot their

    sound, it was like a rock, pop, and punk sound. They played instruments and sang in their

    performances, something that caught my attention, because at that moment, I did not know

    other bands doing that, not with young members. I became a fan, I wanted to know all about

    them, I started to see all their interviews, listening all their songs but the most important thing

    was that I wanted to sing these songs in the correct way and understand the meaning. There

    were a lot of videos in YouTube with the lyrics and the translation in Spanish, I practiced

    with them, I listened to the phrase and then repeated it while I read its meaning and saw how

    it was written.

    In high school, I was one of the best students in my English class. I always had good grates

    and my speaking was good too. But I felt that my English teachers did not teach me new

    things, they just teach us how we can present us, how to conjugate main verbs and a basic

    vocabulary. I wanted more. I talked to my parents about that, they were really supportive, and

    the enrolled me in a language academy. While I was studying perfecting my writing and

    speaking, I started to know the pros of knowing this language: 1) English is the most spoken

    language in the world, and for me that I always wanted to travel around the world, be able to

    understand and speak this language brings me closer to fulfilling this dream, 2) gives you
    better job opportunities. Currently, all companies want their employees to know English

    because the best articles, research and reports are written in this language. It is better for them

    that their employees get the best possible information from the best sources and 3) you can

    study aboard. The best universities are English-speaking or have courses taught in English,

    which gives you the possibility of studying or obtaining a master's degree or a doctorate at

    any university in the world, and that is what I am doing now.

    Last year, I decided that I wanted to study International Relations at the Peruvian University

    of Applied Sciences. When I was researching the benefits of studying at this university, I

    found the dual degree program with the University of Arizona. I applied, did the interview,

    and was accepted. Now, I am in my second cycle and taking my first required course of this

    program, English Composition 1. I have to admit that I was extremely nervous about taking a

    course entirely in English because I had not practiced my English for a long time, I keep

    listening to music and watching movies or series in this language, but I no longer practice my

    speaking and even less my writing. I decided not to let myself be overcome by my fear and

    dare to take this course. It is at this moment in my life that I realized how much my life has

    changed since I started learning English. This journey started as a hobby but ended up being

    one of the most important things in my life. I learned a culture different from mine, it made

    me discover different realities, it opened the doors to new experiences -like this program- and

    made me who I am today. It created an interest in me to learn other languages and I know that

    this will bring me positive things in my life and help me develop professionally.

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