When we think about going abroad on a pleasure, studies, business, or any other purpose, the first

barrier that anyone would worry about, is “language”. No matter how rich, how influent, how

smart you are, or the number of visas you may have. Language is the vehicle which takes you

anywhere.

Just imagine yourself going out along the street in a new country where everybody around you are

speaking English and even people stop near you and ask questions every now and then, and you

feeling completely frustrated because of your incapacity of interacting at least for a couple of

seconds with anyone, or going into that store which sells your favorite products an being unable to

express what you want to buy, just because it is not exhibited in the show window! Wel l “my dear

fellow” (as people use to say in Trinidad and Tobago) Thank God you are bilingual.

Think about how awesome it is when you are driving in a huge city like Atlanta, with the largest

airport in the world, wide and crowded streets, and people who hardly walk along the streets and

you don’t want to waste time making a wrong turn at the next traffic light, so you stop your car

and ask the driver next to you about how to get to somewhere faster and they give you an answer

right away, and you realize that you can do that because you master English language.

You may go to a concert, a cinema, a doctor’s office, an ice-skating rink, a restaurant, a bar, a

disco, a mall, or any other public place in Toronto or Mississauga (in Canada) and interact with

anybody around, because can you speak English.

One day you decide to take a master’s program in England, Australia, United States. Canada or

New Zealand and you don’t have to put it off for years until you learn English, because you already

know it!

Beyond this, a lot of entertainment industry is being developed in English speaking countries. Many

would like to be able to understand the words of their favorite songs, hear what Brad pitt’s voice

really sound like, or be able to read Shakespeare, or harry potter, or even One hundred years of

Solitude (by Gabo) in the English version

So I could conclude that English is the key to open the doors you need to be successful in life.

Carlos Julio Delgadillo R

English teacher

ENGLISH. THE KEY TO GO ABROAD AND MUCH MORE