It was really embarrassing that I couldn't understand what he was saying, so the next day I brought a huge dictionary with me to school. As my teacher spoke to the class, I tried to understand what it meant. At night my grandfather made me watch Barney and Friends with English subtitles and a dictionary next to me. I also tried to read as many books as I could. Not that I can understand it, but it really helped me with my English. Those strange buzzes coming from my teacher became words after a few years. I laughed at my teacher's joke with my classmates and, on top of that, I made friends. It still took me days to finish my English homework; however, my hard work and time was rewarded with a B on my English exam. Simple words cannot describe how I felt when I saw myself improving day by day. I told myself that I would work harder and harder so I could get an A just like everyone else. It's 2016 and here I am. The speechless girl who blushed like a tomato had now just graduated from East Kentwood High School and was certainly attending GRCC. It's my first year of college and so far it's going really great. I have the best friends ever and my English has improved a lot. I'm also taking Spanish classes to challenge myself more and I'm actually doing pretty well in most of my classes. My high school teacher once said, “As long as you keep trying, you will