It’s been a while since I’ve spoken English with non-native English speakers. I miss some chats I had with some friends on Episoden and the English conversation practice I had with my friend from Poland, but now it’s difficult to me to arrange an hour to practice.

That’s why I’ve decided to speak at least 30 minutes a day anytime with a native English speaker with the loophole I found in a platform. But what surprises me is that now I’m struggling understanding some non-native English speakers. Some of my Spanish students live in English speaking countries but like the US but they move there from other countries, so they have very good English but they still have a nonnative accent (just as me). I didn’t have this problem before unless their pronunciation was really bad.

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