Wednesday, 24 August 2011

The challenge to write in a second language‏









For me writing in English is a challenge like to build a big house of cards in a short time. When I write in English I feel anxiety to find the right word in a group of hidden cards...Maybe a lot of them be unsuited, but I need to find the better of them... meanings change in other language according to that choice, then each text can be a big house but also can be a failed attempt. However, in contrary to what one might think, I never lose in this game because I achieve to understand the strategie of each movement even if I have to start again.

Also, for me writing in French is a challenge, but is a challenge in which I feel that I have most opportunities to win. If I would build a house in french, I became an architect who enjoys his activity, who is self-confidence because I have before studied plans, ground, machines... Because of this, my creativity is not limited, is free to enjoy the writing adventures.

When I write in Spanish is a wonderful experience because I feel it like I come to enjoy the comfort of home, it is like to meet again with the "mother", with the mother language... If I have talked about writing like a composition, like a construction, in this case writing in spanish is to me like an art composition, in which I haven't to think a lot of times about tools, colors or techniques, but I take the paintbrush and I feel inspired by my imagination.

Anyway, I love writing and I hope to become an artist in the use of these three languages, without intentions of appreciation but to know that I am doing the things very well.

2 comments:

  1. Hi vanessa, I think there are some mistakes that I'm going to write here. For I can make mistakes, If you think I'm wrong, we can make a sort of a feedback.

    -like to build---should be-----like BUILDING.

    -I need to find the better of them-------I need to find the BEST of them.

    -I have most opportunities----I have MORE opportunities

    -It is like to mmet...---------it is like MEETING.

    - If I have talked about writing like a composition----vanessa i did not understand that part because you make no reference to the word composition before.

    -I haven't to think-------I don't have to think
    I haven't got to think

    that's all for now vanessa, have a nice day.

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  2. Thanks Julian... I agree with you.. but I have a question, Why I can't use the verb in the first and fourth case?I knew one uses xx-ing when there is a preposition before... talk you later.. thanks

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