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The juicy steak, cheese, and other vegetables will be your juicy evidence. And the bottom bun will be your conclusion.” Linnéa’s English teacher explains while drawing a model of it on the board.
“You must think we Americans are crazy, all that talk about hamburgers.” Linnéa’s teacher laughs, and everyone laughs along.
As the months passes Linnéa’s English grew stronger and stronger. She first felt like she got a grasp on the language in her seventh-grade class around Christmas. Linnéa first considered herself fluent in the beginning of her eighth year. She remembers the moment very well when she first started understanding the language. It was Christmas. She was standing by the double glass sliding door, watching the snowflakes dancing to the ground. Linnéa was thinking about all the obstacles she’s faced and conquered, and the new life that has started and everything left behind. For the first time, Linnéa felt at home. She felt like she was finally understanding the new language, the new culture, the new way of approaching things. And she liked it. It was at that moment she realized that if she keeps on challenging herself and practicing, she would finally fully learn the