14/09/2021
“Learning is a two-way street.”
Most people would think that learning ends when you are finished with your education. However, this is contradicting in essence. In a nutshell, students can be teachers and teachers can be students. As I begin my educational odyssey in Spain, I am in a conundrum as I teach English with minimal background of the Spanish language. Nevertheless, I am practicing a foreign language from teaching these students in a
foreign language as well! At least that is how I am experiencing it!
Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Raul Alfredo III Q. Olegario. I am 23 years old and I was born and raised in a country known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ called Philippines. I am an alumnus in one of the leading college’s in the Philippines known for its innovative learning and educational inclusivity—De La SalleCollege of Saint Benilde, with a bachelor’s degree in Arts major in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs. Exploring my own strengths, I began my teaching career in Spain at a concertado school located in La Palma del Condado, Huelva called Colegio Nuestra Senora del Carmen as a current English teaching
assistant under the ‘Erasmus In School’ Program.
Teaching in this school has been nothing but a great opportunity for me to impart my knowledge of the English language in addition to introducing a different culture, as well as learning a
culture that is relatively close to home!
