my personal learning history

this is such a big chunk. where to start, what to include.

I have always liked school and studying, but have had some trouble with cramming. I am nowadays a self-motivated learner, with the motto to learn something and not just get the credit. It has taken many study modules, working-life and family-life to get there but i know more or less what is needed in order to learn.

In 8th grade, I informed my parents that I am going to the States on exchange in high school. This was the peak times for high school exchange programs and Beverly hills 90210 was popular on television. I am not sure what drove me the most, but I really wanted to go. So I did on my second year of High school. It wasn't so awesome as I had hoped, it was rather difficult. But I did get the confidence with English, and the assurance that I can live anywhere in the world and manage. I was also bitten by the travel mosquito..

I have a Masters degree in Political Science with Law, Latin american studies and Spanish as minors. The whole Latin American shabäng  is a result of my Erasmus exchange in Holland 1999. We had a happy erasmus community there, and I realized that the Italians and Spaniards could talk to each other in their own languages and understand each other. 1+1 = I better learn Spanish!

Through this discovery, I started to learn Spanish. I did two working experiences in South America, travelled and found a drive. These small adventures made me realize that I am the motor, I have to keep it rolling and drive towards interesting opportunities.

My problem as a learner has been to stay focused and do the work in advance - not the night before. Now, when I put my energy into something that interests me, I have less problems with staying focused. I have also become much better with deadlines. That's the result of working life.

I have studied 25 ECTS of educational science virtually last year. That was done through asynchronous courses, essays and exams. That was the first time when I saw the improvements in my studying technique. That was great, and I realized that I am the lifelong learning kind of gal. There is always some course I would like to take.'