Category: Stories

I’m the Secretary of PERN, having joined the network in 2019 as an English language host at Penrith Library. I now co-run our online English language groups. My background is in journalism, press freedom and human rights. I’ve witnessed the plight of people forced to leave their homes because of wars and persecution, and want… Continue reading Emma Gray

When I came to the UK, I need to find more opportunities to improve my English. But it is difficult due to the pandemic. So, I joined the English club in the last year. Our teachers are experienced. In the English club, I practice English and meet many new friends. This people have some interesting… Continue reading Leo Liu

Hi, I came to the UK two years ago, I’m a Spanish speaker and to speak English have been so difficult to me, although I have been taking class. Joining to The PERN English Club was really good because I could get to know new people of different places, to share different traditions and to… Continue reading Miranda Delgado

I joined PERN’s online English Conversation Club in September 2020. I like the classes, what I loved the most is that there is freedom of expression and I learned new words, and how to pronounce them too. I like that we talk about different topics because I learn vocabulary of everything.

Hello, my name is Roula and I am from Aleppo Syria. I studied Business and Finance in Aleppo and worked in an International Telecommunications Company, and I worked in a bank. After a long journey and a long wait of over two years, I was finally able to join my husband in the UK in… Continue reading Roula Abdulkarim