Bought cigarettes in Spanish today without freezing. Wanted to say something nice about my tutor somewhere.

Long story short, I moved to spain pretty suddenly and felt like I was getting nowhere with Spanish. I've got a Spanish girlfriend who was very patient as I was making 0 progress. On my best day I'm cracking A2, at worst I've been kicked in the head by a horse.

About a month or so ago, I started taking two sessions a week of 50 minutes and honestly I've never had a teacher who made me feel this comfortable being wrong.

She's incredibly patient and I never feel patronised. A few things I love:

1. She never corrects me mid-sentence, which helps with confidence.
2. I really enjoy talking to her so no longer dread when lesson time comes.
3. If i'm having an off day she never seems to run out of patience.

It probably sounds like such a small victory but last week I bought cigarettes, exchanged pleasantries with the guy behind the counter and didn't freeze once.

When you found your tutor, how did you know they were the one?