Learner Stories

I was born and raised in Wales by an English Father and Irish mother. They settled in Wales as it was in the middle of the two. I learnt Welsh in school and wasn’t very good. I now live in Ireland where I work as a ...

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus pawb! My name is Andrew and I started SSIW about a month ago. I grew up in Wales but moved to London a decade ago for work and can often be found at the London Welsh Centre on match day! I learnt ...

I am from the midlands with a Welsh mother (from the Llyn Peninsula) who speaks Welsh and until a few years ago, Welsh grandparents living on the Llyn who also spoke Welsh (and many ancestors from the Llyn going back ...

I’m English and live in the Midlands but have some Welsh heritage. My dad used to talk about spending time in South Wales with his grandmother, but I also found out recently that his dad was born in Newport, so the ...

I am a Scot, brought up in London. I am 74 years old. I have been fascinated by Wales and the Welsh language since boyhood. My only claim to “welshness” is that my father’s people are from south western Scotland, ...

I was born and raised in Northern Ontario in a small mining village. Both of my parents were immigrants to Canada. My mother came from the Ukraine and my father from Wales. My dad was, shall we say, an enthusiastic ...

Hello o Awstralia, Why am I learning Welsh. That is a good question. I was born in South Wales many years ago, I studied in Wales, served my apprenticeship in Wales, loved and lost in Wales, but never spoke Welsh. This ...

I’m from New York, USA, and I have a couple of reasons for learning Welsh. When we met in 2013, my now-husband and I learned that we share a love of weird sci-fi TV and movies, and one of the first we devoured ...

Hi there. I live in Herefordshire which isn’t too far from Wales. I have spent many holidays in Wales and feel that it is my happy place. I have always loved hearing the lovely musical language and knew I really ...

I have been coming to Anglesey since my childhood, my mother before me and her mother too, I think. Long years of hiraeth to live here and an almost moment followed when my darling ma died in 2006. Post-grad research in ...

  Bore da! I’m here because of the Welsh siwgr. My boyfriend is from Anglesey, and I have been living in North Wales for over a year. I love Wales, it’s such a beautiful country that I didn’t know much about ...

My real journey as a dysgwr (learner) only began in January, but probably took root much earlier through music – but perhaps not the kind of music you’re thinking of! In the 90s I loved my punk and hardcore ...