I was writing an essay for a Spanish class that I was having trouble with. I knew that my essay really sucked, so I decided that I would just write it in English and then get free website translation to translate it into Spanish for me. It looked good to me so I handed it in.

That was a really big mistake. Apparently, the essay that I handed in made no sense whatsoever. It had looked good to me, but I guess that is because I really suck at the language. My teacher said that she could not even tell what the essay was about.

The next time I have an essay to write, I think I will just buck up and do the work myself. I will talk myself out of taking any shortcuts. Better yet, I think I will talk myself out of learning another language ever again.