I started with SSiW back in 2015 when I started dating a Welsh man and got quite far through, but life happened and it all kind of stopped for a bit.  I married that Welsh man last year and am now 6 months pregnant ...

Shmae, hello! Well, I have always had a love for languages since I was five in the 1960s, and fortunate to have been taken on holidays most years in my childhood, travelling in the car with Mum, Dad and my older ...

Not long before my recent trip to Europe, including Wales, I heard the Welsh language through the band Sŵnami; and learned that I have Welsh heritage including directly to Rhodri Mawr, and people who helped found and ...

  I’m from Slovenia, a little country with approximately 2 million citizens, settled in between Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia. My roots are not Welsh at all (not that I would know of) but here I am, ...

  I was born and bred in England and the only Welsh ancestors I have are quite far back in my mum’s family. But I’ve always loved visiting Wales and am a huge fan of Welsh-language bands such as Super Furry ...

12 years ago at the 2011 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Wrecsam, Geraint met SSiW and SSiW met Geraint, an event that would change his life in more ways than he could have ever imagined. Though Geraint’s father was ...

Hello all, so after putting it off for no real good reason other than being a bit nervous I finally had my first conversation in Welsh today – and it was great! I live in London and don’t have anyone I know ...

I am half Welsh, half irish, brought up in England. I now live in South Wales. My father was a Welsh speaker and wanted me to learn Welsh. I found that very difficult living in England. Now I live here it would be ...

It has been a lifetime ambition for me to learn Welsh – I am now in my 60’s. All my ancestors spoke welsh on both sides – from Caernarfon on my Nains side and Rhosllannerchrugog on my Taids. My Dad was ...

I didn’t expect to move to Wales. I came to the UK from America to study after all that time home during Covid made me decide to finally in my late 30’s pursue a degree. My partner is from England, so I looked into ...