Translation of trampolín

I remember that after highschool I went to study English in New York. First I did not know whether the city was right for me cause I wanted a place where I would not feel lost. However, it was the right choice.
I have sent you my e-mail address. If you want to write me there, I could view the messages immediately. It would be easier than on the Vocabulix forum, as I'm not online often enough.
I live right next to Montpellier, in a small town near the coast, in France. I have no children and I'm learning Spanish because I like foreign languages. I learn vocabulary and grammar. Vocabulix helps me a lot.