Clint
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I studies Spanish for around 90 hours back in 2010/2011 using a program called Tell Me More (loved it), also got a program by Encarta & another by rosetta stone (didn't care for encarta or RS but I didn't give it much of a chance).
A few months ago I hired a guy from Acapulco, he only lasted 3 weeks....I was pretty excited to be able to practice.
My new tech (~2 months or so) is from Argentina (and Spain, he's been here for 20 years) & I think I'm learning more than ever. I've been practicing a little with a program called Ouino, and I also broke out the mp3s from Pimsleur I got way back when..
It's a strange process, I like learning and I like practicing, and it's all a jumble in my head. I'm forming sentences and conveying thoughts, quite a bit like an 18 month old profane baby. I'm trying to keep the profanity to a minimum ("only teach me the nice words - I can be an @hole in English but I don't want to sound stupid & aggressive in a language I'm not proficient in"). I watched a movie on Netflix called "Los jefes" (and others more appropriate for a newbie to a language/culture) & picked up a little more slang/bad language than I should've
I also enjoy listening to music in Spanish, seems to be a good way to hear the language flow (I only understand 5% of the words rt now), I even watched an episode of Knight Rider in Spanish. Fun hearing the words I've been introduced to, and see them in context.
A few months ago I hired a guy from Acapulco, he only lasted 3 weeks....I was pretty excited to be able to practice.
My new tech (~2 months or so) is from Argentina (and Spain, he's been here for 20 years) & I think I'm learning more than ever. I've been practicing a little with a program called Ouino, and I also broke out the mp3s from Pimsleur I got way back when..
It's a strange process, I like learning and I like practicing, and it's all a jumble in my head. I'm forming sentences and conveying thoughts, quite a bit like an 18 month old profane baby. I'm trying to keep the profanity to a minimum ("only teach me the nice words - I can be an @hole in English but I don't want to sound stupid & aggressive in a language I'm not proficient in"). I watched a movie on Netflix called "Los jefes" (and others more appropriate for a newbie to a language/culture) & picked up a little more slang/bad language than I should've

I also enjoy listening to music in Spanish, seems to be a good way to hear the language flow (I only understand 5% of the words rt now), I even watched an episode of Knight Rider in Spanish. Fun hearing the words I've been introduced to, and see them in context.