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Rosetta Stone and Duolingo were my two main avenues of learning. What I also found helpful, and very enjoyable, were the YouTube videos from the channel Dreaming Spanish.
Spoken only in Spanish, with simple drawings to aid learning. They have SuperBeginner, Beginner, Intermediate, and...
I'm laughing because the people I TRY to influence ignore me, yet I have the ability to transform the lives of complete strangers!
Benny has some interesting methods... best of luck!
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I'm not fluent in Spanish. I've always had that "fear" of saying the wrong thing. More on that later.
I just returned with my family of 6 after a mini Camino in April. I'm the only one with some Spanish skills. That's a lot of pressure. Because we were a group of 6, and walked slowly...
I'm bringing a couple shoulder patches, but that's mainly for possible trading after my shortened Camino. Or, may just hand them out if someone "makes" me... just the right size for a beer coaster!
I don't plan on discussing my job. While very proud after 29 years (1 to go!) I am the type to...
Man, it's been a while since I've seen the film...Where exactly is the out-of-sequence Orisson scene? I gather that it's after Pamplona, but can't seem to remember it off the top of my head...
Good info.... I'm probably going to Correos my bags from Madrid to S.D.C. so I can have them for the few days before returning to Madrid. They will hold the bags for 15 days, but we plan to arrive in S.D.C. the Saturday right before Easter Sunday so I'll probably use Ivar's service. Must check...
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