Quantcast
Channel: My Spanish Learning Journal
Browsing all 30 articles
Browse latest View live

Spanish Immersion: Travel. Live. Be. by Kelli Marie: Arrival

Join Kelli as she travels and learns Spanish but in Costa Rica!!Click the Link below to follow her Journey!!Travel. Live. Be. by Kelli Marie: Arrival: It's been a long time coming! I've been planning...

View Article


Language Learning: The Hidden Gems in Spanish

Hidden Gems in Spanish? Alright, alright, alright, we already know that speaking another language is pretty cool in and of itself. Us as Americans don't have a lot of exposure to other cultures because...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Spanish Immersion: Can You Learn A Language in 30 Days?

Listen...YOU WILL NOT LEARN A LANGUAGE IN THIRTY DAYSAll these companies that say "you'll learn a language in 30 days if you follow this program" are lying to you. That's one of the biggest things I...

View Article

Learn Conversational Spanish Through Conversing

There really is no secret or hack to becoming fluent. It really is about the number of hours you put into learning that language. For different languages the number of hours varies, for example, an...

View Article

Study Spanish: How Much Should You Study?

BRAIN MELTIs the point in your day when you've mentally exhausted yourself to the point where simple tasks are actually kind of difficult. You know that point I'm talking about? After you've studied...

View Article


Study Spanish: Don't Get Stuck in Starter LIMBO

STARTING LIMBO What in the world am I talking about?? Are you someone who wants to start learning Spanish and just posts on Twitter or Facebook hoping someone answers you? Then this is kind of for you...

View Article

Study Spanish: Best TV Shows To Learn Spanish

These are my favorite telenovelas that will improve your Spanish.Follow us on FACEBOOK and on TWITTERLa Esclava BlancaThis novela is probably my favorite one of the 4 telenovelas that will improve your...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Study Spanish: Study Quality vs Study Time

Study Quality vs Study Time Originally, I wanted to write about my experience in Colombia and how that shaped my Spanish speaking and just my experiences in general, but as I was writing and thinking I...

View Article


Podcast #001 - La Entrevista

This episode is about Vanessa and my journey learning English and Spanish. In this episode, we talk about how we felt when we entered The United States and Colombia for the first time, what methods we...

View Article


Podcast #002 La Motivación

Join Vanessa and I as we talk how motivation affected us, a post that I wrote about her earlier and a lot more!Read here about what I talked about in the episode about why I said: "My girlfriend didn't...

View Article

#003 Las Joyas Escondidas | The Hidden Gems

Vanessa and I talk about the hidden gems about learning Spanish and about the culture, music, and knowing Spanish can bring you in terms of tourism. Don't forget to subscribe to our Podcast and follow...

View Article

Top Absorption Materials

In a previous post Introductory Materials or the materials that you can use to start off your language learning experience. After you have gotten a sufficient hold of the basics you should start...

View Article

#004 Halloween Special

Join me and Vanessa as we talk about phantoms, how her grandmother used to scare her in Colombia, and even a few Colombian phrase explanations!Feliz Halloween! Transcription/Translation  D: Hola a...

View Article


Study Spanish: What's The Best Way To Learn Vocabulary

What's The Best Way To Learn Vocabulary?All the time, I see people wondering how to learn vocabulary. Just like just about most things while learning a language/Spanish. There is no "best" way. There...

View Article

Best Spanish Grammar Book

Best Spanish Grammar Book! Starting out in Colombia, I remember being pretty frustrated with trying to understand the Spanish Grammar. There is just something about learning a new language that makes...

View Article


#005 Thanksgiving Special

Join Vanessa, Coralys, and I as we talk about the differences in Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico and The United States. Then Vanessa and I tell our experience about Thanksgiving in Colombia (which doesn't...

View Article

Thanksgiving Special "Se Echan a Dormir

In our last podcast we kept talking about "se echan a dormir" and Coralys didn't laugh AT ALL. For Vanessa and I, that phrase is hilarious! So here we find out and explain why it wasn't so funny to her.

View Article


Colombian Slang

Do you want to know about Colombian Slang? What about the ACTUAL slang that they don't teach you in schools or in the immersion programs? Listen to this first part of this multiple part series on...

View Article

Conversational Spanish vs Mature Spanish

Conversational Spanish Vs. Mature Spanish My girlfriend and I were discussing our language abilities and we happened upon something...So let me set the stage for this one a little bit because it's a...

View Article

Christmas in Colombia

Vanessa and I talk about Christmas in Colombia. I wasn't able to stay there because I had to return to the US. So she tells us how it is there. For Spanish Learners, listen towards the end how even...

View Article
Browsing all 30 articles
Browse latest View live


Latest Images