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How to learn Spanish (Part 2): Self-study tools

20 July 2010

In our last post on learning Spanish, we covered the resources that are best used when studying in-country: group classes, private lessons and language exchange. This one focuses on all of the other tools that we tried – stuff like workbooks, computer programs and good ole flashcards. Here’s what we think: COMPUTER PROGRAMS (we used [...]

How to learn Spanish (Part 1)

10 July 2010

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When we arrived in Buenos Aires, Ryan knew a fair amount of Spanish from studying in high school and college but hadn’t spoken in ages, and I didn’t know more than what’s on a Mexican restaurant menu. Now, after ~3 months of class, we both speak decently and can get around just fine. Our conversations [...]

Quick update on our progress in learning spanish

10 June 2010

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Some have asked how our spanish skills are coming along after 10+ weeks of intensive classes and immersion. Rather than address this question directly, I’ll instead suggest that you watch this video: I’d say that we basically have a combination of all 4 of those problems.

A little over 2 months in BsAs; some observations…

15 May 2010

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A little over 2 months in BsAs; some observations…

So, we left our jobs on Feb 26th, got married on 3/4 and arrived here in Buenos Aires on 3/12. All in all we’ve been on this adventure for a little over 2 months now, so I thought it would be a good time to take a step back and make some observations… …On Consulting [...]

How to find a Spanish school in Buenos Aires (we love ours!)

21 April 2010

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One of the major reasons we wanted to come to Buenos Aires was to learn Spanish. We didn’t realize at the time that Argentine Spanish is a bit, shall we say, special – they use “vos” instead of “tu” to mean “you”, and they pronounce everything with a lovely Italian-sounding accent (you may be familiar [...]

Tip for learning spanish #1: Take your wine home!

26 March 2010

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Tip for learning spanish #1: Take your wine home!

Perhaps the best tip ever: Podríamos tomar el vino para llevar? = Can we take the wine to go? And the answer… YES!!! Que Fantastico!!! Yes… in Argentina, you can order a super cheap yet awesome bottle of wine at a restaurant, drink half and then take the rest home for later. We are building [...]