Comments on: How I Learned Spanish By Doing Nothing

By: Earl

Earl — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:24:48 +0000

Hey Priyank – Once you understand that first conversation, I think it’s the excitement that suddenly boosts our confidence and leads to rapid improvement. I remember the first time I had a semi-long conversation in Spanish and I spent the following half-hour celebrating as if I had just won free airfare for life And from that point on, there is no other option but to improve!

By: Priyank

Priyank — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:06:55 +0000

I spoke rudimentary Spanish before going to Mexico and was worrying about my (lack of) language skills. But soon I found myself listening to fast and long conversations and actually making sense of it. I was amazed how easy it was to pick up the language.

By: Mexico…Here I Come, Again! | Wandering Earl

Mexico…Here I Come, Again! | Wandering Earl — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:58:52 +0000

[...] time working on my projects (including some super-exciting changes to this site), practicing my Spanish and eating huaraches until I’m free to head off to places known as Syria, Lebanon and [...]

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:13:28 +0000

Haha…at least you tried!!

By: Dina

Dina — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:01:44 +0000

I tried to pick up some Maori, but not quite successful! I did watch the Maori channels several times, didn’t pick up anything though
.-= Dina´s last blog ..An elephant goes camping =-.

By: Earl

Earl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:47:09 +0000

Hey Dave and Deb – You should definitely get that plan rolling! Moving here was a great decision and I still can’t believe how much I’ve learned in just six months. Of course, I wish I had done this years ago as I think I’m going to be much more motivated to pick up more of the local languages during my future travels. So the sooner the better I say…

And thanks for taking a moment from your India travels to comment!

By: Earl

Earl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:22:38 +0000

Hey Anthony – It’s amazing what the brain will do when it doesn’t have any other choice. And your mother was certainly lucky to be immersed in foreign cultures as a child, allowing her to easily pick up some valuable life skills and experiences. As we get older, it definitely takes a little longer, or a lot longer, to process everything. The thought of learning ‘multiple languages’ at this point in life seems quite daunting to me!

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:43:34 +0000

Good for you! We found that when we were traveling around Central America and Mexico, our Spanish improved quickly. While we were by no means fluent, we found it easy to learn also. Once we were forced to speak it. I think that the best way to learn another language is to move there like you did. We have had a dream of spending a year in a Spanish Speaking country to learn the language. You have inspired us to get our butts in gear.

By: Anthony Feint

Anthony Feint — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:49:06 +0000

Immersion in a culture or country is the best way to learn a language. My mother learnt multiple languages as a child simply by being immersed in different countries and having no other option but to speak the language. .-= Anthony Feint´s last blog ..Musings from a Founder =-.

By: Earl

Earl — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:25 +0000

Hey Armen – Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I always look forward to hearing your perspectives on my posts.

It seems quite easy to get so caught up in thinking about a goal that we falsely believe that the observation and constant review is all we need. And this process is quite powerful, as we are able to convince ourselves that a goal is unreachable, a plan is not feasable, etc. without ever truly putting ourselves out there into the environment that will actually help us make progress.