Charlando en Puerto Limón, Costa Rica! Black Man Speaking Spanish 4

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If you can volunteer tutoring esl at a local center, or church, there could be a chance to have convo exchange etc, or just teach a class that can't speak English. Your basic Spanish will be practiced.

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I used learning Spanish like crazy + the free fsi stuff that came with it, & a grammar book. Speak speak& speak. U must make mistakes & be unafraid. 9 months & I could hold a basic convo with slower speakers. Then I moved to DR and taught esl. I quickly realized me town had lots of English speakers, so you'd be there & actually NOT have to speak Spanish so I forced myself to only hang with Haitians who speak Spanish & Dominicans. The payoff, I finally can hear the fast stuff. Want my LSLC link?

[visgirl]

yo how did you learn spanish so good. what was your method, and how long did it take

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@visgirl Sorry just seeing this! Lots of studying. Read my comment here that explains it all.

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@visgirl I used learning Spanish like crazy + the free fsi stuff that came with it, & a grammar book. Speak speak& speak. U must make mistakes & be unafraid. 9 months & I could hold a basic convo with slower speakers. Then I moved to DR and taught esl. I quickly realized me town had lots of English speakers, so you'd be there & actually NOT have to speak Spanish so I forced myself to only hang with Haitians who speak Spanish & Dominicans. I can give u my link to LSLC