What’s your barrier to learning Spanish? Are you short of money and can’t afford to pay for lessons? Do you think you are too old to learn? Do you believe you have some “blockage” that stops you from learning? Whatever you may believe is stopping you; I am here to tell you the reason can ...…
If you’re still undecided about whether or not to join us in Bola de Nieve, here are some preview lessons to help you make the right decision. Firstly, Bola de Nieve is a direct follow on from Synergy Spanish. If you are new to Spanish then the original Synergy Spanish course is your first step ...…
I just received this question in the comments about my blog post on Spanish spoken quickly. Is there a magazine or newsletter that has English and Spanish side by side for our reading assignment? Thanks for the question Jim. I have seen books like that and I enjoyed them a lot when I started learning ...…
Here’s a list of Spanish newspapers with online articles. They are listed by country so if you live in a Spanish speaking county or you have a favorite county you can get keep up to date with the big issues there. That way, you’ll have plenty to talk about with the locals when you get ...…
Online magazines in Spanish AR – Women’s magazine CAR & DRIVER – Spanish version of Car & Driver Caretas – A weekly news magazine from Peru. cine FOTOGRAMAS – Movie magazine from Spain DE VIAJES – Travel magazine decoracion CASA DIEZ – Home and decorating decorar MI CASA – another decorating mag Diez Minutos – ...…
One of the steps to communicating well in Spanish is learning how to handle fast Spanish. I’ve found the best way to use Spanish quickly is by practicing with a mixture of slow and fast Spanish. A sport that requires super fast reflex actions is martial arts. Yet, when I used to study karate, we ...…
I just found a free Spanish course from the BBC. Well actually, I didn’t find it. One of my students found it and let me know about it. As the Spanish course is from the BBC, it has really high quality production. Although I am very happy with our mix of audio and action guides ...…
You know, I get a lot of love for my Synergy Spanish and Bola de Nieve courses. But every now and then I get a nasty email… Like this one that came in the other day… Well, with all your hype about having a ‘better way’ you are still doing one thing which ALL systems ...…
Last Saturday Elena and I had a wonderful invitation to share paella. Our friend, who’s father was Spanish, is somewhat of an expect in the art of preparing paella. And it really is an art. She pre-prepares every ingredient separately before it all goes in the pan, so the whole process takes hours. I just ...…
Is there anything more wonderful than a great travel experience? It seems to re-invigorate you, jot you right out of a rut, and enliven the senses. And if you are lucky when you return home, you’ll see your home through new eyes and really appreciate it. The best thing about learning Spanish is you have ...…