(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) Most of the time I talk about my successes in these blogs. There are a few reasons for that: because successes make me happy, because it’s better to share something if it works than if it’s a failure, … Continue reading My Failures Learning Spanish
(This blog entry is written in Spanish. There will be an English translation available tomorrow morning / Este blog está escrito en español. Habrá una traducción de inglés disponible mañana por la mañana.) La mayoría del tiempo hablo de mis éxitos en estos blogs. Hay unas razones para eso: porque los éxitos me ponen feliz, … Continue reading Mis Fracasos del Aprendizaje de Español
While I have occasionally had unrealistic fantasies over learning Spanish to my goal super-fast, I have mostly viewed this project as a long-haul endeavor. Nobody learns a language overnight, and every expert out there warns about how necessary it is to put in the time and effort in order to see results. I didn’t start … Continue reading Understanding the Intermediate Plateau
(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) A popular topic for language learning tips online is how to make sure that you enjoy it. Sometimes spending hours and hours each day learning can be difficult, maybe boring, and many people give up before they finish … Continue reading Continuing to Learn When You Don’t Feel Like it
(This blog entry is written in Spanish. There will be an English translation available tomorrow morning / Esta entrada está escrita en español. Habrá una traducción de inglés disponible mañana por la mañana.) Un tema popular de consejos para el aprendizaje de idiomas en línea es cómo asegurarse a disfrutarlo. A veces, pasar horas y … Continue reading Seguir Aprendiendo Cuando no se Tiene Ganas
(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) Finding time to learn something while working isn’t easy. This week I started a new job and I had to change how I study. I have less free time, so it was necessary to reduce the amount of … Continue reading Learning a Language with a Job
(This blog entry is written in Spanish. There will be an English translation available tomorrow morning / Esta entrada está escrita en español. Habrá una traducción de inglés disponible mañana por la mañana.) Econtrar tiempo para aprender algo mientras trabajas no es fácil. Esta semana, empecé un trabajo nuevo, y tenía que cambiar cómo estudio. … Continue reading Aprender un Idioma con un Trabajo
After last week’s fiasco for studying, brought on by a doozy of an illness, I knew going into this week that I’d end up being in a period of recovery and stabilization. I had to pause my life for the whole week and had lots of things to get caught back up on, which meant … Continue reading Prioritizing Language Learning
Something I’m constantly surprised by and reevaluating over time is my perceived current level in Spanish. I’ve talked a number of times on this blog about how difficult it is to judge yourself in an objective way and how easy it is to both overestimate and underestimate your own abilities, and I can comfortably say … Continue reading The Folly of Self-Assessments
(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) This time of year always feels like it’s the season of challenges. October is the month of tintubre/inktober and November is NaNoWriMo/Mes Nacional de Escribir Novelas, so you can't go anywhere on the internet without finding someone trying … Continue reading It’s the Season of Challenges
Fumbling Toward Fluent 