Learning Spanish at home

Now that we are back from our half-year in Mexico, we are already looking forward to when we can return. How soon will it be? Probably several months.

It's a great time to keep the Mexican momentum going by brushing up on Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and so on... I was speaking so much (bad) Spanish while we were there that I didn't make much time to actually study it. That's fine, my comprehension and ability to express myself improved a lot. Now I want to get to where I can speak a better Spanish. Kelly's Spanish pronunciation is better than mine, but his fluency and vocabulary are less. We both have a good ways to go.

While we were there, I researched different Spanish-language audio programs and came to the conclusion that Platiquemos Espanol is one of the very best, probably the best. The link takes you to my review of it. I downloaded some of the files, printed out the accompnaying booklet, and really got into it during our drive home.

I find I'm kind of addicted to blogging, so probably a lot of what I'll be writing about this summer will be how we are getting along with Platiquemos. Our current thinking would get us back to Bernal in the autumn or early winter. We are talking about spending next winter in the Yucatan.

So please don't go away!