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And the winner is… Learning Spanish Like Crazy! Rocket Spanish I’m sure Rocket Spanish is fine for a lot of people. Rocket seemed more “touristy”, so if you’re going on vacation that may be a better choice. The free trials from Rocket, were really lightweight. If those were the real 6 first lessons, they were [...]

Now that I’ve decided on the language I’m going to learn and I’m totally motivated to start, now what? Google and Amazon will show thousands of products, books, cds, dvds, online guides and even vacations in Mexico to totally submerse you into the Spanish language. There is no way I can check out every single [...]

After trying a bunch of different ways to study, I’ve decided on sticking with a couple of core items like Learning Spanish Like Crazy for the core. Spanish Pod or Spanish Connection Podcast for something short and different. Destinos for something to watch that has a story line to follow (Destinos Workbook and CD). Plus [...]

I don’t know about everyone else, but after listening to the same lesson over and over and over, I get a little bored. I was thinking I could find something different without spending a lot of money on an entirely different course, but still get some learning done. Kid’s lessons or songs came to mind. [...]

Learning with a group or at least a partner is always easier especially when it comes time to practicing your conversation skills. In order to learn to speak Spanish, you have to SPEAK SPANISH! For those of us that don’t live in Mexico, Latin America country or a Spanish speaking neighborhood in the states, I [...]

A couple reasons for this post. There are several ways to upload mp3 files and I wanted to see how this one looked and make sure it worked. Another is to show how advanced Learning Spanish Like Crazy is. Okay, this is a blatant Learning Spanish Like Crazy commercial. Only because I like it so [...]

Words Galore is a free program for Windows only. Words Galore has thousands of Spanish words made into several different lists you can choose from. You’re able to move the words you know into the “known” list so you won’t see them again and you can concentrate on words you don’t know. Features Make your [...]

Destinos is the best video series teaching Spanish ever. PBS aired these 52 episodes back in ’92 or so. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of [...]