Blog Post -- Improving your conversational Spanish

Question

The latest post from my Helping You Learn Spanish Blog.

I'm continuing to share my experiences of my (so far) 10 year learning Spanish journey. In this post I talk about the challenges I faced trying to reach a conversational level of Spanish and what I did to overcome them.

My journey is far from over and feels more like it's just getting started. I'm hoping I can help those of you just getting started or passing through the same stages I did avoid or quickly overcome the challenges in front of you. I hope you find it useful!

Improving your conversational Spanish

Reading your blog is a pleasure, really nice (and yummy :P) way of expressing yourself. :) - Manity, Sep 17, 2013

Great post Rodney-Thanks - pacofinkler, Sep 17, 2013

Thanks Rodney. - katydew, Sep 18, 2013

Thanks... =) I always enjoy reading your blogs. - NikkiLR, Sep 18, 2013

Answer 1

Great post rodneyp!

Reading your words, it looks like you're going to accomplish every single objective you planned in relation to learning Spanish. I wish I had your perseverance.

Keep on and don't give up. Well.. I know you won't. (:

Answer 2

I love reading your blogs. You have provided a great blueprint for others to follow.

Answer 3

Keep it up. Your shares are always top-notch.

Yes, they are. - rogspax, Sep 18, 2013

Answer 4

As always Rodney, thanks!

Answer 5

OK, I had more time to go back and read over your last two posts.

Man, your journey is a LoT like mine (except for the part where you´re a year or two ahead, and better, and where I did take some formal classes too - mostly because that was a familiar adjunct to me)

But seriously, the part of using restaurants, and realizing you didn´t know enough people but through restaurants and meetup.com, meeting new people and learning more from them, and then even more people, and then ending up at parties where you were one of the few English speakers. Man, so close to home, including much of the last year, and all of the last 4 days surrounding Diez y Seis.

Even 2 of of the 4 books are 2 than I own, and are my 2 favorites. I´ll be looking into the other two pronto.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, and give a big up to your methodology. I used a bit more formal class and a bit less podcasts, but the parallels are uncanny.

My big advantage is that I have had your podcasts. Conversely, your advantage is having had to suffer through very little of what I´ve written, such as this very message.

Thanks Rodney.

Answer 6

Wow, thanks guys. I had no idea my blog post would be so positively received.

I'm glad I was able to write something you all found helpful.

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to read my blogs and provide me with such wonderful feedback.