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Spanish Faux Pas

“Bomberos” was all Tom or I had to say and we would erupt in laughter.  We returned early from our camping trip and didn’t have a place to stay in El Chalten.  Since it is peak season in Argentina making a last minute reservation is difficult.  Instead of running around town Marc and Tom found [...]

Arequipa: Pit Stop

We are now on a vacation from our vacation. At this point, we are sick of spending nights on buses rushing to the next touristy destination. We are one week into a two-week hiatus from traveling; we’ve settled into a comfy kitchen-equipped hostal in Arequipa and enrolled in 20 hours of weekly instruction [...]

Estamos Aprendiendo Espanol Part II

Thought I would weigh in on my Spanish learning process thus far.  I’ve been using two language tools:

Coffee Break Spanish
Living Language

Coffee Break Spanish is a 15-20 minute weekly podcast published through the Radio Lingua Network.  The hosts, Mark and Kara, do their best to liven up the material, which is targeted at beginners and [...]

The Countdown Begins

We hit a milestone yesterday – only 2 months left before we leave the States.  We couldn’t help but  freak out a bit when pondering everything that needs to get done.  I wonder what will happen at one month to go…
On a different note, Marc ran into a guy teaching Spanish at the neighborhood coffee [...]

Estamos Aprendiendo Espanol

Learning a new language is frustrating. It is slow. It is hard. And, this is the third time I started the process (although previous attempts were half-hearted).  I think it helps that Marc and I are learning the language together, and are doing our best to keep each other motivated. We have no illusions of becoming fluent, we just want [...]