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How I did it: I took a couple of classes in highschool - hardly enough to get past "Where is the bathroom?"  Then I began watching lots of Spanish language films with subtitles, and repeating what they said.  I would watch lots of Spanish language TV, hoping some of it would sink in, (and it did,) I bought Spanish versions of books I had already read, and holding the Spanish inside the English version, would "read" the spanish, translate, the… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Make a list of the kind of things you wanna have in your new city.  On the coast?  Good cuisine?  Easy language to learn? (relatively speaking, of course,) then do research and find a place.  Apply for jobs as much as you can, but know that they tend to hire people sitting in front of them instead of dreamers over the internet.  While doing that, save up about 5 grand.  Then buy a ticket, and go.  Stay N… Read how I did it…

How I did it: In my folder I kept a page for every class, and wrote down the grade I received on every assignment, and kept a running update of my grades in every class in the front of my notebook.  Whenever any one looked like it was gonna slip, I put extra time into reading, note-taking, studying, memorizing for that class.  I even read extra stuff not assigned by the teacher in order to be able to answer extra stuff on the essay questions. Read how I did it…