natgordon

How I did it: 10 months ago I said goodbye to the 9-5 world, quit my job and packed my bag.  I was going to follow a lifelong dream and spend a year living in Latin America and studying Spanish.I had studied Spanish at various times in the past and had traveled in a few Spanish speaking countries, so I knew enough to travel around, but in no way considered myself a speaker of the Spanish language.I spent 6 months taking classes and the rest of the… Read how I did it…

How I did it: The first book I read in Spanish was called Boda de Conveniencia. It was the first in a 3-book mini-series, Bodas de Sociedad. At the time that I bought this (second-hand in Spain) I was pretty sure that Boda meant “Body”. It doesn’t. (It means wedding.) It's a trashy, but it's learning. Reading a fun book is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary. Read how I did it…