After posting on Planet Ubuntu about my attempt to gain a level of fluency, I've decided I'm going to keep track of it in a separate blog, which will I'll try to make notes in on a regular basis, with a video update with my current progress once a week on Wednesdays.
So far, I've started doing Spanish lessons on Dulingo to build up some vocabulary. One of my previous attempts at learning Spanish got relatively far, but kept being steamed from the fact that I simply didn't know words or how to express concepts which was a constant issue. Surprisingly, I seem to remember more Spanish than I realized, but its still relatively rusty.
Duolingo, for those who you unaware, is a website trying to translate the entirity of the internet by the same creators as reCAPTCHA, and also works to try and teach basic lessons via "gamification" of Spanish.
I know the most important thing though on gaining fluency in Spanish is the fact that I need to go out and speak it. Thus I've revived my account on italki.com, and began looking for both individuals for language exchange, and considering the possibility of taking some lessons on the side.
I won't start either one of these things until the 5th though, when the challenge begins, since that is the date I expect to finally get home to Oregon; I've been traveling for the last two months across Canada, the United States, and as of most recently, Mexico!
I may write about said travels in another blog post, but for now, this is Michael, signing off.
So far, I've started doing Spanish lessons on Dulingo to build up some vocabulary. One of my previous attempts at learning Spanish got relatively far, but kept being steamed from the fact that I simply didn't know words or how to express concepts which was a constant issue. Surprisingly, I seem to remember more Spanish than I realized, but its still relatively rusty.
Duolingo, for those who you unaware, is a website trying to translate the entirity of the internet by the same creators as reCAPTCHA, and also works to try and teach basic lessons via "gamification" of Spanish.
I know the most important thing though on gaining fluency in Spanish is the fact that I need to go out and speak it. Thus I've revived my account on italki.com, and began looking for both individuals for language exchange, and considering the possibility of taking some lessons on the side.
I won't start either one of these things until the 5th though, when the challenge begins, since that is the date I expect to finally get home to Oregon; I've been traveling for the last two months across Canada, the United States, and as of most recently, Mexico!
I may write about said travels in another blog post, but for now, this is Michael, signing off.
