• For other learners; I started off using a podcast/youtube based on a book called accelerated Spanish from master of memory, which is really weird and the cult leader American guy uses memory palace stuff like those people that memorise pi or cards and stuff. It's unusual but definitely good, I've not gone back to it since I had a break from learning as at the same time I realised I've probably got aphantasia, which is kinda having no "minds eye" so a lot of the visualisation stuff wasn't as effective as some people might find it, I'd still recommend it though, it starts with a lot of the really common things and some much harder grammatical things but was helpful to take that forward with Duolingo etc. which doesn't tend to explain things well but is good for practice. Also listened to coffee break Spanish and a few other podcasts that I need to pick back up and have Spanish people on Facebook from polo so read what I can from memes and Google the bits I don't understand. I've definitely learned as much about English as Spanish from that kind of stuff. Will definitely pick up Narcos again, which I was watching anyway, and if anyone knows some Spanish kids but still funny for adults cartoons I'll have a go on them. I did start watching a show about a crap superhero on Netflix a while ago, it was OK but was way above my level at the time and put me off a bit because they were speaking well rapid. Hablas más lento por favor.
    Also have an app called conjugato for looking at verbs and Google translate close to hand for the odd word or checking something I know is at the back of my head, I'll probably be rubbish at actual conversation but learnings been quite good for my head during lockdown as it's an easy way to distract yourself with something useful and you can attempt to think about stuff in Spanish instead which is difficult.

  • Rad. Thanks for the links.

    Partner is Spanish, so converse with her, but writing and complex conversation gets a bit tiring for her as I'm always asking questions.
    Links are super helpful.
    Need to get much better as I'd like to move out there again.

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