Yes! I was able to find it after all! I didn't think too much about this one at the time of writing it, but afterward at least three people told me they read it and found it to be absolutely hilarious. So, I'll share it with you here on Live Journal. I know, I know, I know, you're asking me why I didn't post it here in the first place, right? You' ( Read more... )

So, I went back on Facebook and reviewed my activity. I was able to find one of the longer posts I made that somehow mysteriously disappeared from my timeline, but as of yet I can't find the hilarious yoga post, but I'll keep looking. I know, you're all sitting on pins and needles, hoping I find it, aren't you? But I did get several positives ( Read more... )

So I made the mistake of writing long posts on Facebook. Big mistake. Facebook does not archive your material the same way that Live Journal does. If I post something here I can count on it being here until I delete it. But not so much on Facebook. I made a number of long posts over there and when I went back to try to find them, because one of my ( Read more... )

Woohoo! Yesterday was the first time I had conversations in three different languages! Of course I talk to a lot of people in English everyday, but yesterday I picked up a Spanish speaking lady and we had a short conversation in Spanish. My Spanish is getting pretty good. I can actually get past the "hi, how are you" phase and actually get into a ( Read more... )

I used Pimsleur to learn Spanish and I'm using Rosetta Stone to learn French. Both Pimsleur and my training at Language Corps Asia, emphasized learning to speak the language first, then learn to read and write. But Rosetta Stone suggests that you learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing all at the same time. So I gave it a try. It was easy ( Read more... )

It's been two full weeks now with the Rosetta Stone and although I still say I like Pimsleur a little better I think RS is growing on me. One of the few advantages that I would say RS has is I get to hear the language more. With the P method they will ask you "how do you say this" or "how do you say that" in the new language, but they will usually ( Read more... )

I'm finding French way more difficult than Spanish. I think it's all the silent letters and the back of the throat pronunciations. Spanish is spoken using the front of your mouth, but French uses more of the back of the throat. English, having so many similarities to both languages, kind of uses the whole mouth more. And I still think I like the ( Read more... )

At first I didn't think it made sense to start working on learning French when I still have such a long way to go with my Spanish. Actually I'm getting much better at Spanish, and although I'm not fluent yet, I can carry on simple conversations with Spanish speakers in my cab. They can at least tell me where to go and I think it makes them feel ( Read more... )

Events here have forced me into making a decision ( Read more... )

Okay, so Rosetta Stone was offering a Memorial day special on levels 1-5 of their language courses for only $275. I'm doing very well with Spanish. I teach English to Latinos two nights a week and I learn a lot of Spanish from my students. Now my students can no longer talk in front of my back without me knowing what they're saying. Oh sure, I ( Read more... )