Both my mom and dad speak Spanish, and yet I was raised with English as a first language, and no Spanish at all apart from the high school Spanish that is forgotten (by most) within a few years. I’ve been learning Spanish since the beginning of the pandemic, and now comes the moment when I can actually talk to my parents in Spanish. To some level, at least.

Bite size chunks is how I’m getting through Duolingo. It’s quite the challenge, and takes lots of determination and persistence. This is the second checkpoint on my way to complete the entire Spanish series. Last time, I finished all of the stories available, and this time I’ve finished all of the lessons for level one. There are 6 levels, so I still have quite a bit to complete, and wanted to share a bit about my progress.

Duolingo Stories is one of the features within the platform, but starting on a language track in Duolingo can be intimidating. I don’t know how many times I’ve started and stopped after having ruined a long streak, causing me to get discouraged. But Duolingo Stories is another issue entirely, in my humble opinion.

Have you used Netflix as a language learning tool? Finding a show can seem daunting because there aren’t many obvious options available? It’s all about knowing how to find the shows in order to utilise Netflix as a language learning tool.

I've been trying to learn Spanish for a little over a year now, so when I actually travelled for speaking Spanish in Mexico? Here's how that speaking practice went down in Mexico.

If you're learning Spanish, use YouTube as a tool to learn Spanish! I'll explain several reasons why, show a few tips, and share my favourite channels.

I need to figure out what DELE level I am, if I want to obtain one of my 2021 goals. What even is a DELE level? What does DELE stand for?