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Length of stay in Peru to learn Spanish??
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Smart
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18 April 2010 at 6:28am | IP Logged

eerised12 wrote:

Smart wrote:

^said very well

However, instead of spending your money and going abroad, just buy Assimil and Teach Yourself along with a big English/Spanish dictionary.

This will save you 100s of dollars and you'll have a lot more fun.

At least that's my opinion.

Oh, going abroad is well worth the money to me, I can't wait! Even if I didn't care about Spanish (Crazy!) I would still love just traveling. We all learn differently though ....

Alright then ! enjoy your time there then.
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TixhiiDon
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19 April 2010 at 1:23am | IP Logged

eerised12 wrote:

If only just crossing the border to Peru would give me instant
knowledge of all that is Spanish, haha, what I thought, huh? I'm going to have to
completly agree with you here!

I know that, while being in Peru is going to be a big help, I still have to do the
work. I am planning on taking classes for the first few months I am there and maybe
doing and intership, all of which I will do while stay with a host family. I will have
my boyfriend there with me for support,so I won't get too homesick or feel completly
alone or anything.

At first I thought having him there would hold me back from learning as much as I could
(he isn't 100% into learning Spanish), but now I think it is actually going to be a
plus because I know he will make me feel safer so I'll probably try things I might
otherwise be to scared to do. I plan to use up every moment though, won't be seeing
much of the inside of my room.

Thanks for the tips! I just need to keep them in mind during my trip. :)

It sounds like you have everything under control. I only warned about the ex-pat
bubble thing because I made that mistake myself while living in Vienna - I had a
fantastic time but after 9 months my German was only slightly better even though it
should have been 100 times better!
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goosefrabbas
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19 April 2010 at 2:24am | IP Logged

datsunking1 wrote:

haha, the first thing I thought of when I read this is...

Rule 1: You do not talk in English.
Rule 2: You do NOT talk in English.

Not exactly grammatically perfect, but a cute reference in my opinion. :)
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JacobTM
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21 April 2010 at 2:30am | IP Logged

Speak absolutely as much Spanish as you can. Get away from your computer, get out there and actually live. Not only will you have a better time during your study abroad, but you'll learn Spanish infinitly quicker.

Everyone says it, but try to avoid speaking English as much as you can. Find Peruvian friends instead of just hanging out with the other foreign kids.

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