For the last few years my wife and I have been simplifying our lives. Basically, we’ve been getting rid of a bunch of stuff, and downsizing wherever possible. Here are some examples: In West Virginia our house sat on 15 acres of land, and it took me over 10 hours to mow everything using a […]
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Fail Often and Shamelessly
I encourage everyone to fail OFTEN and SHAMELESSLY. This philosophy applies to just about any area of life where you want to learn and grow – and especially to LEARNING SPANISH. Countless people, probably since the advent of humankind, have told us that we must be willing to fail BEFORE we can succeed. Here […]
Let’s Talk About Your Feelings
Are you still sad (triste) that the Utah Jazz traded D-Will to the New Jersey Nets?Do you feel guilty (culpable) for not practicing enough Spanish this week?Are you confused (confundirse) and overwhelmed (abrumado) because you cannot figure out whether we are in Spring, Winter, or Summer right now?If so, don’t be worried (preocupado) … Sólo […]
Daily Contact with Spanish
You can learn to converse in Spanish, but NOT if you keep sabotaging your hard work and progress. Why spend weeks or months, and maybe a lot of money, only to sabotage your development by NOT doing anything with your Spanish for days or weeks at a time? It doesn’t take much to preserve what […]
Spanish Jackpot
Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you hit the jackpot by winning the lottery? Or, what if some distant relative that you did not even know left you a bunch of money? What would hitting the jackpot do to your life? Though I must confess to buying a lottery ticket […]