Encouragement Needed!
As you can see and hear in this week’s video diary, I need your encouragement. I think about Spanish all the time but I won’t even bother to write how far I am in Destinos (you’ll have to watch the video diary to find out). I am not surrounding myself with enough Spanish, not making the effort (or so it seems). Clearly, I need to find my own posts on this site to encourage myself.
If you have a moment to spare, can you give me some encouragement? Do you have some motivational tips? You can even share tips from my own posts back to me – I wouldn’t mind!
It isn’t that I feel depressed or anything like that. I’m just noticing that Spanish-learning is moving down my priority list and the lower it goes, the less I get to it. It could be that because it something enjoyable for me, I put it after the more “important” things like: making dinner, doing laundry, reading my Twitter feeds, cleaning the house, doing more laundry, making another dinner… oh, and did someone send me a Tweet. (Let alone the real important things like homeschooling my kids, working 30 hours a week at a software company, and spending quality time with my family.)
Whatever the reason for my procrastination – your encouragement will help! Help me move Spanish up the list. Maybe I’ll even be able to put it ahead of doing the laundry, what do you think?
Only in Spanish
As I write this post my kids are in the living room watching a DVD in Spanish titled Aladino
The patience my children have to just watch something in Spanish for an hour is fascinating to me. I guess if they can’t watch it in any other language then Spanish it is. If only I could know how much of that Spanish goes into their brains and is retained!
They are clearly picking up something because they repeat sentences from Spanish language DVDs days later while playing. Language learning is so fascinating, especially in children. I firmly believe we are wired to pick up language this way.
How is your language learning going? Are you staying motivated? Or are you hitting a rut like me? Do you not prioritize your language learning high enough to make sure you get to it each day? What are some of your best motivational tips.
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You definitely need to be easier on yourself and your language learning. I am amazed by all that you do! You have three children, you work 30 hours a weeks, you are homeschooling your kids, and you run this website. I don’t know how you find any time for Spanish. You have inspired me to learn German. I always made the excuse that I didn’t have time with work and the kids, but you have a lot more on your plate than I do. I decided to just accept that I may only study a little at a time, but there is no hurry. I run about five days a week. I plan to listen to German at least two of those days. I love the Pimsleur method since I don’t need a book. I may only do an hour a week, but that is a great start. Thanks for motivating me. My progress will be slow and steady, but at least I will be learning.
Thank you so much for your comment, Susan! And to know that our Language Challenge 101 experiences have encouraged you to learn German – oh, that makes me teary-eyed. Thank you for letting me know. Funny how things work but the more I know that people are inspired in turn inspires me back! The magic of connection and conversation – so lovely!
You are totally right: one step at a time, one day at a time. We make progress bit by bit and enjoy smelling the roses along the way. Your comment inspired us to get the Pimsleur CDs from the library (all 500,000 of them – LOL, ok, not that many but the whole set because the librarian was very eager to help us out). It is great to have so many avenues for Spanish exposure – while cooking, visually with Destinos and Mi Vida Loca, written with Destinos. I actually finished the first lesson in Destinos this week and THREE episodes of Mi Vida Loca! Woohoo!
Here’s a big high-five to you on your German. Love having you along for this adventure and your encouragement! Right back atcha!
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