At the very least I try to remember the name of the president of the country I'm going to. And to learn, like in the case of Mexico, the name of all the states. I'm going to Colombia soon so I need to start memorizing their departments! There are a lot of them!
Even a small effort goes a long way. I'm impressed you try to learn the states and departments! Which part of Colombia are you going to? I'm currently writing from Neiva! Thanks for reading and commenting, Duwan!
I'm not sure I'll learn the names of all the Departments. But I'll try to know the ones where we will be staying and the ones we will pass through. We are going to study Spanish. I'm hoping to push my Spanish to conversational. We will fly into Cartegena and then take a bus to Medallion where will start taking lessons. We will probably be in Medallion for a month or two, then, who knows!
I have not heard of Neiva. But now I know it is in the Department of Huila! I know 9ne Department now!
I love your plan! I think you're making a good choice by taking classes in Colombia and staying a while, too. I'd recommend trying to practice with locals as much as possible. Medellin probably has language exchange meet-ups to practice more. Or you could meet people who want to practice English on sites like Conversationexchange.com (I've used it a lot). Hey, that's wonderful you know where Neiva is! Not many people do.
My pleasure, Louis! I enjoy your publication and wanted more folks to know about it!
At the very least I try to remember the name of the president of the country I'm going to. And to learn, like in the case of Mexico, the name of all the states. I'm going to Colombia soon so I need to start memorizing their departments! There are a lot of them!
Even a small effort goes a long way. I'm impressed you try to learn the states and departments! Which part of Colombia are you going to? I'm currently writing from Neiva! Thanks for reading and commenting, Duwan!
I'm not sure I'll learn the names of all the Departments. But I'll try to know the ones where we will be staying and the ones we will pass through. We are going to study Spanish. I'm hoping to push my Spanish to conversational. We will fly into Cartegena and then take a bus to Medallion where will start taking lessons. We will probably be in Medallion for a month or two, then, who knows!
I have not heard of Neiva. But now I know it is in the Department of Huila! I know 9ne Department now!
I love your plan! I think you're making a good choice by taking classes in Colombia and staying a while, too. I'd recommend trying to practice with locals as much as possible. Medellin probably has language exchange meet-ups to practice more. Or you could meet people who want to practice English on sites like Conversationexchange.com (I've used it a lot). Hey, that's wonderful you know where Neiva is! Not many people do.