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Day 92 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“We all have the same 24 hours, how are you using yours?” -Unknown

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 92
Travel Section 12, Unit 5 Additional Practice

Click N Hear
Vocab Review

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Congratulations for making it to Day 92 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Did you read today’s quote? Everybody is given the same amount of hours each day. You control what you do with those hours, minutes and seconds. You have spent hours learning Spanish, and you should feel good about that.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you are going to begin Unit 5 of the Travel section. This will give you ‘Additional Practice’ for what you have learned in the Travel Section. Dave also encourages you to take advantage of any opportunity to study abroad. It doesn’t matter if it’s for 1 week, 1 month or 1 year. The Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course has given you a great base and has helped you become fluent in basic conversational Spanish. If you can, save up some money and do some traveling to a Spanish-speaking country.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Take advantage of the time you have.

Day 91 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Your breakthroughs will come when you do what you’ve been afraid to do.” -Josh Jordan

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 91
Travel Section 12, Unit 4 Review/Quiz

Tune Your Ear
Quiz

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Congratulations for making it to Day 91 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Did you read today’s quote? It is very true with regard to learning Spanish. When you put yourself out there and speak Spanish with a native speaker or do something you’re afraid to do, that’s when you will have awesome moments.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you are going to review Unit 4 of the Travel section. Today’s lessons are the same as yesterday, but who can’t use some extra practice? This week there is lots of review, and next week we will be finishing up the course. Dave also encourages you to take advantage of any opportunity you can to speak Spanish with someone. It is important that you give yourself opportunities to build confidence.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Don’t be so afraid.

Day 90 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.” -Paul Goodman

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 90
Travel Section 12, Unit 4 Review/Quiz

Tune Your Ear
Quiz

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Congratulations for making it to Day 90 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Are you enjoying this adventure? With hard work and progress comes a sense of accomplishment and enjoyment.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you are going to move on to Unit 4 of the Travel section. Dave also encourages you to listen to some Spanish music. Dave speaks only in Spanish for most of today’s video. Did you understand him? Did you need to listen to it more than once to understand him? You should be becoming more and more comfortable with the Spanish language everyday. If you didn’t quite feel comfortable, listen to it a few more times. Your brain will begin to adjust to the Spanish language.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Enjoy this ongoing activity of learning Spanish.

Day 89 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master, and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty.” -William J. Bennett

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 89
Review Day, Sections 1-12

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Congratulations for making it to Day 89 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Today’s quote is simply another way of saying that if you shoot for the stars, you’ll land on the moon; at least that’s how I interpret it.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you will get the ‘opportunity’ to review any of the lessons from any of the sections of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. Dave encourages you to focus on any ‘Tune Your Ear’ lessons if you are having difficulties understanding native speakers. These lessons will help you to ‘tune your ear’ to the Spanish language and help your brain to relax and absorb what you are hearing.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

If you shoot for the stars, you’ll land on the moon. Dream big.

Day 88 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” -Benjamin Mays

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 88
Travel Section 12, Review Units 1-3

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Congratulations for making it to Day 88 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Today’s quote applies to you because you can be happy that your life is not a tragedy. You are reaching the goals you are setting and you should pat yourself on the back every once in a great while. You have made your life more interesting by working to achieve your goals.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you will be reviewing the Travel Section, Units 1-3. This will give you an opportunity to go back and review anything from those sections that could use a little more practice before you feel comfortable. When you are traveling, you will rely on what you are learning right now, so do your best.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

You’re either moving forward or going backwards.

Day 87 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 87
Travel Section 12, Unit 3

Virtual Instructor
Listen and Repeat
Virtual Instructor
Memory Machine
Listen and Don’t Repeat
Review Game

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Congratulations for making it to Day 87 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! At this point of your learning journey, you should have learned that the only person who can stop you is you. So keep being you and do the things that you do.

Today in the Spanish lessons, you are going to move on to Unit 3 of the Travel section and learn the Spanish vocabulary you will need for shopping and medical terms. Dave also encourages you to utilize flash cards, whether it be the Visual Link Spanish flash cards within the course or your own handwritten flash cards in calligraphy.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Ain’t nobody gonna stop you.

Day 86 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” -A.A. Milne

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 86
Travel Section 12, Unit 2

Virtual Instructor
Listen and Repeat
Virtual Instructor
Memory Machine
Listen and Don’t Repeat
Review Game

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Congratulations for making it to Day 86 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! If you are complaining about not having anyone with whom you can practice, remember that you need to go out and find new friends. This might be in your neighborhood or on the internet. Opportunities don’t always come to you, sometimes you need to present yourself to the opportunities.

Today in the lessons, you are going to move on to Unit 2 of the Travel section and learn the Spanish vocabulary you will need for hotels. Finding a place to stay is often the 2nd biggest worry in traveling, next to transportation. Dave challenges you to reserve a hotel in Spanish and see how it goes. If you feel like you made some mistakes, it may be wise to review your reservation in English afterward.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

If you think about it, you usually make time for the things you really want to do.

Day 85 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Avoiding the phrase ‘I don’t have time…’ will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life.” -Bo Bennett

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 85
Travel Section 12, Unit 1

Virtual Instructor
Listen and Repeat
Virtual Instructor
Memory Machine
Listen and Don’t Repeat
Review Game

Are you new to the Learn Spanish Challenge? Begin at Day 1.

Congratulations for making it to Day 85 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Today you begin a new Section of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. There is only 1 more section after this one and you will have completed the Level 1 course, which should make you fluent in basic conversational Spanish. You have made time each day to accomplish your goal of learning Spanish. Keep it up and remember that repetition and consistency are important principles of learning a new language.

Today in the lessons, you are going to learn how to rent a car in Spanish and what to say at the bank in Spanish. Spending money is an important part of a lot of vacations, so this is an imperative Spanish lesson for you. Dave also encourages you to write in Spanish sometimes as it will help to improve your retention. The more senses you can involve in learning Spanish, the likelier it will be for you to retain what you learn.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

If you think about it, you usually make time for the things you really want to do.

Day 84 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” -W.M. Lewis

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 84
Telephone Section 11, Review Day

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Congratulations for making it to Day 84 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Don’t wait to begin living the life you want. You have had the goal to learn Spanish, and you have made significant progress to get to this point. In this aspect of your life, you are living it and living it well.

Today is a review day of everything you have learned in the Telephone Section. If there are any specific lessons that you would like to study a little bit more, then today is the perfect day to do that. Dave also challenges you to watch some Spanish television. You may not have any Spanish channels on your TV, but you can certainly find them on that thing we call the internet.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Live, love, laugh and learn. Repeat.

Day 83 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” -Steve Young

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 83
Telephone Section 11, Unit 4 Additional Practice

Click N Hear
Vocab Review
Vocab Review
Capital Defense

Are you new to the Learn Spanish Challenge? Begin at Day 1.

Congratulations for making it to Day 83 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! I originally stumbled upon today’s quote as a fitness quote; however, I have found that fitness and language-learning are similar. Consistency in both fitness and language-learning will get you much farther than cramming ever will. I won’t expound upon what Steve Young said, because I think his message is very clear.

Today you will continue with the Telephone Section of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. You will complete all of the lessons inside the Additional Practice Unit. In the video, Dave encourages you to have a Spanish conversation with someone on the telephone. Do you feel confident enough to do that? Don’t let nervousness or fear prevent you from talking to someone in Spanish. You can do it.

These videos are being posted on the blog under the category “Learn Spanish Challenge”. You can also watch the videos on our YouTube channel, and I post them daily on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Success is being a little better than you were yesterday.