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Day 82 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.” -Maxwell Maltz

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 82
Telephone Section 11, Unit 3

Tune Your Ear
Quiz

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Congratulations for making it to Day 82 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! If you’re not moving forward, you’re likely moving backwards. After reading today’s quote, I look back on my life and realize the happier moments of my life were those when I was working hard to achieve goals and conquer obstacles. It’s tough to achieve a balance in life, and maybe a balance is never acquired. It’s important to do the things that are most important to you.

Today you will continue with the Telephone Section of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. You will move on to Unit 3 and complete both of the lessons. This will be a good opportunity for you to tune your ear to the Spanish language and quiz yourself. Dave also encourages you to visit learnalanguage.com and visit the Spanish section to practice over 1,400 Spanish words and phrases to expand your vocabulary.

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.

Keep moving forward.

Day 81 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“A mistake is simply another way of doing things.” -Katharine Graham

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 81
Telephone Section 11, Unit 2

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

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Congratulations for making it to Day 81 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! I hope you read today’s little quote just to remember that you are going to make mistakes in learning and speaking Spanish. In case you aren’t aware, you are a human who makes mistakes sometimes. Don’t take your mistakes too seriously; let them be a laughing and learning experience.

Today you will continue with the Telephone Section of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. You will move on to Unit 2 and complete all the lessons with in the Unit. You should be getting more and more comfortable with speaking and listening to Spanish, whether it’s on the phone or in person. Dave also encourages you once again to check out a Spanish book at the library to read out loud in your spare time, if you can find some. You should be able to understand at least the gist of what you’re reading in the Spanish book of your choice.

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 let your mistakes define you. Move on and leave them behind you.

Day 80 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” -Mary Engelbreit

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 80
Telephone Section 11, Unit 1

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

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Congratulations for making it to Day 80 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Everyday you are changing and developing fluency in the Spanish language. Be proud of that. Your knowledge of the Spanish language is something that you control, and you have taken the Spanish language by the horns.

Today you will begin the Telephone Section of the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course. This section will obviously help you to communicate better on the phone. Dave also reminds you to listen to Spanish radio whenever you can. This will help your brain to familiarize itself more and more with the Spanish language. If it seems like they are speaking so fast you can’t understand them, you will find that the more you listen to them, the slower they will seem to speak.

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.

Change it or change the way you think about it.

Day 79 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” -Bill Cosby

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 79
Restaurant Section 10, Review Day

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Congratulations for making it to Day 79 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Fear is the biggest reason that people don’t accomplish or even try to accomplish their goals. I hope that you desire will conquer your fear, in regard to learning Spanish or any other goal you are working to accomplish.

Today is a review day of the Restaurant section. You have completed all of the lessons, now you have an opportunity to go back and review whichever lessons and units you think could use more work and practice. Have some fun with it if you can.

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.

Let your desire conquer your fear.

Day 78 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“You can go up or down from here, which do you choose?” -Unknown

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 78
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 7 Additional Practice

Click N Hear
Vocab Review
Vocab Review
Vocab Review
Capital Defense

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Congratulations for making it to Day 78 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Everyday you have the choice to learn Spanish or not to learn Spanish. For at least 78 days, you have chosen to learn Spanish. You should be proud of your decision-making.

Today you will begin and complete Unit 7 Additional Practice of the Restaurant section. In the video, Dave reminds you to repeat aloud as much as possible. This helps with retention, comprehension and pronunciation. There are only 3 more sections in the Visual Link Spanish Level 1 course and you will done. After completing Level 1, you will be fluent in basic conversational Spanish. We encourage you to move on from that point to Level 2 and Level 3. You might also consider the Spanish Comprehension Trainer and the Digital Learning Center. All of these courses are available in the Visual Link Spanish Store.

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.

The higher you go, the farther you can see.

Day 77 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“I love to do the ‘uncomfortable’ – whatever happens I succeed because I expand my comfort zone.” -Unknown

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 77
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 6 Review/Quiz

Tune Your Ear
Quiz

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Congratulations for making it to Day 77 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Setting a new goal and getting outside of your comfort zone in order to complete that goal is a success in and of itself. Learning Spanish is something you are probably unfamiliar with, so break out of the cocoon so you can experience success.

Today you will begin and complete the Review/Quiz Unit 6 of the Restaurant section. In the video, Dave reminds you that consistency will get you a lot farther than cramming will. Go back in time and remember when you crammed for a test in school. You may have remembered what you needed for the test, but you quickly forgot what you crammed.

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.

Get out of your comfort zone.

Day 76 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -Anais Nin

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 76
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 5

Listen and Repeat
Listen and Don’t Repeat
Sentence Builder
Advanced Game

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Congratulations for making it to Day 76 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Did you read today’s quote? You have learned so much and gotten so far learning Spanish, and at some point it’s time to stretch and put it into practice if you haven’t done so until now. Think back to a time in school when you were learning a lot but weren’t able to put into practice what you were learning. Did it seem useless? Did you lose motivation? It’s time to use what you have learned and blossom.

Today you will begin and complete Unit 5 of the Restaurant section. Dave also encourages you to visit a Spanish-speaking restaurant in order to practice everything you have learned in the Restaurant Section thus far. Don’t be afraid to practice. Your server will appreciate your efforts to learn Spanish. So get out there and practice and let us know how it goes! if you did it yesterday, then do it again!

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.

It’s time to blossom.

Day 75 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Limited thoughts create limited people.” -Unknown

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 75
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 4

Listen and Repeat
Listen and Don’t Repeat
Sentence Builder
Advanced Game

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Congratulations for making it to Day 75 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! You have made it farther than you may have dreamed. In your previous attempts to learn Spanish, you may have given up for a variety of reasons. Those reasons are not important now. Instead of being limited with your thoughts, you have allowed yourself to dream bigger and achieve larger things.

Today you will begin and complete Unit 4 of the Restaurant section. Dave also encourages you to visit a Spanish-speaking restaurant in order to practice everything you have learned in the Restaurant Section thus far. Don’t be afraid to practice. Your server will appreciate your efforts to learn Spanish. So get out there and practice and let us know how it goes!

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 limit yourself with fear. Get out there and practice!

Day 74 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.” -Dale Carnegie

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 74
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 3

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

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

Congratulations for making it to Day 74 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! I hope you read today’s quote. Sometimes it is easy to blame your mental or physical fatigue on your Spanish studies. Don’t let worry, frustration and resentment from outside areas of your life affect those areas which are most important to you. Do your best to give your highest effort on the goals that matter most to you.

Today you will begin Unit 3 of the Restaurant section. As Dave explains in the video, you can take a few days to complete all the lessons in Unit 3. Dave also encourages you to visit us on Facebook to try and find a pen pal or someone with whom you can communicate in Spanish. If you can make a personal connection in your learning journey, then your journey will be more fun and feel less like a burden.

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.

Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help you get anywhere.

Day 73 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! Watch the video!

“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.” -Dale Carnegie

Learn Spanish Challenge, Day 73
Restaurant Section 10, Unit 2

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

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

Congratulations for making it to Day 73 of the Learn Spanish Challenge! You have come a long way on your journey to learn Spanish, and for that, you should be very proud. Whenever you are working toward a goal, there will be days that are simply better or worse than others. On some days it might seem easy to get frustrated with your progress and feel sorry for yourself. Do your best to avoid those feelings because they simply don’t represent you and your progress.

Today you will begin Unit 2 of the Restaurant section. As Dave explains in the video, you will finish the lessons you were assigned on Day 72. He also encourages you to watch some Spanish TV. If you are unable to find any Spanish channels where you are, then you should be able to find some on the internet. Do your best to understand the gist of what is being said. Use body gestures and facial expressions to help you.

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.

Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help you get anywhere.