Arlene of our staff shared the following delightful story with me the other day:”I answered the quiet knock at my door, wondering who could be there. As an American attending a Spanish language school in Guadalajara, Mexico, I was very new to my neighborhood. A shy smile greeted me, and a 5-year-old little boy said softly, “My mother sent this over for you. She wanted you to try some special Mexican food.” The plate he thrust into my hands contained what I recognized as chiles rellenos, mild chilies stuffed with cheese and fried in a foamy egg batter. They’re delicious! Instead of simply acknowledging my appreciation for his mother’s kind gesture, I followed the local custom of saying, “Thank you, I’ll return the plate later.” I had learned that the one who receives the food should return the plate filled with a similar gift. Inwardly, I congratulated myself on how well I was learning about the culture.Now, which was good practice for today’s MyHATT responsibilities, I wondered what would be the best food to return to my neighbors. It should be something the whole family could enjoy, and it would be […]
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Almost every single person in the world either can speak another language fluently or at least knows a few lines of the language partially. Some of the top languages to learn are English, Japanese, French, and Spanish. If you have been wanting to learn Spanish or are in the process of finding out more information, or you’re just curious about how you can learn Spanish online, I’m going to list a few different ways outlined in this article.
People often learn a language all on their own by reading books or reading e-books online but there are other ways as well such as taking e-courses online or going to a language school. Usually, e-courses online are free. They give you the opportunity to learn by video, text content, pod casts, e-books and much more! Language schools however, often want you to submit either a fee or pay a large sum of money for an actual full on course. Depending on your personal preferences you can decide which road to take.
If you choose to take e-courses online they will teach you things like how to write in Spanish, how to speak in Spanish, how to read Spanish, etc. Usually they start out […]
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