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Gifts For Travellers Under 10
Affordable Gifts For Travellers While it is great to splash out every now and then – decent, quality, and great presents don’t have to be expensive! That’s why I have put this list together – eight great travellers gifts for under a tenner! All prices accurate at time...
Spanish Challenge Day 14 – Final Day of Learning Spanish in Two Weeks!
Preparing for the trip Today was mostly spent getting ready and trying ten thousand ways to micropack the same ten pieces of clothing and obsessing about whether or not I have got everything. The Spanish I did do was rehashing my basic survival stuff, hello, how are...
Spanish Challenge Day 13
Duo lingo 4 lessons – 20 minutes Vocab from conversations – 30 minutes Spanish music all day 50 minutes Today I did some more catch up, learning the things from the two Spanish conversations that I had been to. I did have a bit of a stall though, while it is all very...
Spanish Challenge Day 12
Today I mostly played catch up – see yesterdays post for the shame filled admittance of linguistic neglect. I went in to London today to meet a friend from the conversations meet up. Our lunch turned into coffee and coffee turned into visiting the British Museum –...
Alicante Weekend Break
Alicante Weekend Break Anyone wanting to take their holidays in Alicante are well advised to do so, there are plenty of Alicante activities to keep you busy including the amazing beach you could spend a while there - but equally the city is compact enough that an...
Spanish Challenge Day… Taking a Break From Language Learning
Motivation in Spanish - "motivación" Why is motivation important? So, I took a few days off. I took a week off. *insert shame gif here* I woke up on day 9 with the crackingest headache. I felt awful. I stayed in bed. Woe is me, listen to all the reasons and excuses I...
Spanish Challenge Day 7
Learn Spanish in 2 Weeks Day 7 Duo Lingo 8 lessons, 40 minutes Spanish Pod 101 lesson 5, 1 hour Memrise, 4 sessions, 20 minutes 2 hours Today I focused on acquisition, I wanted to learn a bunch of new vocabulary so I did a whole bunch of Duo Lingo lessons and went...
Spanish Challenge Day 6
DuoLingo: Lessons 1 Practice Sessions 1, 10 minutes Spanish Pod 101, Lessons 3, 30 minutes Vocab Practice 20 minutes Spanish music all day Total 1 hour I did not even approach my goal today, which I am really disappointed about. I did listen to a bunch of lessons but...
Spanish Challenge Day 5
Time Log and Activities DuoLingo: Lessons – 3, Practice – 5, 45 minutes Conversation hours in Spanish 1 hour, (12 hours equivalent :P) Vocab and practice 2 hours Total 3.75 hours (but 14.5 if you will allow me to be dramatic ) This article pay contain affiliate links,...
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