Sam tries to learn Spanish

The reality of language learning like a lot of things can be sugar-coated. You can depict it as an enjoyable endeavor that is relaxing and fun. To be fair that is one approach. If you spend 20 minutes a day it is in theory possible to achieve this. If that is what you are seeking by all means go for it. In my personal experience, this effort won't be enough. In fact, in my personal experience, you will have to do a lot more.  Learning a foreign language can be super tedious and sometimes it feels like you are climbing a mountain. I'm not implying that it isn't worth it. Because I certainly think it is. However, repetition is maddening at times. Meaning there are certainly days when you want to quit. But there are other days when you are so excited you can't even imagine quitting. I'm saying this because my goal is to capture how difficult it can be to try to learn a foreign language.  Capturing the process is more interesting than anything else in my opinion. I'...

  I have tried to learn how to speak Spanish on and off for many years. Being fluent in English certainly helps a lot. Due to the obvious similarities between the two languages. The fact that work-related tasks are the only thing that I'm good at certainly helps as well. Despite both of these factors learning Spanish still hasn't always been easy. Thankfully I have begun to make practice and since I have had to figure out a lot on my own I figured that I would do a blog post featuring 5 tips that I believe you will find the most helpful.  5. Repeat Repeat Repeat  If you master a foreign language in a day and can retain your mastery long term you deserve a lot of credit. I say this because mastering a foreign language can be a tedious process. This is the case because it requires a significant amount of repetition. More specifically it requires daily repetition. Initially, this might feel daunting however in the long run it will pay off tremen...