I love Spanish for many reasons – the culture behind the language, the roll of the rr, and the unique words (and practices) like sobremesa... which means "over the table" but refers to time spent after a meal, hanging out with family or friends, chatting and enjoying each other's company. But mostly I love being able to communicate with Spanish speakers. Communication and connection with others is the goal for me and I hope that idea is contagious to my students as well.​I often tell my...

I frequently tell my students that grammar isn't everything. Our goal is communication and oftentimes we can get our point across without perfect grammar! Ain't that right? However, we also strive to learn and use good grammar! So, let's give a moment to definite and indefinite articles. What does it look like in a real-life sentence? Let's use the masculine word/object "book" (el libro). 📖📚 Tengo un libro (I have a book) Tengo el libro (I have the book) Tengo los libros (I have the books)...

As they say, perfectionism is the enemy of progress. That applies to learning a language, too! One of the unexpected keys to learning Spanish is this: Do away with perfectionism! 🗝️ In my live office hours (available to my ​Self-Paced Spanish 1 and Self-Paced Spanish 2​  students), sometimes we practice pronunciation. Occasionally, students will apologize when I correct them on how to pronounce a certain word. I’m quick to tell them not to say “sorry” when they make pronunciation mistakes!...