Al Balderas
Oct 12, 2002, 2:34 PM
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Hi everyone,<p>I came across this forum the other day and it looks great. I wanted to introduce myself and say hello.<p>I'm half Mexican and ashamed to say I don't know how to speak and understand Spanish. I'm finally doing something about it. I recently started taking a beginner Conversational Spanish class at a local college here in Metro Detroit. It's one of those Adult Leisure classes, not a full blown college accredited course. I've only been 3 times and it's going good, but would like some advice on how to really expand my knowledge. <p>Besides this forum, what are some other forums, audio CDs, books, software, etc…that you can recommend? I really want to hear the pronunciations too. Is going through the college Spanish courses, Spanish 101, 102, etc…best? I've always shyed away from taking a college Spanish course because I know plenty of people that have taken Spanish in highschool and also in college and still can't speak Spanish or understand it that well. That's why I took this Conversational Spanish course instead.<p>I purchased Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus and it looks pretty good to learn Slang and Idioms. I also came across the file DOSSIERMEXICANISMOS.pdf that someone posted, but it's all in Spanish so I can't benefit from it yet. I'm obviously interested in Mexican Spanish.<p>I'm 32 years old, a Motion Graphics Designer/VFX Artist, married and have two boys that are 2 yrs old and 3 months old. I don't have a whole lot of time, but I'm determined to learn as much as I can so I can pass it on to my sons. <p>Thanks and hope to learn a lot from everyone here,<p>Al
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Alexander V. Balderas
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