How much Spanish?

As my first step, I set a goal to learn enough Spanish by the 20th of April to get by on my solo trip to Cuba. Holiday grade language is pretty straight forward, right? “Una cerveza por favor!”

I got a copy of Michel Thomas Spanish, and it’s going really well. The pace is pretty quick and I have had to do the same lessons a few times, but I think I’m getting the hang of it. I’ve done Pimsleur courses in the past and highly recommend them.

I’m looking forward to giving it a proper go once I get there. I fully expect to get a few laughs, but it’s amazing how much more helpful people are when you make the effort to speak to them in their native tongue. I picked up a few phrases in French before I went to Paris, and just that along with a smile and some creative sign language got me through just nicely.