Welcome to YouTube: My Journey to Speak Italian

It’s been a pretty quiet summer from me. I came back to the United States for the summer to get out of that Madrid summer heat. So, this summer has been a lot of working to pay off my credit card before I go back to Europe and snuggling with my dog.

Well, since I haven’t been doing much, I decided to start a new project. My parents and I decided to go to Italy for our Christmas vacation. Why not learn Italian? So, I’ve downloaded a podcast (Coffee Break Italian) and I have a workbook.

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Interlinear Books: A Review

About a month ago, I got an e-mail from an interesting start-up called Interlinear Books. They offer what they call “subtitled books”. At first, I was unsure. Would the English “subtitles” get in the way of reading the books? I don’t know any of these stories, will they still be good? Let me tell you my opinion: this is the future for language learning.

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