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Somewhat small, but I’d say one of the most useful inventions that is used by literally everyone…the ballpoint pen was invented in Argentina.

I’m currently trying to learn Hungarian, and was able to find content using this method. I’m sure there are just as many resources for Polish and there are for Hungarian (maybe even more?).

I guess it depends on your goals and the timeline you have. I did Dreaming Spanish pretty intensively (1-2hrs a day) for 10 months. My goal was to be able to understand native Spanish speakers and hopefully communicate back to them. I absolutely achieved my goal in that when I went to a place with native speakers I could at least get the gist of what they were saying almost always, even in somewhat complex situations. However, I was basically able to speak on the level of a toddler and had to rely on Google translate to get what I needed to say across.

If you want to speak the language faster, then there are certainly ways to do it that may work better, but you will have to do more translation work that is mentally taxing. In the long run, if your goal is fluency, I believe CI should be prioritized initially and then you can go in and learn grammar rules and such later (much like how you learn your native language through input for the first 5 years of life then you go to school and learn the rules there).

Fascinating. I’d never heard of that resource. Unfortunately the language I’m currently trying to learn isn’t supported. Looks really useful for the languages offered though.

Comprehensible input is far and away the best way to learn a language. If the language you want to learn is Spanish, I highly recommend Dreaming Spanish. I believe there is also a French version.

If you want a different language than above, search “Comprehensible Input [target language]” and you should be able to find lists of resources in your target language.

Peru - super fresh, locally grown food; incredibly hard working people who are super friendly

Ireland - craic

New Zealand - respect of the environment, freedom camping

France - long luxurious meals with family/friends; delicious pastries; willing to burn shit down when political leaders forget who they work for