Is it crazy to spend hundreds of $$$ to learn Spanish?

The answer is YES! If you want to get ripped off by the expensive software programs for sale in shopping malls, go right ahead. You can buy equally good if not better Spanish language learning material for $39.00. Check out my recommendations for learning Spanish. I should know. I've published short stories in Spanish and read and speak it. There is one catch. The key to learning the language is that you really have to WORK AT IT!!!! Darn! Thought you had a great thing going there for a moment, didn't you?

Boomers, It's Your Brain: Use it or Lose it - Learn a foreign language now

What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual What do you call someone who speaks one language? American! Come on. You have put off learning a foreign language long enough. Have you noticed Americans are keen on purchasing foods and other products with French, Italian, German, and Spanish names, but won't even try to learn a foreign language. I know the usual excuses. It takes too long. Everyone speaks English. Let's face it. The real reason is because it's hard! My grandfather learned to speak fluent Italian when he was 80, so you have no excuse. Do you want to ever truly learn how people in other cultures think? Do you want a three-dimensional way of seeing the world? Well, get moving before you lose anymore brain cells. By the way, anyone who would like pointers on learning a foreign language (I speak Spanish), drop me a line. Wouldn't it be great to read G. Garcia Marquez in the orignal? Meanwhile you can get started here: