[Aspen]

I'll be heading to Cordoba, Argentina this year. What books, websites, and audio programs would you recommend to quickly learn the language?

How hard is it to find classes and private tutoring in Cordoba?

[The_CEO]

check out Roosh's blog post from a few days ago on the subject

[gringoed]

there are plenty of learning opportunities for Spanish in Cordoba. Roosh mentions a university that you can take Castellano classes for 4hrs/day in his latest book.

[Roosh]

yeah it's my cordoba guide
http://www.realmantravelguides.com/trave...na/cordoba

It's called Able Language School
http://www.ablespanish.com/home/index.html

[loosewin]

Any schools in Medellin? I found a one or two but don't know if any are good quality. And what price point on classes vs. private tutor.

[MiXX]

(02-25-2010 06:43 PM)loosewin Wrote:  

Any schools in Medellin? I found a one or two but don't know if any are good quality. And what price point on classes vs. private tutor.

Checkout a school called Universidad EAFIT - one of the best U's in Colombia, and have a program for foreigners to learn spanish.

Google it for more info.

[Weapons]

It's called Able Language School
http://www.ablespanish.com/home/index.html


Roosh - I've been considering hitting this place for a few weeks to kickstart my Spanish. What would you recommend I do for accommodations if I have decent money to spend. Should I stay in their accommodations for the experience (any chicks?), or should I get a mack daddy rental apartment or hotel or some shit?

[dlmelvin86]

roosh, where do you download the primleurs mp3 files at?

[Roosh]

I'd get a rental. PartyTime and gringoes know of a company. Also you can use http://www.compartodepto.com/

dlmelvin: isohunt.com

[baberuth]

Weapons, I studied at able and i'm not sure how your spanish is now but taking classes there helped me to become fluent. I suggest you go ahead and find your own accommodations (a legit apartment) in nueva cordoba. Its funny, I met my wing there and we both found the school because of roosh's site.

[Roosh]

baberuth: did you sign up for lessons from sabrina? I'm about to go there again soon and will ask for a discount for all the business I brought them.

[gringoed]

I have personally met 6 private Spanish teachers in Cordoba, with contact info of about 70 more in case you're looking to break outside of the institution.

The main advantage is that things can be more flexible, rates are negotiable, and you can do classes wherever you want.

[Roosh]

What's the going hourly rate for a tutor?

[Weapons]

(03-17-2010 11:47 AM)baberuth Wrote:  

Weapons, I studied at able and i'm not sure how your spanish is now but taking classes there helped me to become fluent.

Baberuth - My Spanish is basic right now. I can speak, read, and write okay, but really can't follow what people are saying when they say more than a short sentence at a time. Recently was hanging out with 3 hot chicks from Argentina blabbing away to each other, laughing etc., and I just had to drop out of the conversation after a solid approach. That was the deciding factor that I needed to shape up my shit.

How many weeks would you think I need to get from where I'm at to fluent. At minimum I'm looking for better comprehension. How many weeks did you do at Able?

[gringoed]

(03-17-2010 08:34 PM)Roosh Wrote:  

What's the going hourly rate for a tutor?

25-30 pesos per hour (about $7), but the laws of supply and demand dictate that you can easily negotiate this down.

Also, I'm about to start lessons with a hot, rich, 20 year old who is easily as qualified as anybody else (fluent in English with certifications) and a fun teacher. She asked for 10 pesos/hr, I countered at 12.5. I'm a sucker for a pretty face.

[baberuth]

(03-17-2010 04:26 PM)Roosh Wrote:  

baberuth: did you sign up for lessons from sabrina? I'm about to go there again soon and will ask for a discount for all the business I brought them.

Yeah man. Sabrina's hilarious, I think she would definitely hook up a discount for the extra business your bringing them. I was el colorado.

(03-17-2010 09:50 PM)Weapons Wrote:  

How many weeks would you think I need to get from where I'm at to fluent. At minimum I'm looking for better comprehension. How many weeks did you do at Able?

What you want to do is aim to be conversationally fluent. I think that this is much easier than becoming fluent in writing. After about 4-8 weeks of classes, you're going to be able to hold much stronger conversations with the Argie chicks (make sure you are approaching sets like a mad man). I spent about 10 weeks taking classes that ranged from 20hrs per week to just 6hrs per week. Also, I studied spanish on and off for several years in the States. Eventually, I had somewhat of a click where it was much easier to understand people, regardless of their accents.