At some point, I realized that if I really wanted to improve my Spanish, I needed to surround myself with it — to live in the language, not just study it. So I started listening to Spanish passively — while commuting, cooking, or walking — just to let my ears get used to the sounds.

Growing up in the Philippines, it’s pretty normal for someone to speak three languages — a local dialect, Filipino (our national language), and English as our second language. Of course, Filipino and English were taught as school subjects, but I mostly learned them at home. So as a kid, I was exposed to these languages

I got my Spanish DELE A2 exam results in April 2025 — and luckily, I passed. I took the test as part of my citizenship application here in Spain. I moved to Madrid back in 2022, and ever since then I’ve made a pact with myself to keep studying Spanish until I reach fluency. Now,

Which is Better: Rosetta Stone vs Duolingo Both apps have very different teaching styles—so the better one really depends on how you prefer to learn. Rosetta Stone is based on learning through immersion, the idea is that you can absorb the language the same way you did as a child—by seeing, hearing, and repeating, without