{"id":381,"date":"2012-01-05T17:33:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T17:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:43:16","slug":"don%e2%80%99t-study-spanish-abroad-without-this-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/don%e2%80%99t-study-spanish-abroad-without-this-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Study Spanish Abroad Without This (part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going to South America to take <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish courses<\/a> is a fantastic idea but won\u2019t you miss something from back home? I have to confess that I didn\u2019t really find myself missing that many things when I got here, but there are a few ideas to get you started on packing your bags.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>A Radio That Gets You BBC World Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mentioned before how difficult it is to listen to the radio in a foreign language, and sometimes after some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish classes<\/a> all I wanted was to be able to listen to something in English. Actually, I remember when we were staying in a remote town in Ecuador there was a big football match on in the UK and we took it in turns to go up to the roof and hang off the edge to try and get a decent reception. It didn\u2019t work but I found later on my team had lost anyway, so there was no harm done.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rtc.gob.mx\/NuevoSitio\/imgs_noticias\/radio_dial.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going to South America to take Spanish courses is a fantastic idea but won\u2019t you miss something from back home? I have to confess that I didn\u2019t really find myself missing that many things when I got here, but there are a few ideas to get you started on packing your bags. 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