RE: Living and Learning In Andulasia

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withinity

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Joined: Sep. 17 2013

RE: Living and Learning In Andulasia (in reply to withinity)

Taking what you just said into consideration Ruphus, i cant help but thinking its a good thing i stopped smoking weed haha.

As to what your saying about the grammar , I'm hoping my second language will be able to help me to an extent as the sentence structure is completely different than that of English.

But i know what you mean about Age and Learning as I sucked in the second language when i was a child.

Just so i'm clear are you saying that you forgot everything you knew about Spanish in 7 years? I would expect that so some extent if not practicing the language but dam, nothing?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 11 2013 18:31:06

Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Living and Learning In Andulasia (in reply to withinity)

There is so little left that I don´t count it as skill.
My Spanish adventure even though intensiv lasted only 1/4 year with afterwards not a single word of use anymore. ( A shame and waste; I know.)
Instead I had to learn another language that has nothing in common with Spanish.

Weed has been found to be slowing down advance of Alzheimer disease. ( Right, I was surprised to read of that too.) And in the land where the global haunt after it was initiated, the USA, recently more and more states are legalizing it as it is being rehabilitated.

I suppose its effects have all to do with ways of consumption.

- And with the drought in sight that is going to be threatening so much of the earth, I expect this plant to become really big as humidity and soil savior while delivering oil, extremely durable cloth and paper as well as color as side product.
( Interested in future shares? Check out manufacturers of hemp fibre processing lines.)

That might be taking place at a point in time though when you be speaking fluent Spanish since years already.

... Who knows, you could by then be such manufacturers representative in Latin America and playing your finest of guitars in tasteful hotel suits, while deserted plains be planted with hemp for renaturalization where there originally had been jungle, followed by pastures, bananas, soya, oil palms and dead soil.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 11 2013 19:29:58

Mark2

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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

RE: Living and Learning In Andulasia (in reply to tele)

Have to strongly disagree. Sure knowing Spanish is important, but if you already know the guitar and some flamenco, you could learn a lot. My Spanish skills are minimal at best, but I've been to Spain and found my way around ok. I've also studied with Spanish players who came here with little or no English and had no trouble picking up what they were teaching.
Now if you don't know the guitar, or compas, then not knowing Spanish would be a steeper climb, but still not a waste IMO. Many people including myself, my daughter, have traveled to countries without knowing the language.

FWIW, there are guys who play flamenco really well without being anywhere near fluent. Same with dancers.

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ORIGINAL: tele

I think without spanish language skills(at least the basics) there's no point to learn guitar in andalucia.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 11 2013 22:49:53

tele

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Joined: Aug. 17 2012

RE: Living and Learning In Andulasia (in reply to Mark2)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark2

Have to strongly disagree. Sure knowing Spanish is important, but if you already know the guitar and some flamenco, you could learn a lot. My Spanish skills are minimal at best, but I've been to Spain and found my way around ok. I've also studied with Spanish players who came here with little or no English and had no trouble picking up what they were teaching.
Now if you don't know the guitar, or compas, then not knowing Spanish would be a steeper climb, but still not a waste IMO. Many people including myself, my daughter, have traveled to countries without knowing the language.

FWIW, there are guys who play flamenco really well without being anywhere near fluent. Same with dancers.

quote:

ORIGINAL: tele

I think without spanish language skills(at least the basics) there's no point to learn guitar in andalucia.

My point was more about taking classes in person which is the most popular way to learn. There are very few teachers who speak english well enough to teach. It's even difficult to find a spanish person who speaks english in general

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 11 2013 22:54:07