Rosetta Stone

One interesting thing about enrolling at a school of International Relations like the Fletcher School is that, well, they expect certain things. International-ly things. Like for their students to be able to speak a foreign language--preferably by the time classes begin.

Accordingly, I've recently become the proud owner of the Rosetta Stone software (you may recall the Rosetta Stone company from kiosks in the mall). The software takes an interesting approach. The idea is to reproduce the way we learn most effectively; specifically, the way we learn as children. There's a lot of matching spoken words with pictures and the like. I'll update you on the results.

You'll also be interested to note that before I bought the Rosetta Stone software I tried to use an old CD from the Learning Company called "Speaking Spanish" that you bought for me years ago. Unfortunately the software is so old my computer can't read it. There was an accompanying booklet that I've been using, however.

Todo que fue viejo es nuevo de nuevo.