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Roll the Spanish snowball

20 years ago, I found myself in a Spanish-speaking country without any Spanish.I was recently married and desperately wanted to be able to communicate what was in my heart to my new wife, family, and friends.I wanted to fit in with my neighbors and the people I met in day-to-day life.And get this. I was [...]

Find Your Spanish Voice

Have you ever felt lost in translation? Perhaps the true meaning of your thoughts got diluted when you tried to express them in another language? Spain’s latest sporting hero, Ilia Tupuria, is a fascinating case study. He is Spain's UFC featherweight champion. Despite his prowess in the ring, expressing his heart in English is [...]

Spanish Fun Travel & Adventures For You

Here’s an Instant Spanish series for you to get you speaking about fun, travel, and adventures, It has you speaking about… The most delicious coffee in the world in Guatemala. The most arid desert in the world in Chile The incredible glaciers and volcanoes of Argentina The biodiversity and nature of Costa Rica. It’s always [...]

Makes Spanish Unforgettable

Here’s a video that makes remembering Spanish easy. In fact, there’s a least one Spanish word you’ll most likely never forget for the rest of your days. I hope you find it amusing and not too over the top. You see, the technique on the video works best when there are bizarre, and exaggerated [...]

Weird Old Guy’s Spanish Secrets

Lately I've been walking backwards.I've got a long driveway and when the sun is out, I take off my shirt.I get some weird looks from my neighbors!Are they thinking, “WOW, look at that gorgeous guy in such good shape! What's that weird exercise he's doing? It must be some super-secret fitness bodybuilding routine.”Or more likely, [...]

Simple Exercises = Speaking Spanish Faster

I've had a wonderful breakthrough in my life. It has allowed me at 58 years old to mix it with young guys in the gym. These days I consider someone in their 30s young. One of my new amigos, Jarryd, is 34. He is one of those crazy MMA fighters. Super nice guy though, I [...]

Removes the friction from your Spanish

When I was in school times were different. Boys did woodwork and technical drawing. Girls did typing, home economics and crafts. I took Home Economics because I liked cooking. A few guys took typing classes, but I don't remember a single girl being in any of the technical classes. How times have changed. Women can [...]

21 reasons I love Spanish

What’s your reason for speaking Spanish?I’ve included 21 common reasons below.Is yours on the list? Or did I miss it? Let me know with acomment…Global Language: Spanish is spoken in 22 countries around the world with access to over 400 million native speakers.Travel: Speaking Spanish enhances and opens up your travel experiences to new adventures outside of [...]

Tasmania Devil’s Spanish lesson

Mnemonics are a fun way to memorize Spanish words. The video below even has a humorous mnemonic featuring the Tasmania Devil. Taz is from my homeland. Who’d have thought he could help you with Spanish?!! Why not have some fun while you learn this beautiful language? Mnemonics are effective too; you’ll likely pick up 5 [...]

Easy Spanish Patterns for English Speakers Part 1

Some Spanish structures are almost impossible to use when you are starting out. They are too unnatural to speak with any freedom when you are in the early days of learning. Traditional methods often start with those most difficult structures. That’s a problem because you feel lost and overwhelmed. They suck all the joy out [...]

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Monica Rainville-Baton
Monica Rainville-Baton
1 year ago
  • I purchased Synergy Spanish – Bola De Nieve about 10 yrs. ago and I loved it, it was great. I somehow got away from my Spanish lessons, but I’m back again. My problem is that neither my ID or Password seem to work, and when I requested the info and entered it, this is what I get “TypeError: Failed to fetch”. Even when I request to reset my password, I get the same message, so I can’t make a new one either.
  • PLEASE HELP!
Edmundo
Edmundo
1 year ago

My name is Edmundo Ortega, I would like more about your offer for “Small Talk”, Is that a complete course or is just the start for being more familiar with the language?

Serra Nicole
Serra Nicole
2 years ago

I purchased Synergy Spanish back in 2005-6, before you offered the online options you do now. It got me through my Spanish Class as Top of the Class. I was even able to order breakfast from McDonalds, and after having been in line listening to the Spanish guys working there talk about those of us in-line whom they thought couldn’t understand what they were saying, when I got to the counter, and my Lilly-white self began ordering in Spanish, the workers faces grew pale. They then realized that I knew everything that they had been saying while I waited in line to order my breakfast. LOL, I guess they won’t be talking smack about us white people in the breakfast line anytime soon!
Anyway, I just wanted to say what an awesome system you have here, and I wish everyone taught it like you do. A gain, thanks. SK in VA.