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[CabritaChicks]

Thank you SO MUCH! This really help, and also sets my mind at ease. It sounds safer thsn I envisioned. It's just me and Grandpa, we've raised him since he was 6. The parents are only good for occasional phone calls.

That makes sense. I would also recommend (this is cheating)- call a real-estate company. Say that your son might be attending university there. You would like to see the area with a tour guide they recommend this trip, and then make a second trip to 'find a apartment'. They will give you good names of perfect English speaking- then you call the shots.

As @FrostRanger mentioned- know at least some lanuage and common phrases! I like Pimsleur (sp?) as it is conversational and modern, and kids can just listen while they do chores, car, etc. Not sure if it is still a thing- but it was even helpful when I was learning greek. Also get his tongue prepared! Spice levels there are not what they are in USA - you don't have a choice most of the time- hehe.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Good points both of you, thanks. But if he goes, he's on his own. We're in our 70's and I'm not in great health. I am NOT going to PR, for sure! This is his adventure. He can handle it. I thought of getting him Babble?

 

[FrostRanger]

Good points both of you, thanks. But if he goes, he's on his own. We're in our 70's and I'm not in great health. I am NOT going to PR, for sure! This is his adventure. He can handle it. I thought of getting him Babble?

I don't have any experience with that app, but Duolingo is free (although it does have a premium membership, free is perfectly usable, I don't usually subscribe to super but I am now as I have been going particularly hard on the studying lately and some of the extra features are nice). If you do buy him premium to some of the other apps, many language apps have huge sales on yearly and lifetime memberships around new year. I got a lifetime membership to 3 language apps that way, drops was a bit over 100, lingodeer was 120ish and memrise I think was around 100 too, normally they are like 4 times more expensive than that so it's a good deal if you're serious about learning languages (or are a dedicated casual like me lol. I just do it for fun but I do at least a bit every day)

 

[CabritaChicks]

I don’t know much about Babbel specifically, but in my opinion, Spanish is one of the easier languages to pick up—especially compared to others. It uses the same alphabet as English, you can usually sound words out phonetically, and it’s mostly a matter of learning what the words mean.

A friend of mine said she learned french from babbel.... low and behold my husband asked her a simple question and she had no idea how to answer... she still considers herself 'fluent' and at 45 yrs old, she announces it. I wouldn't trust her to order me a vodka soda.

I speak English, “Greek-lish,” Croatian (mostly forgotten), a bit of Russian, Mandarin/Cantonese (mostly for bulk processing goods), and enough Japanese or Spanish to order food and drinks. My husband’s fluent in maybe six languages. He learned English in school back home in greece and then picked up more using Rosetta Stone after moving to the U.S.—not sure if that’s still widely used.

We’ve moved around the world quite a bit for his work, so we had to adapt. With Spanish, it really helps to be able to read as well as speak it. The good news is, many Spanish speakers also know enough English. That said, even in tech schools and among friends, I’d recommend he start studying now—it’ll make a big difference later.

Combine them all!