300 Hours

Summary - Not going well; comprehension in 10 - 30% range but I do get gist of most videos; running Easy, SB, Beg, Int, to 35 difficulty; many words sounding familiar but not sticking. Lost 15 days internet due to Tropical Storm Helene: retreated to level 20 and gradually moved forward when internet back; currently working high 30s, occasionally low 40s.

Frustration: high Motivation: no prob Daily Goal: 1 hour, meet most days, often 2 and 3

What’s next? Continue the slog to 600 hours; let’s see what it will bring.

Questions to be answered: - What’s a Spanish accent? When do you hear one? I recognize Andrea’s voice, Agostina’s voice but to me they’re just speaking Spanish, only difference is person. - What’s ‘unlocked’ like? How to recognize it happening? Is it just a POP and there it is or some other sign?

A Funny Story (but 3 month of frustration for me) - Pablo pulls out his days-of-the-week chart, points to each day and says “Cala ria, Cala ria, Cala ria.” I hear it almost every day but what does it mean? I tried the on-line dictionaries, using every spelling variation I could think of. No luck! Then one day, someone on this sub mentioned subtitles and it clicked, why hadn’t I thought of that? Turned on CC, reran a video and there it is, he’s saying “cada dia” (each day). My brain is decoding his speech wrong. Even reducing speed to .5x, I still hear him saying cala ria.