Learning Foreign Languages:
Faster and Easier Than Ever!

Our Free as a Bird experiences tell us that, in any country, people will be friendlier and more eager to help you if you have a basic knowledge of their language. You will have a better and richer experience.

I am always stunned by the rudeness of English speaking tourists talking directly to total strangers without first asking politely, in the interlocutors own language, if they speak English. Shame on you if you are one of them!

Beyond package tours and tourist attractions, if you travel a little, you will quickly realize that English is not the universal language. Try to extend your visa in a Thai or Argentinean immigration office-then you will understand.

After English What's Next? Spanish For Sure!

Learning a new language requires hard work and dedication. So, before investing your time and effort, try to first evaluate the return on your investment.

A little research will tell you that Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world, after Chinese and Hindustani. Yes, Spanish even outruns English (*)

It is spoken in more than 20 countries. If we add in the fact that in 2005, Brazil signed a law making the teaching of the Spanish language mandatory in both public and private schools, it means that the English/Spanish combination gives you almost unlimited access to the three Americas. Nearly one billion people!

Furthermore, from the Free as a Bird lifestyle perspective, you will find that many qualifying countries with a low cost of living, a good climate and a good quality of life are located in Latin America. Not all of them, but many.

The Free as a Bird lifestyle allows you to spend sufficient time in a place to make local friends and to immerse yourself in the surrounding culture. Believe me, this cultural immersion is ten times more rewarding and gratifying than looking at tourist sites in a series. This experience can be compared to an eight-course gastronomic dinner versus eating a hamburger in your car at a fast food restaurant. This will change the way you think.

Learning a New Language is Now Easier Than Ever

Thanks to the Internet and multimedia laptops, you can now download a language course and start learning a new language anywhere. The learning curve is also faster than ever. New language courses are psychologically designed to achieve progress in the shortest possible time.

You don't have to be 100% fluent in a foreign language to exchange with people. My own Spanish is not perfect and will probably never be. But it is enough for day-to-day life. I cannot say how proud I was to return home after my first dinner, conversed entirely in Spanish. I have done it, I said to myself! Wow!

The Affordable Multimedia Language Course

If you want to learn Spanish fast, one of the best courses is without a doubt the Rocket Series. The reviews on the web are unanimously positive.

The Rocket Spanish is an affordable language learning system that combines all the best features in media-enhanced learning: dynamic audio lessons that you participate in, super fun software-based learning games, downloadable grammar lessons & exercises that are fully-illustrated and pain-free, and access to a thriving online Forum where a whole community of Spanish teachers and learners come together for a common cause - conversational fluency in Spanish in the shortest possible time!

In addition to Spanish, the Rocket Series offers courses in Japanese, Chinese, French, German and Italian. And you can try them risk-free. Click Here for details.

Need More Language Choices?

The most global language solution is without a doubt offered by Rosetta Stone®. With more than 31 languages spoken by 90 percent of the world's population, Rosetta Stone® will help you expand your language horizons!

For millions of people in more than 150 countries Rosetta Stone® is a proven, fun and effective way to learn a new language. Government agencies and corporations, community organizations, homeschoolers and thousands of schools and universities selected Rosetta Stone over other language-learning tools because it is easy to use and it works.

* According to estimates from the Summer Institute of Linguistics.