Spaghetti method
I’ve been casually learning Spanish since November 2025, and making the kind of progress you’d expect from a casual learner who isn’t super consistent, but now I have a deadline - a trip to Peru in this coming November. My SO seems to have an expectation that I’ll be able to communicate in basic Spanish on this trip, and to be honest I would love to (I pushed for a Spanish speaking country when we decided where we would like to go.)
But now I only have approximately 6 months to cram. I am half way through the Pimsleur course, occasionally dip my toes into language transfer and learn craft spanish when I feel stuck in Pimsleur, and have a Duolingo account just to give myself a confidence/dopamine boost after struggling thru a session of Pimsleur. I’ve struggled to maintain focus with Dreaming Spanish so only rarely open it up for a handful of videos.
Basically I’ve tried a few different (free) methods, and so far of all the spaghetti I’ve tossed the only thing I’ve inconsistently stuck with is Pimsleur.
I find myself newly motivated with the trip decided, and my instinct is to submerge myself in Spanish.
If you were a person with 10 hr work days, ADHD, and 6 months to cram what tricks/tips would you start implementing now for A2 by November?