Have you not always wanted to study a language Speaking Spanish fluently and practicing your new abilities while going on holiday would that not be your biggest dream4443144

The best way to start is to re-use the workbooks (preferably with CD-rom) which you store in your attic. So many people bought the book, but could not find the time to truly sit down and study. 15 minutes 5 days a week will make such a large difference! Learn five hundred words and some fundamental grammar. Then you are ready for the following step: A little more commitment is needed when searching for for a "language partner" online. There are portals which you can be part of for free to study a new language, for example livemocha.com. Basically like an online pen-friend, with whom you can either write, chat or even talk. If you use Skype you still have not spent a any money to learn your new language. Best though is to travel to the country where the language of your choice is spoken. If you are a grown-up, this will be harder and more costly, but if you are a teenager there is also a free or at least low cost solution at hand. Arrange a private student exchange. It is simple and cheap: I visit you - you visit me! How easy can it get? You will find a foreign exchange student program offering private student exchange on the web. Only when you go abroad will you learn a language the way natives speak it and which better way is there, than an international student exchange program ? Therefore we can safely recommend any of the student exchange programs which promotes private low cost student exchange. Usually the fees are around 80 - 100$ per year for those exchange student programs and you can arrange as many exchanges as a foreign student exchange as you like. Your school offers no high school student exchange program? Then a private exchange is the best option for exchange programs for high school students. Last but not least keep up your study and practice your newly learned language frequently: read subtitles when watching DVD's, change the DVD movie language, listen to foreign radio stations on the internet or while driving in your car. Read books in your new language or periodicals. And stay in touch with your overseas friends foreign student exchange.