I am an American who has traveled around the world and found that knowing even a little bit of a local language opens many doors.

My father and grandfather spoke Mandarin along with several other languages. I began learning other languages as a small child. I still remember the thrill of realizing that when my parents spoke of zmrzlina, that was their secret code word for “ice cream.” Later I learned that it was in Czech.

I have recently lived for five years in Mexico… I knew some Spanish when my husband and I bought a house there, but frankly my pronunciation is not great and my grammar has its flaws! So as I explored how best to learn another language, I created a website called Learnspanishrapidly.com. It has become quite popular, and since much of what I learned about how to learn Spanish also applies to how to learn French, Chinese, or any language, I decided to create this site you are reading.

I’m a former public-library librarian, and so I have a lot of experience in evaluating books, programs, and other sources of information, for their effectiveness. For this site, I’ve also done research on how adults learn languages.

I hope it helps you to acquire a new language. Of course, that takes work, but it is well worth it!

Along with my Spanish, I speak and read French, and I used to know some Mandarin. I am beginning to pick that up again… not that I will ever be proficient, but frankly it is fun!

I make a commission on many of the programs reviewed here, if you click through from my link before purchase. This is one reason you will see glowing “reviews” all over the internet for some of these programs. My opinions are not for sale for a few bucks. If you are sceptical about that, read more of the website, to get to know me better.

And you really CAN improve your language skills and learn languages fast!

Rosana Hart

In association with Amazon.com, Rocket Languages, and other online retailers:  If you click through to Amazon, Rocket Languages, or some other sites, and if you purchase something, I may receive compensation. This income allows me to be able to afford to spend the time working on my sites, and I appreciate your patronage.

Also, please be aware that according to new FTC regulations, websites are now supposed to indicate what benefits the average user of a product could expect. I believe that if you choose a program and stick with its lessons, you will acquire a good basic foundation for learning to speak Spanish. If you don’t get around to them, then you won’t. I will be developing more tips to help you keep going.