I hope you'll indulge me for a moment. I want to brag a little. (But I promise there's a point.) I've been using a phone app to learn Spanish, which has been a goal of mine for over a decade. It usually takes me about 10 minutes a day, so it's not a huge investment of time. But it's something. And a few weeks ago, I hit my 365th day in a row practicing Spanish. I'm pretty excited about that. I'm not saying that I've mastered it (Duolingo says I'm 59% fluent, which feels about right). The next step would be to find some speaking Meetups or even a trip south of the border to immerse myself in the language for a week or two. But … [Read more...]