[bajatraveler]

My Spanish has really improved since I started using Rosetta Stone last year. I took the advice of @BajaGringo and am watching movies in English with Spanish subtitles. Then I will switch them around and re-watch it in Spanish voice instead with English subtitles. I have picked up a lot of the small nuances of Spanish that way and I strongly recommend you try it. My trips down south of the border today feel like an entirely different experience – I missed out on so much before.