Textbooks are too boring, you don’t have the time or money to commit to a class, and a certain app with an owl logo isn’t getting you anywhere. There has to be a better way.
In 2024 I started learning Japanese by consuming comprehensible input, no textbooks or classes, coming in knowing nothing.
2025 was my third full year of language learning. Portuguese and French were new additions, and since they’re similar to Spanish, which I'd already been learning, I was able to go (almost) straight to native audio. And they say there are no shortcuts!
Listen up, advanced Spanish learners! We all know nothing can be more frustrating than trying – and failing – to find good stuff to watch. That’s why I decided to compile an ongoing list of my top Spanish-language content recommendations.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, currently living in Dallas. When I’m not listening to a podcast in Japanese or reading a book in Spanish, I’m making plans for my next budget trip.
Books
Ella Minnow Pea
The Diary of a Young Girl
Podcasts
Faut que je te dise
Movies and TV
Adventure time: Distant Lands
Los simuladores
Shadow of the Vampire
となりの妖怪さん
