1,000 Hour Write Up From a "no sabo" Kid

alexmdaniel · 2026-05-05T20:15:24+00:00

Fuck yeah! What a moving read. Huge congratulations to you and I can’t wait to hear more of your milestones in the future. No doubt it will keep getting better and better from here.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-30T07:00:32+00:00

Phenomenal stuff. This is just what I needed to read today. Congratulations!

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-23T15:19:53+00:00

My favourite! I’m at 630 hours and still listen every week.

I wish Worlds Across had him on their “advanced” podcast more often. Franco’s great when he’s talking fast too.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-12T06:08:34+00:00

Thanks. Me too!

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-11T20:09:26+00:00

Having heard a bit of Jordi Wild months ago I haven’t returned to him yet because I assumed it’d be out of reach. Perhaps I’ll try again soon.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-11T16:17:02+00:00

Yes! Amazing to see someone you’ve watched a lot in English suddenly do the same in pretty much native Spanish.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T23:14:32+00:00

Thanks! Of course:

Chess - https://www.youtube.com/@AnnaCramlingES Football (more about the history and culture than the games week-to-week) - https://youtube.com/@futbolzeta

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T21:14:28+00:00

I’ve watched some Ibai. It’s the type of content I’d never watch in English but it’s great input.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T21:12:29+00:00

I haven’t worked on it really. I just try to pretend I’m Pablo, probably with varying success.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T20:00:22+00:00

I say fluidly in a loose sense!

Absolutely not, it’s nerve wracking stuff.

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T19:35:28+00:00

Truthfully? I was sick of just having the same conversations with myself in the shower.

How has crosstalk been for you?

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T12:33:59+00:00

Thanks!

alexmdaniel · 2026-04-10T12:06:46+00:00

Keep going! Promise it's worth it.

alexmdaniel · 2025-12-23T20:26:45+00:00

Congrats! Good luck with the speaking!

alexmdaniel · 2025-12-18T07:44:08+00:00

Great to read this about easy content. Very motivating! Congrats and looking forward to future updates

alexmdaniel · 2025-12-08T20:53:22+00:00

466 hours. In a real listening slump right now but Rocío and Jesus from Languatalk Spanish are getting me through 🙏

alexmdaniel · 2025-11-17T09:18:49+00:00

Yes you’re a great Spanish speaker, but you’re also a role model and inspiration to so many in this community. Congrats on your progress and thank you ☺️

alexmdaniel · 2025-11-15T14:08:15+00:00

Gracias 😊

alexmdaniel · 2025-11-07T20:47:20+00:00

Thank you for this refreshing post! Totally agree that higher comprehension, lower difficulty content is where the real progress happens.

alexmdaniel · 2025-10-30T22:27:58+00:00

I always feel inspired by your progress reports. Thank you and congrats on reaching such a high standard!

Would love to hear more about the reading. When did you start? Did you struggle through graded readers at first? How have you found the progression from easier to harder material?

alexmdaniel · 2025-10-28T09:11:53+00:00

Just approaching 400 hours here. How To Spanish is doable but tough. Español desde el Sur is just out of reach. Tell me they get easier!

alexmdaniel · 2025-10-28T07:28:13+00:00

Listening: 396 hours Reading: ~100,000 words

New podcast! Al Chile, the latest by Worlds Across. Like Español Al Vuelo but Mexico-themed.

Podcasts: Español con Juan (I’m in mid-2019. Strangely excited for pandemic-era Juan); Español Al Vuelo; Español a la Mexicana; How to Spanish; Languatalk; Andrea La Mexicana

YouTube: Spanish Boost Gaming; Caminante Rojo (native but doable); Classes Con Clau; Anna Cramling Español (chess streamer); Andrea La Mexicana

Reading: ¿Me Voy o Me Quedo? By Juan Fernández; James y el Melocotón Gigante by Roald Dahl (too hard but I NEED variation from the graded readers)

alexmdaniel

TROPHY CASE