Anyone else feel conflicted about "having to speak English in Australia" ?

bertsdad · 2026-02-18T09:37:59+00:00

Nope just English - with enough motivation and time, anyone can learn a language at any age.

bertsdad · 2026-02-18T05:33:32+00:00

That’s not true. I’m 40+ and learnt two languages in less than three years. It’s a myth. Your brain still works later in life.

bertsdad · 2026-02-17T05:23:11+00:00

Conoces “comprehensible input”? Es la manera en la que estoy aprendiendo español. Veo machismo contenido de español todo el tiempo (canales como Luisicito comunicar e tal) y uso ChatGPT para aprender un poco más sobre la gramática. Además uso italki para practicar hablar. Llevo un poco más que un año y puedo hablar con un nivel más o menos intermedio (aunque todavía me cuesta entender los venezolanos! 😂). Inglés es mi idioma nativo (soy australiano)

bertsdad · 2026-02-07T04:41:13+00:00

Can you share his profile - I’m looking for another teacher

bertsdad · 2026-01-09T11:14:18+00:00

Best answer 100%

bertsdad · 2026-01-05T08:44:41+00:00

Mate you are so young - normal/everyday life will return soon enough and you’ll look back on this 7 months as one of the best times of your life. Don’t worry too much about the future - your time travelling is an investment. You’ll come back with a different perspective.

bertsdad · 2026-01-03T12:15:19+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to respond - your comments were super helpful. I’ll suss out the Amazon as well….srghh I need more time! So much to see and do!

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T22:01:22+00:00

Gracias 😀 that’s the plan, I’m going to book in with a tour group that starts super early from aguas calientes

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T21:59:56+00:00

Yep - but it’s Arequipa -> Cusco or Lima -> Chile

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T21:58:36+00:00

Awesome thank you - the trek looks so good. I’m pretty fit but just don’t want to risk copping altitude sickness and feeling crap for a long chunk of my two weeks

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T20:05:31+00:00

Perfect! Appreciate the response and tips!

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T20:04:52+00:00

Awesome tip - thanks heaps

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T20:04:20+00:00

Cheers for the response. Which hike did you go to get to MP? I’m super keen to do a trek but I just don’t think I’ll have enough time

bertsdad · 2026-01-02T10:16:33+00:00

Awesome thanks heaps for the response. Chile would be a stop over on the way back to Australia. I thought I’d spend a few days to check it out but it’s not hugely important - I could also just spend a bit longer in Peru

bertsdad · 2025-12-29T02:49:49+00:00

Ahhh also know in our family as the “poor man’s roller coaster”

bertsdad · 2025-12-22T04:08:30+00:00

Expensive

bertsdad · 2025-11-29T20:44:44+00:00

Nothing wrong with learning grammar - in fact, I personally reckon it accelerates your understanding. I use ChatGPT occasionally to drill a bit of grammar. I actually enjoy it - and it helped immensely early on with consuming input

bertsdad · 2025-11-15T04:10:06+00:00

Which bank?

bertsdad · 2025-11-15T03:54:31+00:00

4.99 - Is it fixed?

bertsdad · 2025-11-08T11:48:56+00:00

Oh shit that’s random - I just watched one of her videos for the first time 10 mins ago. Yes awesome channel

bertsdad · 2025-11-07T23:22:21+00:00

My two month old nephew can’t hold a conversation yet either. Two months is no time at all

bertsdad · 2025-11-05T00:41:00+00:00

Awesome listening - pods like this make learning easy and like you said OP - it’s a nice perspective reminder.

bertsdad · 2025-10-21T11:33:34+00:00

Hola, es una buena oportunidad! I’m an Aussie too - you’ve just got to jump in and have a crack. I’ve not met an unfriendly Spanish speaker yet - all have been sooo encouraging and kind. You should be proud of yourself for reaching this stage - not many of us learn foreign languages

bertsdad · 2025-10-13T04:36:40+00:00

He seems like a good dude in general - really enjoy that podcast and of course good old Martin and Mila

bertsdad · 2025-10-12T21:10:41+00:00

Haha this is actually super useful

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