The potential passenger list for our super-awesome trip keeps growing. Now we've added cousin Sierra. Hopefully everybody will start adding their blog posts as the planning shapes up.
For now, various members of the group have decided to invest some time in learning useful languages. Matt seems to think Romanian is what he wants to try, while Brian is leaning towards German. Patte, Ken, and Sarah all know a little German. Probably enough to order beer, but not enough to find the bathroom after consuming said beer!
Before we invest money in language learning though, we're going to try out http://www.livemocha.com, which is a free internet based language learning tool. As I understand it, it's only free up to a certain point, but that's at least a start. They have many languages and they match you up with native speakers who will critique both your written and spoken work. It looks easy to use, is free to start with, and seems like a good starting point. Heck, I got a perfect score on my first Spanish vocabulary test! Though that's only going to be useful if we get lost and end up in Spain ....
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