Years later, with the additions of Aneliza and Andre, we're still enjoying life in Mexico. When I arrived here I had two very strong motivations to learn Spanish. One was to be able interact with my wife's family and friends. The second was to help people learn English. Despite my high level of motivation, I really struggled in real world conversations for a long, long time. While I was teaching English to Mexicans I felt like a complete fraud. How could I teach others language, if I couldn't learn a second language myself? My shame drove me to search endlessly for a better way of learning and teaching. Eventually, I discovered what I had suspected all along, the problem wasn't with me, the problem was the methods I was using. Once I discovered what is really important for communication, (you'd be amazed how much of what is normally taught actually gets in the way of communication) and how to best use the mind for rapid learning, I became fluent in Spanish and very s...