Getting comfortable in a new home with a new language

I had been using DuoLingo for 250 days before I moved to Panama and enrolled for 4 weeks of class. The school was super flexible in helping me craft a schedule that suited. The instructors are personable, delightful, and very creative. You are not only in the classroom, you are out on the streets visiting places, talking with people, and learning at a fast clip.

Having in-person classes with either a private instructor or with a group of students really improved my overall comprehension, my comfort in speaking, and erased my fear of sounding foolish (it happens;)). I feel I improved 100-fold in the 4 weeks over just Duo Lingo alone. I learned a lot about Panama too, and feel so much more comfortable in my new home.