I studied Spanish in high school and again in college many years ago. In my 30+ years of working in New York City I was surrounded by Spanish - either being spoken by people on the street or written in signs on the subway so that I was able to maintain a minimum level of proficiency with the language. I wanted to become more proficient for several reasons. I do volunteer work that occasionally means I am dealing with Spanish-speaking people. i have also traveled to Mexico several times and would have loved to have been able to converse with locals there in their native language. I have just begun using Rocket Spanish but I am impressed with the courses and especially with the ability to access the training anytime and anywhere via computer or cellphone. I look forward to advancing in Spanish and perhaps Portugese as well someday.