I found the most interesting way to keep me working on Spanish is to get interested in shows. Netflix is the best place for that. If it's a Netflix original (they produced it) then they have it dubbed over in several different languages. My favorite was Grace and Frankie. It's hilarious and stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. First, watch in English and then in Spanish. Just don't use Spanish subtitles when watching in Spanish. The audio Spanish isn't the same as the subtitles. It's almost as if they had one latin country do the audio and Spain write the subtitles.
Then I decided to get into Spanish shows for both the Spanish and cultural reasons. My first favorite is Gran Hotel. I've just spent the Easter holiday binge watching it. If you like Downton Abbey then you'll love this. If you haven't watched Downton Abbey shame on you. It's an amazing show that was on free public broadcasting. Both shows are set in 1910 ish. Gran Hotel is set in Spain. So it's Spain Spanish. It shows a luxury hotel and all the drama between the owners, the servants, and the guests. It is very addicting. Plus the main character is just adorable.
The second show I started watching with my boyfriend is Club de Cuervos. It's modern day Mexico about a soccer club. The owner dies and it's left to his two kids, a responsible daughter who no one listens too and an egotistical immature son. This one I'm constantly laughing at. It's interesting how much they use English. Like when they wanted to call someone 'gay' they just said 'gay'. My boyfriend said he'd never really seen that used but said a different word instead. I said it's interesting how frequently Spanish is used in English shows and now you are seeing the reverse. I say that soon Spanglish will be a real language. There is a lot of swearing in this show but it's really funny.
