So I decided to start learning Hebrew and am about a week in. As a way to help keep myself motivated I decided to start a blog about my progress and will try to post once week. I also hope to create a compilation of resources that are available to US military members as I find them.

Well let’s get to what I am actually using. The DoD provides free access to Rosetta Stone but only has a limited number of licenses, right now I think they have about 750. I was on a waiting list for about 3 months before I got access to it, which is why I started last week. There are a lot of negative reviews out there about the program mostly centered around how expensive it is and also that the vocab you learn isn’t very applicable for a beginner. Well the expensive part isn’t a problem but I understand the vocab critique, much of what I have learned so far isn’t very useful for conversation.

I also got a copy of Pimsleur that I am using and the DoD also has a program called Rapid Rote that you can download through the Joint Language University. Rapid Rote is an awesome program that uses flash cards and tracks which words you need to review and which you should still know. Most importantly it has recordings of speakers pronouncing the words for you.

My biggest problem so far has been my impatience to begin understanding the TV shows and music I have been watching and listening to. Until next week

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