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Success Story: Wayne Cramer

"I would certainly recommend Rocket Spanish to others, in fact I'm doing that right now."

Mauricio!

My name is Wayne Cramer My wife and I operate a "non profit" called Andean Aid that provides developmental opportunities to poor children in the Colombian border state of Táchira, Venezuela.

I would certainly recommend Rocket Spanish to others, in fact I'm doing that right now. This February I'm leading a team of twelve men to build basic block homes for women who are raising their children alone. Most of these men don't speak any Spanish and are asking me about Spanish learning programs.

I tell them to get Rocket Spanish, why?, because I use it and it's effective. I'm on a continuous quest to achieve fluency in Spanish so I've tried many products and self study programs. All of them have been boring or require a degree of discipline that I just can't manage. Your lessons are interesting and practical, they cover a variety of actual situations that I encounter each time I visit Venezuela, why you even teach me how to argue in Spanish, you just can't beat that. The commute in my car becomes a learning session, the computer games are much better than flashcards and the scoring appeals to those with a competitive nature.

I have many wonderful friends in Venezuela, until now our conversations have been superficial. I can't wait till my next trip to bring this relationship to a new level with my newly acquired skill in speaking Spanish. So if you are looking for a Spanish learning program, get Rocket Spanish. Quit looking and get learning!

Thanks.

Wayne Cramer
ILLINOIS, U.S.A

Success Story: Mark Taylor

"Rocket Spanish is effective, because it includes several different tools that match different learning styles, and that are useful in different situations."

Hello

This is Mark Taylor, and I am very pleased with the Rocket Spanish program. I recommend it for anyone who is just getting started with learning Spanish, or for people like me who took Spanish in school years ago but never really learned to use it in real conversation.

Rocket Spanish is effective, because it includes several different tools that match different learning styles, and that are useful in different situations. For example, the Conversation course best fits my natural learning style.

It is in the form of a document that I can read on the computer screen, and by clicking on Spanish words in the document I can hear them pronounced and practice repeating the pronunciation at my own pace.

The Interactive Course doesn't need a computer or a manual at all. The audio is perfect for using with an mp3 player while driving or exercising.

There are also flash cards to print and carry for those times when you have a few spare minutes to practice, and computer games for building vocabulary.

I used the Rocket Spanish program several times a week for about 6 months while I was preparing for a mission trip to Honduras. The main focus of the trip was to work on construction sites where I would be side-by-side with people who only spoke Spanish. Since reading and writing was not my primary concern for this trip, I spent most of my practice time listening and repeating with the Interactive lessons.

Once I was in Honduras, I found that course had really improved my ability to listen to spoken Spanish and recognize the key words and phrases. Even when the speakers were using new vocabulary that was unfamiliar to me, I was able to gather enough from what I did understand to get the general meaning, and to add the new words to my vocabulary.

The real-world experience in Honduras worked just like the Interactive lessons I had been using for practice.

So, whether you are interested in learning Spanish for your job, to communicate with neighbors, or if you are planning to travel to a Spanish speaking country, Rocket Spanish program is a great place to get started.

Mark Taylor
TENNESSEE, U.S.A

Success Story: Helen Creed

“Thanks to Rocket Spanish I now feel a lot more confident and therefore more relaxed around Spanish people.”

Hi, my name is Helen Creed, and I would love to recommend Rocket Spanish to anyone out there who is serious about learning another language.

I have been living just outside of Valencia, in Spain for nearly four years now and although I have a good, basic knowledge of Spanish, I wanted to take it to the next level.

After trying many lessons and reading countless books, which I have found difficult to fit in around a young family, I am really pleased to say that I have finally found something that suits me and makes learning enjoyable due to the versatility of Rocket Spanish.

The audio tracks on Rocket Spanish have helped me the most because you can listen to them anywhere, at home or in the car and repeat them as much as you need to. Learning from books is not enough, you need to hear yourself saying the words out loud, so that in conversation you don't forget what you have learned, which is so easy to do. Mauricio and Amy compliment each other with the way they teach together which somehow makes the learning easier and more importantly, makes what you have learned stick in your mind. Thanks to Rocket Spanish I now feel a lot more confident and therefore more relaxed around Spanish people.

I think that you have everything to gain from doing the course, no matter what your level of Spanish is, you won't regret it!

Muchas gracias Mauricio y Amy!!

Helen Creed
Spain

Success Story:Joan Richards

"Whether you just want simply to be able to converse or in addition to understand the grammar and learn more extensive vocabulary the options are there for you."

My Name is Joan Richards.

Since leaving the UK, my husband and I have lived permanently in the Costa Blanca in Spain. Our first introduction to Rocket Spanish was when we came across the free six part beginner's Spanish course on the internet. We had been searching for some Spanish tuition that would appeal to us and this introduction to Rocket Spanish was just the job. We decided to get the full Rocket Spanish package and we have been delighted with the course. We would thoroughly recommend Rocket Spanish to anyone wishing to learn the Spanish language because there are so many ways in which you can use the course making it just right for you.

Whether you just want simply to be able to converse or in addition to understand the grammar and learn more extensive vocabulary the options are there for you. One big benefit of Rocket Spanish is the enjoyment of all the lessons, we always look forward to the next one. In particular we find the interactive audio lessons very helpful with pronunciations as we can copy Mauricio or Amy as they say the words correctly. One important factor of the course is the pleasant voices, both Mauricio and Amy are easy to listen to and understand. By copying their Spanish accents they have helped us to converse with the native people in this beautiful area in which we live. If you have any doubts about purchasing Rocket Spanish, try the free lessons first, as we did, and we are sure you will realize that here is a Spanish language course that you can adapt to your own way of learning and one that is fun in to the bargain.

Joan Richards
COSTA BLANCA, SPAIN

Success Story: Keith Castleton

“The approach is a very simple and natural way to learn the language. I've been enjoying the course very much...”

Hello, my name is Keith Castleton.

I've been working on learning Spanish on and off for the past 10 years, and in the process I've tried several different products, including audio CDs, books and even classroom courses. Rocket Spanish is the best thing I've come across yet.

Rocket Spanish takes a comprehensive approach to language learning and the thing that I like most is that it focuses on getting you comfortable with conversational Spanish.

The audio lessons place you in realistic situations and walk you through conversations sentence by sentence and even word by word. By the time you get to the end of an audio lesson you're very comfortable with all the words, phrases and concepts presented, and each of the lessons builds on the last one.

I like how the concepts are all explained by a native English speaker and the pronunciation practice is all done with a native Spanish speaker.

In addition to the audio lessons, Rocket Spanish also provides you with written lessons to help expand your vocabulary and teach you grammar. The approach is a very simple and natural way to learn the language. I've been enjoying the course very much and look forward to my lessons every day.

I've tried *competitor* and even considered purchasing their Spanish language software but I'm glad that I found Rocket Spanish before spending hundreds of dollars on a less effective program.

I would encourage anyone who wants to learn Spanish to try Rocket Spanish. It is the most effective program and the best deal that I have come across yet.

Keith Castleton
U.S.A

Success Story: Marlene Desquitado

“If one's goal is to learn to speak conversational Spanish this is the course to take...”

Hello this is Marlene Desquitado.

I use to work for many years in a healthcare related industry. I came in contact with many Spanish-speaking patients and coworkers. I wanted to learn to speak Spanish to communicate with them.

I was exposed to several teaching aids, but I found them deficient. Rocket Spanish is the best tutorial to learn the language, since it uses conversational Spanish as applied to daily living.

It is particularly helpful when one is travelling. The presentation is not boring at all; on the contrary I found this course a lot of fun; it made me look forward to the next lesson.

Amy has a beautiful voice; Mauricio and company made the whole course a pleasant and stimulating experience, since listening to them made me feel like I am learning from native Latinos.

The attention to detail in learning the language the right way is emphasized. Some examples are: correct pronunciation, the correct use of verbs and nouns as applied to male and female, and the proper use of the adjectives.

The repetition of commonly used phrases and sentences, and their variations over several lessons and precautions regarding the use of words that sound alike are all very helpful in reinforcing newly learned knowledge.

If one's goal is to learn to speak conversational Spanish this is the course to take; it is the best value for the money thank you Rocket Spanish.

Marlene Desquitado
U.S.A

Success Story: Jon McDonald

“The lessons are easy to understand and supporting materials are very good for expanding depth of understanding.”

I am planning to retire to Mexico or Costa Rico within the next year.

I studied Spanish in High School and lived in Europe for 6 years and visited Spain frequently. I exercised my Spanish over the years but was never fluent and there were long periods of time between uses. Now that I am planning to live permanently in a Spanish speaking country it is time for me to get serious about becoming fluent in Spanish.

I have been studying the Rocket Spanish course now for about 3 weeks and have been very excited and pleased with my progress. The lessons are easy to understand and supporting materials are very good for expanding depth of understanding.

I would highly recommend the Rocket Spanish courses to all students at the beginners or those with some Spanish experience. I think you will find you will be picking up Spanish naturally and will be able to travel and use your new knowledge easily and comfortably.

I particularly like that I can study from my computer without having to buy CDs. I just logon, find my lesson and within a minute am busy working away, learning. I am sure you will have the same great learning experience I have had.

Enjoy. Sígame!

Jon McDonald
U.S.A

Success Story: Jamie Roberts

"It helps you communicate with people that you really want to show respect to and communicate and it also makes you feel more proficient more quickly which gives you confidence"

Hi,

My name is Jamie Roberts, I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and I wanted to give you my testimonial. I wanted to you to know that I am a teacher in an area that has a lot of Spanish speaking parents and some Spanish speaking children. Rocket Spanish has really helped me in talking to them specially the parents, because it's really important to stay in touch with the parents of this kids so we can all help them together. So yes, I actually have recommended Rocket Spanish to six or seven people and they are all teachers also and that's why I've recommended it, because it's very easy and fun to learn with the dialog that you've presented and I like Amy's voice and I just like the whole format, it's really helpful.

The biggest benefit is that I can talk to some of the children and parents in a more comfortable and natural way and you know the work with the pronunciation is really helpful and also I can listen to it in my car so that's extremely helpful since I have some driving time that I can devote to it. I am a single mum and a teacher so I don't have a lot of time, so I have to try and make the best use of the time I have, so driving in the car and listening to Rocket Spanish it's really helpful. Again Rocket Spanish has helped me as a teacher communicate with students and parents and they really appreciate it when you try to talk to them even if it's not perfect. I would say that all the other teachers that I've introduced this to a lot of them I know that at least one of them at least did buy the program and a lot of them are thinking about it because it's just so helpful. It helps you communicate with people that you really want to show respect to and communicate and it also makes you feel more proficient more quickly which gives you confidence...

Thank you, bye bye.

Jamie Roberts
PENNSYVANIA, U.S.A

Success Story: Daniel Garcia

“Mauricio's voice is very clear and very precise. So overall I am really enjoying myself...”

Hi, I'm Daniel Garcia.

No, I did not speak Spanish as my first language, or as a matter of fact at all. I've used *competitor* and tried out *competitor*, and many others. But I've gotten more from my 5 visits to Mexico than listening to them all, all of the time. But since using Rocket Spanish I have improved in my recognition of words and phrases.

Even my sister who is with me driving in the truck started to learn some new words. Then when I showed my brother whose wife is from Cuba he said it sounded great.

So when I go on my next South American venture I'll be much better prepared thanks to Rocket Spanish.

And so far the Customer Support has been exceptional! After I bought the program, they sent me an email helping me to use all the tools provided. It has been really nice to find this, I can say enough good about them.

The games really do help in the recognition, unlike many other programs I have tried over the years. And Mauricio's voice is very clear and very precise. So overall I am really enjoying myself and can't wait to be in South America speaking with the natives.

Gracias por todo Mauricio and Amy.

Daniel Garcia
U.S.A

Success Story: Karen Russo

“I think Rocket Spanish is by far the best product out there -it is enjoyable to listen to and easy to follow.”

Hi my name is Karen Russo, I'm calling about Rocket Spanish. I own a business in Mexico I started it a year ago.

It's a fabulous product I've not used any other product that does as good a job as Rocket Spanish does. It's by far better than other programs that I've tried to use.

I'm really learning and I can't wait to get the second edition, which I just ordered. I think it's a great, great tool and I love the way that they teach.

Thanks, bye.

Karen Russo
CT. U.S.A

Success Story: Pamela Matthews

"I would certainly recommend Rocket Spanish to others, in fact I'm doing that right now."

Hola.

I purchased Rocket Spanish two months before I participated in a Spanish Immersion Program in Argentina. The last time I spoke Spanish was in high school back in the 1960's! My friends thought I was quite brave to enter the program at my age; live with a family and attend a school where only Spanish was spoken. Thanks to Rocket Spanish I did it!

Rocket Spanish prepared me so well that I was placed in an advanced beginner's class with students who had been speaking Spanish 1-2 years and I was able to communicate with my family immediately! Rocket Spanish is everything and more it is advertised to be. It helped me especially with pronunciations, learning and retaining vocabulary enabling me to create my own sentences based on the dialogue between Amy and Mauricio on the CDs. I highly recommend that you follow the suggestions offered to maximize your learning. They're right!

The pronunciation of the Y and LL are very different in Argentina from how they are pronounced in Mexico. This program includes BOTH pronunciations without you even realizing it. That was an added bonus that I didn't even know I needed. Not only does it teach you Spanish through conversation as it's spoken in Spanish-speaking countries, it also teaches you how to understand what someone is saying when you don't know the meaning of all the words they use.

I have tried other programs and hands down Rocket Spanish is the best! After two months of listening to each lesson 2-4 times and taking advantage of the supplements provided, I was able to communicate immediately in Argentina and achieve the goals I set out to do.

Thank you Mauricio!

Pamela Matthews
California, U.S.A

Success Story: Kris Hancock

“I transferred all the lesson files to my MP3 player, plugged an adapter into my car radio and listened everyday on my way to and from school – I was hooked.”

I have been a middle school language arts teacher for 20 years and have a master's degree in curriculum and instruction.

When I decided that I needed to "refresh" my Spanish from twenty years ago, I tried out three different programs, before I finally found Rocket Spanish. It was a wonderful review of beginning Spanish, yet it progressed at a rate which made my listening and speaking skills increase quickly. I transferred all the lesson files to my MP3 player, plugged an adapter into my car radio and listened everyday on my way to and from school - I was hooked.

I played the lessons on my computer when I was at home, and took the quizzes which came regularly from the Rocket Spanish e-mail letters. When I finished all the Beginners lessons, I couldn't wait to go on to the advanced course. The organization of the lessons makes it easy for students who are interested in reviewing or skipping specific conversational settings. Vocabulary is always presented as part of a spoken phrase which allows the learner to make it immediately relevant. The phrases are repeated often enough that students who are using the files don't have to worry about missing a phrase and then having to rewind to hear it again.

I'm a visual learner, and thought I would often have to use the printed out lessons for reinforcement, but the audio tapes were definitely adequate. The printed out lessons did help to extend my vocabulary even more with lists of important words.

Equally important, throughout all the lessons, Mauricio continually encouraged me as the student to listen, speak, listen, speak! I didn't have to worry about sounding "loco".

I am truly enjoying Advanced Rocket Spanish and will use it when I go with my students on a mission trip to Nicaragua in Spring.

Kris Hancock
WI, U.S.A

Success Story: Jim Rigdon

“After only 5 weeks, I am amazed at how much I have retained.”

Hi, my name is Jim Rigdon.

I'm calling to say I went on a mission trip to Mexico with a group from my Church. We built two dwellings for some local people that lived there, two young couples.

I enjoyed the trip and the work, but the language barrier made it a little awkward. I thought about how nice it would be if I could talk to the people we were helping, even if it was only on a basic conversational level.

After researching different Spanish language courses it seemed that Rocket Spanish was highly recommended. So I bought Rocket Spanish and began listening to it on my hour long drive to school. I listen to my MP3 player whenever I can. After only 5 weeks, I am amazed at how much I have retained. A gentleman I work with spent most of his childhood in Mexico until his family moved to the U.S. He told me I am doing well, and encourages me to continue.

I was surprised at the variety of learning methods available from Rocket Spanish. Due to time limitations, I primarily listen to the audio conversation course, and the 10 bonus lessons. However, I view the printed material, especially the Beginners Grammar book, every chance I get. Tons of information in there. The Flashcards look like fun, although I have not yet had a chance to print them and cut them out. The computer game MegaSpanish is fun, and even my kids enjoy playing it.

I hope to return to Juárez Mexico next February and be able to converse with the local people and our Mexican co-workers who help us build.

Thanks for the opportunity to learn a new language and better serve my God. Thank you.

Jim Rigdon
U.S.A

Success Story: Leslie Doucette

“I'm just a beginner, but have learned a tremendous amount in a very short time.”

Hi my name is Leslie Doucette my husband and I travel twice a year to Mexico for winter holidays.

I've always wanted to learn how to speak Spanish, but my job prevents me from attending classes.

I had discovered Rocket Spanish online and I am loving it. It enables me to study at my own convince and at a very affordable price. I'm just a beginner, but have learned a tremendous amount in a very short time.

The lessons are easy to follow, and I'm having so much fun impressing my friends and relatives with what I have learned so far. We are leaving for Mexico in January and I can hardly wait to be able to converse with the Spanish people we have met over the years. They won't believe how much I've improved over the last year.

I've enjoyed learning this wonderful language though Rocket Spanish, so much so that I have just signed up for level II.

Thank you for the helpful online memos that you sent me during the first level. My next step is to get my husband Rob interested in learning the language so we can practice together.

Thanks again for making this a fun experience it is a wonderful language to learn.

Leslie Doucette
U.S.A