also, class + studying while immersed. it's helpful to do both. and watching tv or listening to the radio .. .. so essentially i'm saying "do everything you

also, class + studying while immersed. it's helpful to do both. and watching tv or listening to the radio .. .. so essentially i'm saying "do everything you can think of, especially living in an immersive environment" b/c that's what i did for a couple years .. and i'm still not exactly fluent. of course the experience of living in a different social mileu is awesome for reasons connected but not equivalent to language fluency, like broadening cultural perspectives.