Which I assume you are otherwise you wouldn't be reading this blog, then one of the rather obvious things that a lot of people don't do is actually immerse yourself. It's pretty obvious that the best way to do that is to go to the country, but for those of you who can't for various reasons there are ways of still accomplishing this.
No matter whether you are just starting to learn a new language, or have been at it a while the internet is an amazing asset. You're reading this blog on it for instance! And it's a great place to download (either bought or otherwise though I am not advocating anything here >_>) music, movies, books...etc in the language of your choice! I for one have the entire Harry Potter series in German as books on tape which I sometimes use to listen to while walking around campus or while on long car rides. Music and movies are both great ways to immerse yourself as well. They help you understand a bit about the culture of your country of choice (if developed in said country) or you can watch films you know and love with a language change. My girlfriend (who is currently a first year German student in college herself) has been watching many Disney films with me in German even without subtitles and she's been a lot more proactive than myself in finding German music (which by the way is awesome) and it's helped her learn that much faster.
So the Moral of the story is: Find ways to be proactive in immersing yourself even if you can't go to the "home country"!
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