Why Spanish still feels difficult, even after years of studying
See why jumping between different resources can leave you with lots of bits of Spanish but no clear sense of progression, and how context helps those pieces start fitting together.
Free live training
Discover an effective way to learn, understand and speak Spanish, with a clear plan to build confidence for everyday life in Spain.
Sound familiar?
If you’ve spent months on apps, lessons or vocabulary lists but still struggle when an actual Spanish person starts talking to you, it can leave you wondering what all that studying was actually for.
Join me and StoryLearning creator Olly Richards for a free live class on a different way to learn Spanish: through stories, context and a clear structure you can actually follow.
You’ll try the method for yourself and leave with a much clearer idea of what to focus on next.
Inside the training
There are more ways to learn Spanish than ever.
The problem isn’t usually finding another app, podcast or course. It’s knowing what to learn next, how it all fits together, and how to turn what you study into Spanish you can actually use.
That matters when you’re preparing for life in Spain, because there’s quite a gap between recognizing vocabulary on an app and understanding the pharmacist when they ask you something you weren’t expecting.
In this class, Olly will show you how StoryLearning uses stories to give vocabulary and grammar context, while also giving you a structure to keep progressing.
See why jumping between different resources can leave you with lots of bits of Spanish but no clear sense of progression, and how context helps those pieces start fitting together.
Focus on the Spanish you’ll actually need here: following conversations, explaining what you need, and getting through everyday situations without your brain grinding to a halt.
See how the six StoryLearning levels fit together, where you might begin, and how to build a routine you can realistically keep up.
The best Spanish plan isn’t the one that looks impressive on paper. It’s the one you’ll still be doing a month from now.
Not just theory
Olly will take us through a short Spanish story designed specifically for learners.
And you may be surprised by how much you can understand when the language appears in a story rather than as a disconnected list of words and grammar rules.
By the end, you’ll understand how the method works and how you could use the same approach independently in your own Spanish learning.
Ready to take your next step with Spanish?
From James
I’ve made most of the classic mistakes with Spanish.
For years, I assumed living in Spain and being married to a Spaniard would somehow do the hard work for me. Lovely idea… didn’t happen.
What finally made the biggest difference was structure: knowing what I was learning, what came next, and why. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to bring Olly in.
He’s spent years thinking deeply about how people actually learn languages, and he’s built StoryLearning around something I strongly believe in: you need a clear path, but you also need the language to mean something.
Instead of memorizing random words and grammar rules in isolation, you learn them inside stories, where there’s context and your brain has a fighting chance of hanging onto them.
For me, that’s the sweet spot: enough structure to know what you’re doing, and enough context that you’re not just memorizing random words and grammar rules, hoping for the best.
James Blick · Spain Revealed
Who it’s for
You’re preparing to move to Spain and want to get ahead with Spanish before you arrive
Planning a moveYou’re already living in Spain but still struggling to follow conversations or speak with confidence
Already hereYou’ve got a graveyard of apps and courses that didn’t stick, and want something that actually works
Tried it allStoryLearning students
Before StoryLearning, I’d been stuck at the intermediate plateau for longer than I’d like to admit. Several years, in fact.
What made the difference was finally working on my particular weak spots. I’d heartily recommend StoryLearning to anyone who feels stuck.

It has been my lifelong dream to speak Spanish. Every course I took and every app I tried gave me something, like a piece of a puzzle. I ended up with lots of pieces: words, verbs, a few basic sentences. But I still couldn’t speak Spanish.
StoryLearning systematically puts all those pieces together. Not long after, I went to a party and met a lady who didn’t speak any English. We sat there for several hours, talking and laughing in Spanish.
Not a week goes by that I don’t say, “This is genius. It’s absolutely genius.”

Meet your guest expert
Olly Richards
Founder, StoryLearning
I created StoryLearning, the method behind one of the world’s most popular language books, with 2+ million copies sold worldwide. StoryLearning puts stories at the center of learning. The method is loved by learners who are looking for a more natural, brain-friendly approach to language learning, especially those who are ready to go beyond ineffective mobile apps and commit to learning Spanish properly.
In this live class, I will explain the method and guide you through a short story so you can experience it for yourself.
I created this training to help you see a clearer way forward with your Spanish, choose a useful starting point and build towards the everyday conversations that matter to you in Spain.
Try the method live. See how you could use the same approach to make Spanish finally stick.