http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/15218 What got me started on an Intercambio jag was learning how Mexicans in the tourist industry on Mexico's Gold Coast learn English and achieve an amazing level of proficiency. They do it by engaging in Intercambios! This is where you exchange an hour of helping a Mexican struggling to learn English with an hour of him helping you with your Spanish. This is not just a good idea for learning Spanish but also an excellent way to master the culture. Far too few people stress a bicu... Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:20:19 PST en-us http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/15218 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/15218 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:20:19 PST When I finished my book, "The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico," I sent queries to a number of publishers. On a lark, I queried McGraw-Hill. To my utter shock and awe, they wanted to look at the completed manuscript. 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