hey helps that my wife is Mexican :D but I've been lazy learning spanish all these years.
I just need a full immersion where i can enjoy the full payoff.
I just need a full immersion where i can enjoy the full payoff.
(Invested time x Motivation) ÷ Inhibition = Result
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kató_Lomb
As the Spanish saying goes: los idiomas se aprenden en la cuna o en la cama ("languages are learned either in the cradle or in bed")
One of my acquaintances who is married to an Argentinian now does one day a week (Tuesday) in which they will only speak Spanish to each other the entire day and watch TV in Spanish. She is getting better. You might consider something similar.
You definitely have an advantage there. I hope you use it.
You don’t need full immersion. You just have to start vomiting words out.
The key, as you seem to already have found out, is to have fun with it.
There is a Portuguese saying along the lines of “Language is learned in public”. That is, to truly learn a language you must practice it in public spaces, with strangers and “danger” around.