Comments on: Finding the right accommodation for immersion in a culture http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/ Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: gy http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 gy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:27:52 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-3858 Legal o seu site.Te vi no forum eu falo portugues do couch surfing. Eu que tento aprender ingles a... 150anos, gostaria muito de aplicar seu método! parabéns! <br><br>Realmente você é um gringo esperto hahahhaha. O Rio de Janeiro é "tudo de bom" como dizem os brasileiros e a Urca é um bairro delicioso e cheio de historia.<br>Voce deve ter ouvido falar na nossa Carmem Miranda. Ela foi uma imensa estrela mundial, morou na Urca e alias, morou em Los Angeles, NY, aprendeu ingles rapidinho (apesar de hollywood exigir que ela falasse errado pra cultivar a fama de latina burra...)<br>um abraço e boas viagens. Legal o seu site.Te vi no forum eu falo portugues do couch surfing. Eu que tento aprender ingles a… 150anos, gostaria muito de aplicar seu método! parabéns!

Realmente você é um gringo esperto hahahhaha. O Rio de Janeiro é “tudo de bom” como dizem os brasileiros e a Urca é um bairro delicioso e cheio de historia.
Voce deve ter ouvido falar na nossa Carmem Miranda. Ela foi uma imensa estrela mundial, morou na Urca e alias, morou em Los Angeles, NY, aprendeu ingles rapidinho (apesar de hollywood exigir que ela falasse errado pra cultivar a fama de latina burra…)
um abraço e boas viagens.

]]> By: Beijing Hotels http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 Beijing Hotels Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:25:15 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-3675 Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did. Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

]]> By: Beach Accommodation http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 Beach Accommodation Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:37:57 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-3674 Great info! Thanks for sharing and I will visit this blog quite often. Great info! Thanks for sharing and I will visit this blog quite often.

]]> By: Roosh http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-3038 Roosh Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:22:04 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-3038 Great blog I've been reading through it and agree with your strategies. I'm going to rio around november/december. Will hit you up. .-= Roosh´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dcb/~3/rHe34r5xOT4/the-truth-about-medellin-colombia" rel="nofollow">The Truth About Medellin</a> =-. Great blog I’ve been reading through it and agree with your strategies. I’m going to rio around november/december. Will hit you up.
.-= Roosh´s last blog ..The Truth About Medellin =-.

]]> By: Roosh http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8030 Roosh Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8030 Great blog I've been reading through it and agree with your strategies. I'm going to rio around november/december. Will hit you up. .-= Roosh´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dcb/~3/rHe34r5xOT4/the-truth-about-medellin-colombia" rel="nofollow">The Truth About Medellin</a> =-. Great blog I’ve been reading through it and agree with your strategies. I’m going to rio around november/december. Will hit you up.
.-= Roosh´s last blog ..The Truth About Medellin =-.

]]> By: paul http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1849 paul Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:07 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1849 Hello Benny, I enjoy reading your blog and was in Rio in 2000 for two weeks. Is it possible to share with us how you found your apartment and the monthly cost ? I've never see any short term lets for apartments in Urca. Here are some links to photos of Urca for your readers, not google street view but near enough. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468384 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=590154 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=467843 Benny did you ever consider staying in Niterói, no foreigner there, 100% brazilian middle class area. What do you think of Niterói? Some links to photos of Niterói. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=473623 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=880538 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=729424 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=439867 Thanks Hello Benny,

I enjoy reading your blog and was in Rio in 2000 for two weeks.
Is it possible to share with us how you found your apartment and the monthly cost ? I’ve never see any short term lets for apartments in Urca.

Here are some links to photos of Urca for your readers, not google street view but near enough.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468384

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=590154

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=467843

Benny did you ever consider staying in Niterói, no foreigner there, 100% brazilian middle class area. What do you think of Niterói?

Some links to photos of Niterói.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=473623

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=880538

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=729424

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=439867

Thanks

]]> By: paul http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8029 paul Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8029 Hello Benny, I enjoy reading your blog and was in Rio in 2000 for two weeks. Is it possible to share with us how you found your apartment and the monthly cost ? I've never see any short term lets for apartments in Urca. Here are some links to photos of Urca for your readers, not google street view but near enough. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468384 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=590154 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=467843 Benny did you ever consider staying in Niterói, no foreigner there, 100% brazilian middle class area. What do you think of Niterói? Some links to photos of Niterói. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=473623 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=880538 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=729424 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=439867 Thanks Hello Benny,

I enjoy reading your blog and was in Rio in 2000 for two weeks.
Is it possible to share with us how you found your apartment and the monthly cost ? I’ve never see any short term lets for apartments in Urca.

Here are some links to photos of Urca for your readers, not google street view but near enough.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468384

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=590154

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=467843

Benny did you ever consider staying in Niterói, no foreigner there, 100% brazilian middle class area. What do you think of Niterói?

Some links to photos of Niterói.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=473623

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=880538

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=729424

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=439867

Thanks

]]> By: benny http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 benny Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:30 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1762 Thanks for all of these comments everyone :) @Linda I spent over 2 months in India this year!! :) I was living in a hut in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishpolyglot/sets/72157613921727668/" rel="nofollow">Palolem, Goa</a>. Sadly I didn't get to travel much (or learn any Hindi) as I had to work, but I'll be back don't worry ;) @M.Verhulsdonck-Roest If it makes you feel any better, despite being in Rio, I'm NOT actually going to be spending all day working on my tan on Ipanema beach and dancing samba. I've been working full time (including over the weekend) since I got here, translating some pretty dull documents too ;) Then again when I finish work I can do all that fun stuff :D But I'm not on a holiday ;) @Jessica Thanks for adding my blog. Best of luck with your new site! @Rodrigo Just looked a lot and was focussing on anywhere but Ipanema and Copacabana, which is quite hard, since that is where nearly all of the temporary modern and furnished accommodation is; I need a place to be furnished so this almost made leaving the touristy zones impossible. But persistence is the key ;) Moro na Rua Lauro Müller onde está o shopping Rio Sul :) Thanks for all of these comments everyone :)
@Linda
I spent over 2 months in India this year!! :) I was living in a hut in Palolem, Goa. Sadly I didn’t get to travel much (or learn any Hindi) as I had to work, but I’ll be back don’t worry ;)
@M.Verhulsdonck-Roest
If it makes you feel any better, despite being in Rio, I’m NOT actually going to be spending all day working on my tan on Ipanema beach and dancing samba. I’ve been working full time (including over the weekend) since I got here, translating some pretty dull documents too ;) Then again when I finish work I can do all that fun stuff :D But I’m not on a holiday ;)
@Jessica
Thanks for adding my blog. Best of luck with your new site!
@Rodrigo
Just looked a lot and was focussing on anywhere but Ipanema and Copacabana, which is quite hard, since that is where nearly all of the temporary modern and furnished accommodation is; I need a place to be furnished so this almost made leaving the touristy zones impossible. But persistence is the key ;)
Moro na Rua Lauro Müller onde está o shopping Rio Sul :)

]]> By: benny http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8028 benny Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8028 Thanks for all of these comments everyone :) @Linda I spent over 2 months in India this year!! :) I was living in a hut in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishpolyglot/sets/72157613921727668/" rel="nofollow">Palolem, Goa</a>. Sadly I didn't get to travel much (or learn any Hindi) as I had to work, but I'll be back don't worry ;) @M.Verhulsdonck-Roest If it makes you feel any better, despite being in Rio, I'm NOT actually going to be spending all day working on my tan on Ipanema beach and dancing samba. I've been working full time (including over the weekend) since I got here, translating some pretty dull documents too ;) Then again when I finish work I can do all that fun stuff :D But I'm not on a holiday ;) @Jessica Thanks for adding my blog. Best of luck with your new site! @Rodrigo Just looked a lot and was focussing on anywhere but Ipanema and Copacabana, which is quite hard, since that is where nearly all of the temporary modern and furnished accommodation is; I need a place to be furnished so this almost made leaving the touristy zones impossible. But persistence is the key ;) Moro na Rua Lauro Müller onde está o shopping Rio Sul :) Thanks for all of these comments everyone :)
@Linda
I spent over 2 months in India this year!! :) I was living in a hut in Palolem, Goa. Sadly I didn’t get to travel much (or learn any Hindi) as I had to work, but I’ll be back don’t worry ;)
@M.Verhulsdonck-Roest
If it makes you feel any better, despite being in Rio, I’m NOT actually going to be spending all day working on my tan on Ipanema beach and dancing samba. I’ve been working full time (including over the weekend) since I got here, translating some pretty dull documents too ;) Then again when I finish work I can do all that fun stuff :D But I’m not on a holiday ;)
@Jessica
Thanks for adding my blog. Best of luck with your new site!
@Rodrigo
Just looked a lot and was focussing on anywhere but Ipanema and Copacabana, which is quite hard, since that is where nearly all of the temporary modern and furnished accommodation is; I need a place to be furnished so this almost made leaving the touristy zones impossible. But persistence is the key ;)
Moro na Rua Lauro Müller onde está o shopping Rio Sul :)

]]> By: Linda http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Linda Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:48:40 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1758 I'm so jello!!!! I have always wanted to go to Rio, maybe someday. Why dont you try Hindi next, India is perfect from January til April. I'm sure you will get much further in Hindi then I have in 2 years!!!! If you ever make it to Delhi, you have a place to crash with my family. Linda I’m so jello!!!! I have always wanted to go to Rio, maybe someday. Why dont you try Hindi next, India is perfect from January til April. I’m sure you will get much further in Hindi then I have in 2 years!!!! If you ever make it to Delhi, you have a place to crash with my family.

Linda

]]> By: Linda http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8027 Linda Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8027 I'm so jello!!!! I have always wanted to go to Rio, maybe someday. Why dont you try Hindi next, India is perfect from January til April. I'm sure you will get much further in Hindi then I have in 2 years!!!! If you ever make it to Delhi, you have a place to crash with my family. Linda I’m so jello!!!! I have always wanted to go to Rio, maybe someday. Why dont you try Hindi next, India is perfect from January til April. I’m sure you will get much further in Hindi then I have in 2 years!!!! If you ever make it to Delhi, you have a place to crash with my family.

Linda

]]> By: M.Verhulsdonck-Roest http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 M.Verhulsdonck-Roest Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:23 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1739 Just a tiny bit jealous, sitting in a grey and windy Dutch polder, working on a draconian translation! (I would never go Dutch if I were you ;-)) Good luck on your endeavour! Regards, Marjolein Just a tiny bit jealous, sitting in a grey and windy Dutch polder, working on a draconian translation! (I would never go Dutch if I were you ;-) ) Good luck on your endeavour!
Regards,
Marjolein

]]> By: M.Verhulsdonck-Roest http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8026 M.Verhulsdonck-Roest Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8026 Just a tiny bit jealous, sitting in a grey and windy Dutch polder, working on a draconian translation! (I would never go Dutch if I were you ;-)) Good luck on your endeavour! Regards, Marjolein Just a tiny bit jealous, sitting in a grey and windy Dutch polder, working on a draconian translation! (I would never go Dutch if I were you ;-) ) Good luck on your endeavour!
Regards,
Marjolein

]]> By: balint http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 balint Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:43:04 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1708 Amazing view! What an inspiration ;) .-= balint´s last blog ..<a href="http://otevotnyelv.blog.hu/2009/09/24/kreativ_spanyol" rel="nofollow">Kreatív Spanyol</a> =-. Amazing view! What an inspiration ;)
.-= balint´s last blog ..Kreatív Spanyol =-.

]]> By: balint http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8025 balint Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8025 Amazing view! What an inspiration ;) .-= balint´s last blog ..<a href="http://otevotnyelv.blog.hu/2009/09/24/kreativ_spanyol" rel="nofollow">Kreatív Spanyol</a> =-. Amazing view! What an inspiration ;)
.-= balint´s last blog ..Kreatív Spanyol =-.

]]> By: Jessica Thomson http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Jessica Thomson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:58:36 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1624 I just added you to my blogroll on my new blog http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com I really love this blog, whenever my language blog RSS feed shows a new post, I always hope it's this one! Keep us posted on your adventures in Rio. .-= Jessica Thomson´s last blog ..<a href="http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/happy-european-day-of-languages/" rel="nofollow">Happy European Day of Languages!</a> =-. I just added you to my blogroll on my new blog http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com

I really love this blog, whenever my language blog RSS feed shows a new post, I always hope it’s this one! Keep us posted on your adventures in Rio.
.-= Jessica Thomson´s last blog ..Happy European Day of Languages! =-.

]]> By: Jessica Thomson http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 Jessica Thomson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8024 I just added you to my blogroll on my new blog http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com I really love this blog, whenever my language blog RSS feed shows a new post, I always hope it's this one! Keep us posted on your adventures in Rio. .-= Jessica Thomson´s last blog ..<a href="http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/happy-european-day-of-languages/" rel="nofollow">Happy European Day of Languages!</a> =-. I just added you to my blogroll on my new blog http://ichestudiolangues.wordpress.com

I really love this blog, whenever my language blog RSS feed shows a new post, I always hope it’s this one! Keep us posted on your adventures in Rio.
.-= Jessica Thomson´s last blog ..Happy European Day of Languages! =-.

]]> By: Rodrigo http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Rodrigo Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:37:49 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1598 Smart choice, Benny! I grew up in Urca and I think it is the best neighborhood in Rio by far (safe & warm). Lots of retirees there. How did you come about Urca anyway? Consigo ver o Morro da Urca e o edificio Praia Vermelha no background da foto, então imagino que você está morando bem perto Botafogo, certo? (BTW, linda vista da Baía de Guanabara & Iate Clube) Smart choice, Benny! I grew up in Urca and I think it is the best neighborhood in Rio by far (safe & warm). Lots of retirees there. How did you come about Urca anyway?

Consigo ver o Morro da Urca e o edificio Praia Vermelha no background da foto, então imagino que você está morando bem perto Botafogo, certo? (BTW, linda vista da Baía de Guanabara & Iate Clube)

]]> By: Rodrigo http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-8023 Rodrigo Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-8023 Smart choice, Benny! I grew up in Urca and I think it is the best neighborhood in Rio by far (safe & warm). Lots of retirees there. How did you come about Urca anyway? Consigo ver o Morro da Urca e o edificio Praia Vermelha no background da foto, então imagino que você está morando bem perto Botafogo, certo? (BTW, linda vista da Baía de Guanabara & Iate Clube) Smart choice, Benny! I grew up in Urca and I think it is the best neighborhood in Rio by far (safe & warm). Lots of retirees there. How did you come about Urca anyway?

Consigo ver o Morro da Urca e o edificio Praia Vermelha no background da foto, então imagino que você está morando bem perto Botafogo, certo? (BTW, linda vista da Baía de Guanabara & Iate Clube)

]]> By: benny http://www.fluentin3months.com/finding-accommodation/comment-page-1/#comment-1580 benny Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:19 +0000 http://www.fluentin3months.com/?p=648#comment-1580 Thanks Maria! I've got your email yes :) I'll be in Brazil until Christmas, and from January I still don't know where I'll be yet. I would indeed like to learn Greek! But I may not get around to it for another year or two. You'll be one of the first to know if I decide to go there ;) Thanks Maria! I’ve got your email yes :)
I’ll be in Brazil until Christmas, and from January I still don’t know where I’ll be yet. I would indeed like to learn Greek! But I may not get around to it for another year or two. You’ll be one of the first to know if I decide to go there ;)

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