For those of you who have either been undecided on choosing a language program, or too cheap  here's a good resource... it requires no money, or commitment! lol Seriously, we didn't have a workable French program in our homeschool up until this year (and we're in our 10th year hs'ing) because I couldn't justify spending a lot of money on something I wasn't sure if I'd like. Plus, I'm just plain cheap, and I kept hoping that living in southeast NB, the kids would just somehow pick up the French they needed. This year, we dug deep and bought Rosetta Stone. We're quite happy with it, and I can justify the $250 since it's spread over 5 kids, and it's a 2-year program (works out to $25 a year per child, so thinking of it that way is less scary). The only problem is my oldest daughter is wanting to learn Spanish as well, and it looked like I was just no going to be able to take advantage of a desire to learn something (and as a hs'er, we all want to do that as much as possible-- makes it so much easier on everyone involved!). Well, I found the solution!

I found out through the CHB (link on the sidebar) that there is a Rosetta Stone traveller version being offered for FREE. It's not the full program, but it will give someone a start in learning a language, and a better idea if it's something they want to pursue further. Offered are French, ESL, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Greek, and German. You just click the link above, and follow the instructions.

I love free, don't you?