It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is my favourite Peanuts show. I figured I’d be able to find a video clip in Portuguese so I could practice my listening skills.

You see, many Brazilians have complemented me on my Portuguese vocabulary and pronunciation. After 18 or 19 months of learning it—from meditation, Language Salad, a great teacher and other means—I still have trouble understanding conversations between two or more native speakers. To continue improving, to get off this plateau I’ve been on, I must put in the practice time—more than once a week—and listen to conversations I enjoy.