[Rick Lee]

It's never been easier. When I was a kid, I had use a short wave radio to listen to German stations to keep the chops up between visits. Now there's Youtube and endless phone apps for German language radio stations. I often listen to German talk radio while on long drives or doing paperwork at home. It's also good to watch foreign language films with subtitles in that language. I used to never do that, but being married to a Chinese woman, she always wanted English subtitles turned on when possible, and it is useful for picking up new stuff.