Problem: Article: If you have some basic conversational phrases down, taking a trip to a place in which the primary language spoken is Spanish can help you learn and understand the language more rapidly.  The process of immersion may be the quickest way to learn any language. If you think about it, that's the way you learned your first language. You probably knew how to speak long before you went to school and learned the rules of grammar. You were speaking (more or less) correctly long before you learned how to read and write. Immersion works if you want to be conversational in a language. However, it will not teach you how to read and write. You still will have to learn spelling and grammar, but this might be easier if you already know how to speak. There are a number of schools and programs in Spanish-speaking countries that enable you to learn Spanish through immersion while also experiencing Spanish or Latin American culture. If you can't afford to make a trip abroad, though, there are ways you can effectively immerse yourself at home. You may have trouble picking out the individual words when you listen to Spanish, making it difficult for you to understand the person speaking. Watching Spanish language television can help train your ear to distinguish the sounds.  To start with, look for television shows or movies with which you're already familiar that are over-dubbed in Spanish. Since you already have a general idea of what the characters are saying, you'll start to pick up words and understand intuitively what they mean. Adding Spanish subtitles as well as listening in Spanish can help you follow along better, and also train your brain to associate particular letters with particular sounds. As you start getting the hang of it, move on to television shows or movies that you've never seen and test your familiarity. As many people as there are in the world who speak Spanish, you don't have to travel to Spain or to a Latin American country to find native speakers who are willing to converse with you.  Talking and listening to Spanish speakers can help you better understand the flow of conversation. Native speakers also can correct errors you're making before you embarrass yourself or end up with problems because you are misunderstood. Keep in mind that there are pronunciation differences in different countries. Someone from Spain is going to sound very different from someone who learned to speak in Mexico, and someone from Mexico will have a different accent than someone from Colombia – just as people from Great Britain speak English differently than Americans. When you're just starting, you may want to seek out people from Mexico or Ecuador, since they tend to speak more slowly. Because song lyrics are slower, and more repetitive, than regular speech, music is a good way to start identifying individual words and connecting them in your mind with their written form. Try listening to and singing along with the same song repetitively until you become familiar with the pronunciation and can understand the lyrics.  If you have satellite radio, you can find numerous Spanish music stations, as well as talk-radio stations. Depending on where you live, you may even be able to find a Spanish-language radio station on the AM or FM dial. Apart from radio, you can easily find a wealth of Spanish music online. You might start by doing an internet search for the Top 40 in a particular Spanish-speaking country, such as Mexico or Colombia. Find some songs you like, then do an internet search for the lyrics. That way you can read along as the song plays to better connect the written and spoken word in your mind. Using the settings on your smartphone, computer, or tablet, you can change the default language from English to Spanish. Since you already know where menu items are, this change will help you learn those words in Spanish.  Many websites and social media platforms also allow you to change your default language. You could even change the language for your web browser, or use a translate plugin to translate English-language web pages into Spanish. Be careful with these, though, as they're not always accurate and may not be the best translation. You also can look for Spanish-language websites and try to read those. Many news sites will have a video along with a transcript of the video, so you can read and listen at the same time.
Summary: Visit a Spanish-speaking country. Watch Spanish-language television. Talk to Spanish-speaking people. Listen to Spanish-language music. Change the language on your devices.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You want a bold, full-flavored bean to get the best drink. Fruity coffees, like many originating from Central America, often lose some flavor when mixed with the milk, and mild or light roast beans are not robust enough to provide the coffee taste you want. Aim for Sumatran, Java, or Brazilian beans, or dark-roasted beans with a big flavor. You can also use espresso beans, though you want to brew them like traditional coffee. In order to avoid weakly flavored coffee, which may occur when the milk is added, you want a strong pot of coffee to start with. While some people suggest using espresso, a cup of espresso and steamed milk is technically a latté, not a café au lait.   If you use a coffee maker, use twice as many ground beans or half as much water to get stronger coffee.  If you use a French press, or press pot, be sure to add an extra 2-3 spoonfuls of grounds, and let them steep in the hot water for at least 4 minutes. Scalding is just a culinary term for heating up the milk. You want to be careful not to foam the milk, just warm it up. Place it in a saucepan and heat it up slowly, on low heat, until it is just beginning to bubble and is hot to the touch. It should not be bubbling. You can also use the steaming wand found on an espresso machine, which will heat the milk up without the chance of burning it.  Use whole milk for the most authentic, rich café au lait taste you can get. While a traditional café au lait has no foam, all milk drinks should be slightly foamed, as air bubbles improve the taste. Take a whisk to the milk for 10-15 seconds before removing it from heat to get the best flavored drink. You want equal parts of milk and coffee, and you want to avoid stirring it up if possible to reduce any foaming. To make this easier, you might transfer the warm milk into a heat-safe measuring cup before pouring.  While the ratios do not have to be exact, a café au lait is supposed to be half milk, half coffee. Add more or less milk to get a weaker or stronger cup. If you are struggling to pour both simultaneously, then pour the milk first, then pour the coffee into the milk. If you want to emphasize the French aspect, you should serve the coffee in a small bowl, as the French do. For an Italian twist, serve it in a tall glass, usually with a handle (though most Italians use espresso instead of coffee). Feel free to add sugar to taste, as most French drinkers add 1-2 packets.
Summary:
Choose the right coffee beans. Brew up an extra strength cup of coffee. Warm 1 cup of milk. Pour the hot milk and coffee into your cup simultaneously. Serve the café au lait immediately.