Mastering a language Is it possible to master a language without living abroad? My answer is NO, un!ess you have daily contact with your target language at work. Living abroad is absolutely no guarantee of success. You need to work hard on a daily basis wherever you are, but at least this way you could implement what you learn in real-life situations. Constant contact with native speakers gives you the push you need to progress, it's like being under some kind of voluntary and manageable stress that prompts actual learning. Language exchanges are great, but you have to find someone with the same interest in learning a language, and hopefully in teaching. An online teacher is something to take into account. There are some good ones in this site. You need some professional feedback to guarantee that you are doing well from time to time, but I think that a learning process should be sustainable. At this moment I feel as if all this effort is pointless. I would need some sort of encouragement, a reason why to keep on studying. I'd really appreciate any thoughts (and corrections , of course)