Hi everyone,

I am currently at A1 level and living in Graz, Austria. My ultimate goal is to reach solid C1 fluency with strong speaking skills within the next 18 months. Because I am currently not working, my schedule is completely open, and I have the time to treat language learning like a full-time job.

I’ve designed a hybrid approach to maximize my hours while keeping costs down, but I want to pressure-test it with this community to see if I’m missing any blind spots. Here is the plan:

Online Classes: I am planning to enroll in the Goethe-Institut India’s online Superintensive courses. The value proposition is insane, it offers 22.5 hours of live instruction per week for 7-week blocks per level, costing only around 29,000 INR (approx. €315).…