El Boletín

Curated articles, videos, culture and community for advanced Spanish learners. Delivered to your inbox for every Saturday morning, to enjoy over your morning coffee.

Learning Spanish at the advanced level is hard.

At the beginner and intermediate stages, there is support everywhere: textbooks, apps, YouTube channels, teachers.

But at advanced? The training wheels come off. You’re told: “Just read native content. Just watch everything.”

Which sounds fine — until you’re staring at an endless sea of articles and videos. Overwhelming. Time-consuming. Unsure of where to start.

That’s why so many learners plateau. You feel comfortable… but not fluent.

And that’s where El Boletín comes in.

What you’ll get every Saturday morning (4am EST / 9am UK)

Each issue brings together the Spanish content we’ve been enjoying over the previous week - giving you a starting point and structure to follow, so you can keep making progress:

• One Spanish article: real-world, with an introduction from us - so you understand the context without feeling overwhelmed.

• One YouTube video or podcast link: hand-picked by us, with our explanation - to boost your comprehension before you even start listening.

• One cultural insight: because fluency isn’t just words, it’s the background knowledge that natives take for granted.

• Updates from our community of advanced learners: offering resources, advice and support from people on the same journey from advanced to fluent.

The result

Instead of drowning in too much content, you’ll have a clear, focused path.
Instead of studying randomly, you’ll know exactly where to put your time.
Instead of plateauing, you’ll keep progressing.

From advanced. To fluent. Together.

Who’s behind this?

I’m Gareth — a fellow advanced learner and Editor of El Boletín. I’ve been studying Spanish since 2011, and I’ve lived in Spain and South America, working with some inspirational teachers from across those regions on my path towards near-native fluency.

But as every language student knows, you never stop learning. That’s why I established El Boletín in September 2025, to curate the new Spanish articles, videos and cultural curiosities that I enjoy each week - while building a community of learners on the same journey.

Do you have any thoughts, feedback or things you’d like to see in the newsletter? Please do reach out to me at gareth@elboletin.co.uk. You’ll be helping to make El Boletín better for everyone.

- Gareth

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As a thank you, you’ll receive a copy of the El Boletín Starter Pack: 10 Useful Resources to Jump-Start Your Journey to Fluency - completely free.

So pull up a chair, order your favourite cortado, and let’s get fluent together.