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I will back Pimsleur with every fiber of my being. I have traveled to Russia and South America, with only Pimsleur as my language guides (and a few years of long-forgotten highschool spanish). 

Allow this simple comparison to make my point: in most language programs, the first sentence you learn to say is "my birthday is ...". In Pimsleur, the first sentence you learn is "excuse me, do you speak English?" Take a guess which sentence you will use more when traveling. The second sentence you learn is "I speak very little (whatever language)".

Pimsleur teaches you the stuff you actually need to know. In fact, in it's lessons for navigating (included along lessons 5 - 15), it named the actual streets in Russia that my hotels were on. I was able to use an exact sentence from the program to ask for help getting back to my hotel. And (to my amazement), the response from the helpful local was the exact answer that the program provides! THAT NEVER HAPPENS IN ANY OTHER PROGRAM! 

I could sing Pimsleur's praises for dozens of pages. It covers the material you will need, teaches you how to speak it and use the grammar correctly, has absolutely perfect repetition and refreshers to help you remember stuff from prior lessons, etc. It also will give you realistic expectations.
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