Guys, I got the most important thing off my chest. I feel a lot better now although I still have to deal with the Spanish scenario
I can't help you, I hated Spanish and got a C in Spanish I and II :S (I got Bs in III and I thigh iirc)
Honestly I just used Google translate the entire year because language classes are set up in such a way that actually understanding the language is pointless. It's handicapped.
I'm sure it's a lot better for languages you actually want to learn; my school started offering German right after I took Spanish I and I was pissed.