heehee- thanks. I'm afraid I'm a bit ignorant about the state of affairs in Venezuela, I admit.
I was wondering if a 'Chavecito' is maybe a small, foreign Chav? LOL!
I agree with your learning methods- I do the same thing to teach myself. I was very enthusiastic about learning spanish when i was young and used to read books and watch spanish T.V. as well. One night I dreamt in Spanish using words I didn't know I knew while awake!