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Are you sure it's not an option? Hebrew's not a particularly obscure language, so if you live in an area which isn't particularly obscure, it should to be possible to set something up without spending money?
What I mean by immersion is interacting with native Israelis who (preferably) don't speak English. To me, this means living or working with them on a daily basis. I live in Georgia.
Oh ok. Just wanted to make sure you weren't ruling out milder forms of immersion, like going to local meetups where Hebrew speakers agree to interact in strictly Hebrew for a few hours.
Do you know of any such thing? I'd definitely try that.
I do, but the things I know about are confined to my local campus, which is not in Georgia. There are student-led clubs where speakers of various languages get together and provide immersion experiences to each other. Many are international students seeking to improve English skills, and so it's a "trade" of sorts.
Do you live by a large university? Ask around other language learners / students / front desks which manage lists of student organizations / etc ... if they know any local resources. Unfortunately, many organizations don't have a good online presence, so for something like this you must ask around in person.
There's also online immersion - I just googled up this one, there might be others.
I'm assuming you mean Georgia on the Atlantic Coast, and not Georgia in the Caucasus, right?
If it's the former, then there's a meetup group in Atlanta: http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Hebrew-Language-Meetup/
I have considered going but I'm not really sure how they work.
Welll - there's only one way of finding that out, right? :)
No, I mean I'm not sure how to get in. Are they open to everyone? Do you need a password or is there a fee?
The site says:
That seems to answer your questions, but if not, there's also a contact button (which requires making an account on Meetup.com, but does not require first joining the group). What more do you need?
Jesus, I thought he was talking about the Lesswrong meetups. I didn't even glance at the link. :/
It might be possible that there's a Jewish community in Georgia that speaks Hebrew with each other.