Ways to self-study a language

Yes i learned english by myself. I never be in an english course class. I learned it from youtube and twitter

Being in a foreign country, it's hard to learn and understand if your alien to their language. You should start at the basics first especially the numbers. And it's effective if you practice it everyday.

I don't speak another language, but I learned some Spanish from hearing them say it. I learned enough to get me a raise in pay, because I was the only cook that could communicate with them. It was fun.

When I was living in Estonia I didn't speak Estonian when I arrived. I didn't take any classes, but I had textbooks and dictionaries. I also asked my coworkers to help me with my vocabulary, pronounciation etc. After a couple of months I was able to understand most conversations in Estonian, but I made many mistakes when I spoke Estonian. There are many ways to learn a new language, and you can combine different methods like classes or online studies. If you know any native speakers you can also learn from them.

I know what you mean however I suggest you to sign yourself up for English lessons at an institute where there are people familiar with the language who can guide you through their experience. That's basically how I learned English, I took a 3 years course, once I was done with grammar I started practicing on my own. If you want to train your ears so you can understand and get used to English language spend as much time as you can watching English videos on YouTube, try out any talk show interview, documentaries etc. That's how I always practice on my English on daily basis!