When I start a new language I like to get children's books. Listen to the language as much as possible. If there is an area nearby where many people speak it spend your free time there, if not use films and music. Or basically learn it in a similar manner you learned your first language. If you can making a friend that speaks natively the language is very useful. Some cities have language clubs too, especially likely if there is a university, which you might look into.
Thats how I learned Russian. I can speak it semi-decently and read it very well now after only at it for about a year. I learned French like this too for the most part, though I started with classes while I was at university.
