I've been trying to get some basic Spanish for almost 40 years now. Took a couple of years in college, none of it stuck, not even one bit. Learning a few words here and there in the last couple of years dealing with customers. Don't really understand why it's such a struggle. English was a piece of cake, German wasn't bad, and even French is ok. Spanish is just not happening.
However, I bet if I was on a date with one of those girls above and a few beers, I'd learn a LOT in a short time. At least that's how I picked up a bunch of my English, lol.
