Hopeless Spanish

Hola. I feel your pain. I have been doing the exact same, tried all internet classes, etc. Have found that one on one Spanish conversation works the best for me. What makes it even more difficult is my Italian family corrects me whenever I reply to their conversations in Spanish. To be clear I know no Italian, none. That is another story. I choose Spanish as my language to learn and will continue. The small success I have had is rewarding. Stay the course and you will arrive.

If you speak Italian it's relatively easy to understand Spanish and vice versa. The languages are very similar and have many words in common albeit with a different accent. Learning one will help you to understand the other.