Learning Tagalog

I have been learning tagalog for some time..but only find myself an intermediate level. I understand a lot more than I can express. I think most of this comes from watching The Filipino Channel (TFC). I currently watch the dramas (Only You and Tayong Dalawa), as well as WOWOWEE and Game Ka Na Ba. I also look forward to MMK on Saturday.
I have taken formal Tagalog classes in college (levels A, B, and C). I have most improved when I began using Rosetta Stone. I really like Rosetta Stone because it associates the word with a picture instead of an english translation.
Since we bought a home in the Philippines (Antipolo), I really want to improve my Tagalog.
I try to get my partner and my partner's family to speak to me in Tagalog but for some reason they still chose to speak to me in english. Even when I ask over and over again.