Deadlines and having a community of folks also doing the same thing are also great motivators, so I've made myself a note to hopefully sign up for it next year.
I really hope you do ^__^ I've found it to be such a positive experience. It feels almost magical in a way - sometimes I wonder where the stories are coming from ^__^ And the community is a big part of the experience - you end up inspiring and supporting each other.
I'm so jealous that you have two languages - German as well as English ^___^ I did actually wonder for a while if you were German because you'd mentioned living in Germany.
Dutch has always been a favorite because it's such a wonderful mix of sounding almost like English, looking almost like German, but occasionally making sounds that surely only extraterrestrials could have come up with.
I do rather know what you mean ^___^ I am getting to grips with Dutch pronunciation, though I can't properly roll my r's ^^" I attempt a little front trill or a back gargle ^__^ Oddly the g has not presented any real problems, but it did take some practice.
Icelandic is a favorite just because I love Iceland so much (and the language wears its history so visibly, having changed so little from Old Norse). I think that's always a great reason for learning a language - having an emotional connection.
And I've had a look now at Burmese writing - it is so marvellously satisfying to look at ^^
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Date: 2018-08-28 09:21 pm (UTC)I really hope you do ^__^ I've found it to be such a positive experience. It feels almost magical in a way - sometimes I wonder where the stories are coming from ^__^ And the community is a big part of the experience - you end up inspiring and supporting each other.
I'm so jealous that you have two languages - German as well as English ^___^ I did actually wonder for a while if you were German because you'd mentioned living in Germany.
Dutch has always been a favorite because it's such a wonderful mix of sounding almost like English, looking almost like German, but occasionally making sounds that surely only extraterrestrials could have come up with.
I do rather know what you mean ^___^ I am getting to grips with Dutch pronunciation, though I can't properly roll my r's ^^" I attempt a little front trill or a back gargle ^__^ Oddly the g has not presented any real problems, but it did take some practice.
Icelandic is a favorite just because I love Iceland so much (and the language wears its history so visibly, having changed so little from Old Norse). I think that's always a great reason for learning a language - having an emotional connection.
And I've had a look now at Burmese writing - it is so marvellously satisfying to look at ^^