I was thinking about what it is that makes me want to learn a new language, and although I love to learn my biggest why is because I feel connected. My family came from Germany and Spanish is something I am learning because where I live being able to understand some will better my life.
So whats your why?
I have different reasons for each language.
Japanese: I lived in Japan for two years and just totally fell in love with everything about the language. I even love kanji.
Esperanto: I really love the Esperanto community
Spanish: I live in a city where Spanish is spoken by about ten percent of the population
My city is very diverse, and sometimes I feel like I want to start learning Russian, Korean, and Chinese so I can read storefronts that have signs in those languages. I also live near a school for the deaf which makes me want to learn ASL lol. I guess we'll see what happens if I ever get Japanese and Spanish up to my level in Esperanto.
English - native
Spanish - I spent 2 years in Ecuador as a child, and later married a Panamanian woman
Swahili - I lived in Tanzania for 3 years
Thai - I traveled there and fell in love with the country
Japanese - My company had Japanese partners
Mandarin - A close friend invited me to his wedding in China
French - My grandmother was French Canadian
Russian - Lots of pretty Russian tourists in Thailand can't speak English or Thai
Korean - Everyone said it was harder than Japanese and Mandarin; it wasn't
Tagalog - I traveled there and fell in love with the country
Learning Italian every day!
I’m actually learning because i have always loved how french sounded. I want to be able to understand and identify even when its written. I also want to one day travel to a Paris and communicate properly.
You have really travelled alot. Its really nice. So korean is not as difficult as people think it is?
